April Fools Extravaganza Highlights

by on Apr.15, 2009
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http://bricerichard.zenfolio.com A “Clown Formal” evening of fun to support Clowns Without Borders Project Sudan. See Photos and Read more about the event!

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Thank you for making the Project Sudan Benefit a huge success!

On April 3, 2009 at Station 9, in Washington DC  a crowd of 700 people turned up for April Fools Extravaganza, a benefit for Clowns Without Borders!

Check out some pictures below taken by photographer Brice Richard. More photos can be found on Brice Richard’s website at http://bricerichard.zenfolio.com, where they can be purchased with all proceeds going to Clowns Without Borders Project Sudan.

Read more about the event in the some of the press coverage here

We would like to extend our appreciation to everyone who spent dedicated time and energy volunteering to make this event happen. In particular we thank Ben Drexler, Debbie Arseneaux, Lisa D’Alessio, Sarah Martiny, Charles de Villmorin, Adrien de Bassompierre, Nichole Graber, Alissa Shapiro and Bruce Macphail on the organization committee in addition to more than 15 performers who volunteered their time. This event was also made possible thanks to a Playa del Fuego grant (http://playadelfuego.org/).

In order to put on events like this in future, we need your support. Please consider making a donation today!

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About the Author
Bruce MacPhail
Bruce Macphail first got involved with Clowns Without Borders in the 2004 Balkans project which brought him to perform in orphanages, IDP camps, schools and hospitals in Kosovo/a, Serbia and Bosnia. His clown performance credits range from New York City’s Lincoln Center where he appeared in Comedy and Crumbcakes , various appearances in NYC off off broadway theatres as well as extensive street performance. He is the co-author of The Beak, the Sausage and the Axe, a multi-media clown fairy tale which played at the now defunct Chashama Theater on 42nd and Broadway in NYC, which the New York Times called “hilarious”. Bruce has taught a number of clowning/circus workshops in schools and colleges in the US and abroad. He holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, NY and an MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Currently he is volunteering as a project manager for CWB Project Sudan.