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Michael Boudewyns
actor & narrator, Peter & the Wolf
Sara Valentine and Michael Boudewyns, co-founders of Really Inventive Stuff, are delighted to make their Music Academy of the West debut! Since 2005, Really Inventive Stuff has toured North America with vaudeville-inspired, playful programs for young audiences. For twenty years, they’ve performed with symphony orchestras across the United States, including Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Seattle, Indianapolis, Omaha, Richmond, Jacksonville, Texarkana, Annapolis, Dubuque, and Santa Rosa; in Canada with Winnipeg, Regina, and Victoria; as well as internationally in Singapore, Malaysia, and England. The Music Academy of the West’s family concert marks Really Inventive Stuff’s 173rd Peter and the Wolf concert. Sara and Michael live in Maine with an amazing cat named Pippy. To learn more, visit ReallyInventiveStuff.com.