"The Give & Take Jugglers was a perfect show for our preschool to grade three students." ~Joan Evans, Principal, Mattison Ave. Elementary School (Ambler Pa.)





"Students, staff and parents were entertained by your performance" ~Deborah Kelly, Counselor, Colonial School District





"I have never been so thoroughly entertained" ~Gretchen Sencindiver Vare, Director of Public Relations, Stratford Friends School

Give & Take Jugglers Alumni

All of my fifth grade students learned to juggle. Many were so inspired and talented that they quickly exceeded their teacher in technical virtuosity. I was very proud of them. Some discovered a love for performing. A few, such as David Cousin, went on to successful careers as entertainers after a period of apprenticeship with Give and Take.

Being a teacher is not like being a gardener: you don't always know how those seeds are going to grow, or if they do, if it's because of what you did. Nevertheless, my young prodigies and I were soon joined by other talented and aspiring performers.

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Juggler David Cousin is a holder of 5 world records in juggling. He has performed professionally for both children and adults since 1980. The formerly Philadelphia based juggler relocated to California, performing both locally and internationally. His comedy juggling show consists of audience involvement, interaction, and music. David has opened for John "Cougar" Mellencamp on concert tour, performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in their children's concerts and for the Philadelphia Flyers' holiday parties. He was featured in a national television special with Dick Clark and on Evening Magazine. He has appeared in a commercial for Showboat Hotel and Casino and made several television news channel appearances.

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Since being inspired by a magic set at age nine, Keith Eveslage, of The Keith Show!, has had an interest in learning cool tricks and funny stunts. A few years later, after learning to juggle, he added useless skills to his repertoire. In 1982, at the age of 15, he was first paid to perform for a birthday party. People were delighted. Keith was amazed, thinking, "My skills now have a purpose!" Keith began street performing at Philadelphia's Newmarket while still in high school. He performed with a partner as a member of the Give and Take Jugglers at a wide array of malls, colleges, and high schools, while continuing to perform solo at parties. He continued to squeeze a few street performances in at Harvard Square while studying theater at Emerson College in Boston. After honing his chops with two to three performances every night for four months at the famous Key West sunset celebration, Keith moved west. Based in San Francisco since 1990, he has continued to sharpen his skills by performing from street to stage. Keith has had the opportunity to study with some of the world’s top performers by attending workshops and seminars in juggling, circus related skills, movement, comedy writing, and overall performance. Even with twenty years experience in engaging audiences, The Keith Show is an ongoing work and is constantly improving.

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Eric Geoffrey began his apprenticeship with Give & Take in 1984. In 1988 he attended the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College, and graduated with an invitation to join their Blue Unit roadshow as an aerial slapstick clown. (Ironically, he didn't even juggle on the show!) After he ran away from the circus to come home, he took a break from performing and guided horseback bush tours in Alaska, played music as often as possible, ran a gift shop at Bishop Castle high in the Colorado Rockies, and occasionally juggled fire atop it's 80 foot high fire-breathing dragon. He is currently embarking on the greatest adventure of his life in discovering the wondrous world of fatherhood ~ son Gerald Maxfield born in April 2005. He and his family live in the Adirondack region of New York, where he founded The High Peaks Juggling Show and continues to perform regularly. He loves to balance rocks, and spend as much time as possible in his beloved woods. When he grows up he aspires to be a member of Kiva's pirate ship monkey crew (preferably 1st mate). Eric is also passionate about learning how to live in a planetary context, and along those lines works to promote the works of those visionaries who have offered functional visions for global community. The Gaia Community College

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