An original Birdhouse Factory, Boom Town and Orchestra Project cast member collaborator, plus lead writer for Pedal Punk and 42ft-A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels, Steven Ragatz has been entertaining audiences with his juggling, physical comedy, stilt walking and general antics for the past three decades. As a ten-year veteran of Cirque du Soleil, Steven has toured throughout North, South and Central America as well as Asia and Europe performing multiple juggling acts as well as an eclectic array of characters. Steven was on the staff of Bloomington’s Stage Flight Circus Arts, where he taught juggling and unicycle skills workshops. Steven has also toured his one-man show “Under the Umbrella, Life is a Circus”- an evening with a juggling virtuoso and stories from world-wide circus adventures. Steven holds a B.A. in Variety Theater and an M.S. in Computer Science from Indian University. He studied mime, stage movement and circus arts with Fred Garbo, Tony Montanaro, George Pinney and Michael Moschen. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Melissa and Andrew, and currently live in Maine, where they have perfected the art of making the perfect margarita.