Carter Brown was born to a theatrical family; his father was a set designer and stage manager,
his mother an actress and dancer in New York City. Carter started performing in New York at
the age of eight, and soon learned that juggling was a lot more fun than acting! While growing
up he studied gymnastics, dance, mime, comedy and anything else his parents could think of
to keep one hyper-active child out of their hair. In college, Carter directed "The Silent
Company", the University of Vermont's mime troupe, as well as holding down a double major
in theatre and art. After a two-year stint with the Ringling Bros. Circus, he turned to designing
sound, lights and choreography for an international touring circus for four years while also
performing his solo bicycle-rim juggling act in South America, Europe, Canada, Japan, and the
Monte Carlo Festival du Cirque. Carter founded Lazer Vaudeville in 1987 and has since
consumed mass quantities of coffee! His most recent innovation is the ice coffee cube, an ice cube
made from coffee instead of water, so the iced coffee won't become "watered down".
Cindy Marvell began making her mark on New York ceilings at age twelve and has been
juggling professionally since graduating from Oberlin College in 1988. The following year she
became the first woman ever to win the International Juggling Association's Championship.
Since then her work has taken her to Europe, Japan, and ex-Soviet Georgia. After touring with
San Francisco's Pickle Family Circus, she returned to New York to study dance at the Limon
Institute and the Isadora Duncan Foundation. Her performances in that region include
Bouncing Back at the Dance Theater Workshop, Ladyfingers at Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors,
Young People's Concerts at Avery Fisher Hall, ensemble work with Circus Luscious, Sesame
Street and the N.Y. Renaissance Festival. She has also taught at the Big Apple Circus
School. Now on her third year with Lazer Vaudeville, she has graduated from Sleepytime
herbal tea to Java Jolt, so look out!
Jeff Taub was born in Queens, New York, on a clear day in 1970. No sooner had he grown
accustomed to the place than his family, getting antsy, announced, "We're going south, young
man!" So he finished growing up (physically, not mentally) in southern Louisiana. After getting
a B.A. in theatre from Nicholls State University, Jeff was getting antsy. So he ran away to
Florida to study advanced silliness at Ringling Bros. Clown College and ended up working for
the circus. Still searching for the ultimate laugh, an antsy voice inside said, "Go west, young
clown!" So he packed his bags again and found himself at the Dell'Arte School of Physical
Theatre in Blue Lake, California. There he learned mask making, portrayed numerous
characters and acquired skills rarely taught. Hoping to follow in the convoluted footsteps of his
idols, Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel and the Three Stooges, he allowed himself to be kidnapped by
Lazer Vaudeville. Now, Jeff no longer gets antsy as he is constantly on the move, and the next
cup of espresso is only a truck stop away!