Circus Smirkus: Safecracker

Ryan Combs (converse), Sam Brown (short curly hair), John Stokvis (glasses), and Josh Shack (deputy) performing a safecracking gag on the Smirkus 2002 Wild West tour. Even though I prefer his more recent partner, I guess these guys are pretty good as well.... 😜😜

Just in case the embedded video isn't working: https://youtu.be/ijJTsQgiDEA?si=9B8x5_MDycIpBn_O

Michael Lane Trautman: Ping Pong Balls

Michael Lane Trautman is an accomplished mime, an inventive juggler, and physical comedian/clown that has been performing since 1976. He has appeared at such venues as The New York International Festival of Clown Theatre, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, to name a few.

Michael trained under the tutelage of French mime Jacques Lecoq, and American mime Tony Montanaro. He has been an artist in residence at Mabou Mines Theater Company in NY, a director and teacher at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and a staple of the International Children’s Theatre Festival circuit. In 1999-2000, Michael headlined the Big Apple Circus Stage Show that toured throughout the country.