PASSING ZONE SAVES THE WORLD, Family Juggling Show at Cullen Theater 9/24

The Passing Zone Saves the World, featuring the comedy juggling team of Jon Wee and Owen Morse, is coming to Houston for one night only, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wortham Center's Cullen Theater, presented by Society for the Preforming Arts.

Can Jon Wee and Owen Morse save the world through laughter and dangerous stunts? It can't hurt to try, so that's exactly what they are going to do in The Passing Zone Saves the World. Jon and Owen put the world's troubles on their shoulders and attempt to save us all! From what you may ask? And, how do they do it? By temporarily suspending gravity; by turning chainsaws into dance partners rather than tools for wiping out rain forests; through infectious laughter; and more!

Houston audiences can expect to see juggling tricks with chainsaws, superhero capes, ping pong balls and other out-of-the-ordinary objects. The Passing Zone has been wowing audiences for decades with hilarious, award-winning performances.

Owen Morse and Jon Wee met in 1986 at a juggling convention and instantly knew they were destined to be a team. Two weeks after their first show in 1988 they won the silver medal at the International Juggler's Association Teams Competition. In 1989 they won the Gold. That recognition earned an invitation to appear at the renowned Comedy and Magic Club in Los Angeles, which led to an appearance on "The Tonight Show." Eventually the duo appeared in The Addams Family Movie, where Jon and Owen doubled for Gomez (Raul Julia) and Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) in the climactic Mamushka dagger-passing scene!

Over the years, Morse and Wee have opened for comedians Bill Cosby, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Rita Rudner. Television appearances have included "Comic Strip Live," "An Evening at The Improv," "MADtv," Penn & Teller's "Sin City Spectacular," "Steve Harvey's Big Time" and regular returns to NBC's "Today." Most recently they were finalists on NBC's "America's Got Talent" where they lost one million dollars to an 11-year-old.

The Passing Zone has been awarded five Guinness World Records and 18 gold medals from the International Juggler's Association.

Tickets range from $28-$58 and can be purchased online at www.spahouston.org, by phone at 713-227-4SPA or at the courtyard level ticket office at Jones Hall located at 615 Louisiana St. Hours of operation: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday. For groups of 15 or more call 713-632-8113.

About Society for the Performing Arts

Founded in 1966, Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) is the largest independent non-profit presenting organization in the Southwest. Since its inception, SPA has sponsored more than 1,000 performances of the world's finest music, dance and theater events, in adherence to the belief that the arts are fundamental to the overall enrichment and quality of life within the community. In addition to presenting artists, SPA seeks to provide a variety of learning experiences for adults and children through master classes, lectures and special student performances, as well as build relationships between the performing arts and other interests within the greater Houston area and throughout the state of Texas.

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