Cowgirl Tricks

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Karen Quest is a versatile professional performer with a degree in Theater Arts, who also graduated from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Clown College. A recipient of the 1996 Wild West Arts Club's "Whipcracker of the Year" award, Karen has appeared on stage, film and television in nine countries, delighting audiences around the world.

Karen's Cowgirl Tricks stage show blends trick roping, whip cracking, cowgirl comedy, audience participation and more in a unique and captivating performance. On stilts, as "Lucky Starr," an eight foot tall ropin' cowgirl, she engages audiences with her special brand of Western humor.

Corporate Clients:

American Cancer Society
Electronic Arts
Hewlett Packard Foundation
IBM
Mazda
San Joaquin Convention & Visitor's Bureau
San Jose Clash Soccer Team
Sun Microsystems
Wells Fargo
Western Images

Circus & Stage:

Ben & Jerry's Traveling Show
Make*A*Circus
New Pickle Circus
Pickle Family Circus

Fairs & Festivals:

Harvest Festival (OR & CA)
Kagoshima Children's Festival (Japan)
San Jose America Festival
Tonopah Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Wild West Arts Convention (NV)
Wisconsin Valley Fair

" ... bounces through the most complicated routines without once losing the individuality that makes it an art." New York Times "Whatever the age of the child, from 8 to 80, they will not soon forget this engaging and delightfully presented show." Department of Defense Dependents School "She's splendid before both large audiences and small." Carden Press