PHYZGIG

The Phyzgig festival is dedicated to nurturing the spirit of vaudeville by presenting the best variety entertainers working in the field today

December 26 to 31, 2009

Portland and Westbrook, Maine
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Phyzgig 2009 performers:

Ambidextrous
Audiobody
Leland Faulkner
Tim Holland
Iman Lizarazu
Brent McCoy
Mika
Norman Ng
Run for your life...it's a dance company!
Jacob Sharpe
Yo-Yo People

Thanks to our Phyzgig sponsors

Phyzgig celebrates a grand vaudeville tradition that dates back hundreds of years. The physical comedy festival began with a series of performances of Avner the Eccentric at the old Oak Street Theatre in 1997. During the next few years, the festival expanded to the point where it now offers Portland audiences a great opportunity to chase away post-holiday blues with a family-oriented week of music and magic, mirth and mayhem. Each performance is a mini-festival unto itself, showcasing the work of three to seven vaudeville entertainers, and all vaudeville performances also feature the Phyzgig pit band.

Vaudeville Shows

are a non-stop thrill ride through an exciting series of performers. These variety shows feature expert juggling, incredible illusions, mystifying magic, and captivating storytelling, all accompanied by a live pit band.

For the younger aficionados, Acorn offers the popular Phyzkidz series

at SPACE Gallery and the Acorn Studio Theater, comprised of a series of morning and afternoon performances that contain all the excitement of the mainstage shows on a smaller scale. Younger audiences will especially appreciate the room to move around during these shows.

Cabaret Show

is an adults-only show that allows the performers to employ a more sophisticated brand of humor.