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Dana Smith Shows
A Family Show

The show is designed to appeal to audiences of all ages. In the broadest terms this is a family show, suited to all generations. In addition to family audience shows in recent years, after much trial and error, I’ve developed a very strong show that is well suited to very young audiences. All you need to think about here is same tricks with a different presentation.  

I present the following skills in a show: three club juggling, Chinese rhythm stick, Diablo, ball spinning, hat tricks, hand balancing stunts and other “one of a kind,” feats of skill and imagination. I’m always working on a song with my ukulele and I try and fit a short tune into the show when and where I can. Where it is appropriate I might include some of my fire juggling skills, and when the stage or location is not suited to that element I delete the fire juggling from the show. Sometimes individuals considering using my act get confused. Just remember I can do this or I can do that, on a big stage or the smallest space. The show has latitude and flexibility.  

A show is not just a collection of stunts and tricks it is also a performance and draws upon theatricality, imagination, and the central organizing force that is always present in a one man show, and that is the man himself. After 35 years on stage I bring composure, instinct and polish to the show. My style is very interactive, improvisational, and relaxed. Yes, the show is funny, but it is also a show intended to showcase heart. I use volunteers, children, men, women; everyone in the audience is a potential helper in the show. I like my volunteers to succeed. I like to breed confidence, facilitate accomplishment, share the stage with my helpers, and always in those last moments of a show find my way toward happy endings. 

Running times vary from anywhere between 20 minutes to 60 minutes.