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Michael Boudewyns


Michael grew up in Iowa where as a small child he became skilled at elementary magic tricks, amateur juggling, and simple balloon-animal-art. At the bright age of 16, Michael made his infamous clowning debut as “Bingo the Clown” at the ever-popular Ground Round in Dubuque. He later graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in theatre, and continued to earn his MFA at the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) at the University of Delaware. Early one-man performances include The Great Amazing Sound Show starring Professor Tympanium von Trumpet de Klanger for the Delaware Children’s Museum and Buried Treasure: Howard Pyle’s Pirates for the Brandywine river Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine.


Michael was inspired to create Really Inventive Stuff with his wife, Sara, in response to the increasing demand for their solo and collaborative work with several orchestras and theatres. A frequent guest artist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and New Jersey’s Symphony in C, Michael has also performed around the country with many theatres including American Players Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Enchantment Theatre Company, the Resident Ensemble Players, the First State Children’s Theater Company, and the Utah and Baltimore Shakespeare Festivals.

When not performing, Michael enjoys listening to recordings of Danny Kaye, drawing elaborate doodles, and eating endless bowls of cereal.