Foodplay: Educational Clowning for Kids

Praise for Barbara and Wendy in Foodplay: A parent from Ichabod Crane School in New York called this morning. She raved about your shows there, and passed on that the principal said that in his thirty years in the field, you handled the audience better than anyone else he's ever worked with. Wow! Congratulations!

- Amy Martyn, Foodplay Productions

Igor (Wendy) Helps Master (Barbara) Create a Diabolical Beverage!
photo via Foodplay Productions

"JANEY," I holler as Coach Tobe Fit, head of the fictitious Junior Olympic Juggling team. Janey, exhausted from over-eating sugary snacks, dashes in late to juggling practice. Any hope of a fruitful practice is lost as Janey finds more cake and candy on stage to gobble in a frenzy until she collapses. As Coach, I teach Janey to juggle a balanced diet, three balls, and an interactive audience of up to 450 children during the show.

The Emmy Award winning Foodplay, an elementary school assembly program, has been touring nationally since the 1980's. Wendy & I tour New England, the mid-Atlantic states, and Phoenix, AZ. I enjoy acquiring new skills for shows and I learned to juggle balls, rings, and clubs for Foodplay. My best trick is one round of juggling a juggle ball, basketball, and a whiffle ball bat all at once.