Fly Through Time with Leapin' Louie
by David Lichtenstein		Leapin' Louie Comedy Productions - Portland, OR
 http://comedytricks.com/flythroughtime/		V.26 - Kids Venue: MTYP - Mainstage 
A cowboy comedy circus show about animals who fly.
Five amazing groups of animals developed flight: insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and finally — humans. Only 66 years after the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, we landed on the moon. Can we leave enough room for wild ecosystems as we jet into the future?
Leapin' Louie has swung his 50-foot lasso among lots of other crazy tricks on stages in 35 different countries. It's super fun for kids and adults.

   		Show Info:
60 minutes
Genre:
Physical Theatre

Audience:
General



Thu July 18 10:00 AM
Sat July 20 11:00 AM
Sun July 21 12:30 PM
Mon July 22 1:00 PM
Tue July 23 11:30 AM
Thu July 25 2:30 PM
Fri July 26 10:00 AM
Sat July 27 3:30 PM

Fly Through Time with Leapin’ Louie

Leapin’ Louie Comedy Productions—Kids Venue: MTYP – Mainstage

Wildlife biology meets rodeo circus in this stunt-based children’s show that examines the natural and human history of flight. Leapin’ Louie has a great rapport with the kids from the get-go and gently guides them through his audience-participation routines and lightly educational content without pandering.

As Lichtenstein also practices his craft at the outdoor stage at The Cube, he is a natural at breezing past unpredictable hiccups that were only notable to this grown-up reviewer, as an indeterminate malfunction meant skipping ‘birds’ on the timeline. Given the theme of the show, this should have been conspicuous. That the target audience was too delighted by the large-scale soaring props and fascinating images of real-life critters to notice the omission speaks volumes about this performer’s ability to work his young crowd.

Ashley Frantik