Performing Arts Gifts

Touch Gig

"Good coffee."

"When we said to be creative with your grant proposal presentation, this is not what was meant."

"No, you're not in a box. You're in an exit row. And I need you to acknowledge that verbally."

"Is there a doctor in the house, and more importantly, another magician?"

Dancing in Color

"When you changed your magic word, did you remember to include 2 upper case letters, 2 numbers, and a special character?"

Shakespeare in the Way

"Your father and I wish you would choose a career that's a little more practical and a little less disturbing."

Interpretive Cheering

'I sort of thought your presentation was going to be in powerpoint.'

Rule one: Never work without a net. Rule two: Specify the type of net.

'The Angina Monologues'

'Yes, I used to trade stocks, but I found it too risky.'

'When I clap my wings you will jump up and start acting like a hypnotist...'

"I will now play a familiar seasonal piece."

'Yes, I agree. But what really caught my attention is what the boss ISN'T saying!'

'Cut! The witness hasn't been rehearsed.'

Spinning plates

"Being a sugar plum fairy doesn't mean sticking to a diet of sugar plums!"

'A clown? What makes you think you could be a clown?'

"Page 33, line 4..."

Ramon was a polished performer, but this was madness. . . A square peg in a round hole, unassisted, and blindfolded!!

'This next song is about a close call and a near success. It's called The Grant that Got Away.'

Tightrope walker with trampoline for safety net.

'This next song is about burning bridges, and how now, I wish I hadn't.'

Ballet shoes balancing on a telephone wire

Chorister's Loose Teeth

"And now I'd like to pick a member of the audience so I can look clever and they can look stupid"

'This next song is about setting boundaries, and how now I wish I had.'

'Thank you! This next song I wrote to prove that we accountants DO know how to be 'cool'.'

"Trust me, I'm in PR."

Normally she wouldn't say boo to a goose!

'He's got a lot of talent and everything, but I just don't think he's cut out for talk radio.'

Bob was part of a team and he knew he was essential to the smooth running of that team.