The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Nov. 3 at The Regina A. Quick Center | Press Releases

The Flying Karamazov Brothers bring 'Life: A Guide for the Perplexed,' their newest and most ambitious show ever, to the Regina A. Quick Center, Friday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. The masters of hilarity share a seriously silly and crazy comic recipe for survival in the modern world.

The Obie-Award-winning four 'brothers' sing, dance and juggle their way through a mid-life crisis that evolves into a dazzling vaudevillian romp through the stages of life as viewed through their own unique perspective. They encourage audience members to bring an object that might be used in 'The Gamble' portion of the show where Dimitri (Paul Magid) as The Champ, juggles any three objects the audience provides. Success assures an ovation, while a pie in the face awaits failure. Not surprisingly, the show's original music is played on traditional and non-traditional instruments. One such instrument is a high-tech sonar driven wireless instrument where movement makes the music.

The remaining three 'brothers' are Alexei (Mark Ettinger), Ivan (Howard Jay Patterson) and Pavel (Roderick Kimball). The group began in 1972 with Ivan and Dimitri, as they would later become, who met in college at University of California Santa Cruz. Their common interest was juggling and by the following year they were performing on California streets, at Renaissance Faires, in plays and on ferries up and down the West Coast. Since those early days, they have trod the boards of the most prestigious theaters in the English-speaking world, from Singapore to Scotland and they have performed in every state in the Union.

The Flying Karamazov Brothers have enjoyed six successful and critically acclaimed runs on Broadway; shared the stage with such people as Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, The Who, Robin Williams, The Blues Brothers and appeared in film and television. They were honored in 2004 by the International Juggling Association with an Award of Excellence.

'Life: A Guide for the Perplexed' is a zany and unforgettable show that will delight and amaze audiences of all ages.

Tickets are $35 and $30. Call the Quick Center Box Office at (203) 254-4010 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396 to purchase tickets. For more information, visit the website, www.quickcenter.com.