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"A tour de force of storytelling
and physical theatre.
Mr. Gaines is an extraordinary theatre artist.
It's dazzling!"
- Milwaukee Magazine
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The NEW SHOW
from 5 star award winning
performer David Gaines

"... like Popeye meets Chaplin
in a Bugs Bunny cartoon!"

"a fast-paced solo performance
presenting a spectacular circus comedy,
full of danger and romance."

"Masterful!
David Gaines solo performance was
clever, skilled and totally engrossing.
…brilliant non-verbal theater
finely honed
by a masterful actor."

- DC Metro Theater Arts
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"The man is pure electricity,
the mime child of Steve Martin and Charlie Chaplin.
My imagination hasn't seen this much action in ages.
It was truly magical! "

- Rochester Fringe Frestival
- thenumberkevin.com
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"... perfect visual representation
of a circus love story."

Indianapolis NUVO
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Describing the Big Top Tent

One man creates the circus,
the characters in it,
the acts, the animals,
and the drama backstage
- all out of thin air!

Comedy, romance and danger,
in a story of sweet romance
in the world of the circus!

Press kit

You are gonna love this!

Also available

A one-hour re-telling
- in frantic, antic style -
of the classic Samurai epic film
"Seven Samurai",
entirely in movement, gesture,
and vocal sound effects.

Like Kill Bill meets Chaplin,
in a Road Runner cartoon.

The NEW SHOW from 5 star award winning performer David Gaines

"The man is pure electricity, the mime child of Steve Martin and Charlie Chaplin. My imagination hasn't seen this much action in ages. It was truly magical! "

The NEW SHOW
from 5 star award winning
performer David Gaines

"The man is pure electricity,
the mime child of Steve Martin and Charlie Chaplin.
My imagination hasn't seen this much action in ages.
It was truly magical! "