Magical Moonshine Theatre
Events and Private Functions
The Magical Moonshine Theatre has been recognized for fine quality productions with emphasis on puppetry, mask and music since its founding by Michael and Valerie Nelson in 1979. Live programming includes touring performances for family audiences in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. MMT is also a producer of original puppet/mask theatre for adult audiences. In addition to performances MMT offers residency programs and workshops for children as well as theatre professionals. Recorded projects include a series of storytelling cassettes and a Spanish/English collection of traditional Spanish children's songs, recorded in Spain and California.
Events and Private Functions: With almost 3 decades of experience, MMT offers a variety of programming for your entertainment needs. In addition to our extensive repertoire, we also regularly create special themed productions for events, or adapt current material to an event theme. We can offer performances, puppet play "playshops" (more fun than a workshop), classes, and participatory performances where we guide the audience in helping put on shows on the spot. Events can be outdoors, in a bare room, a theater, a living room, a classroom, and many other kinds of spaces. We can come into an empty room and create a theater space. Call us for ideas or to discuss your event and how we can help you make it a complete success.
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Performances - (this link will guide you to the large multicultural repertoire of Magical Moonshine Theatre including shows that are bilingual (Spanish/English and others) and non-language dependent (for international touring) as well as smaller programs and seasonal offerings.)
Birthday Parties (and other smaller events)
Giant and Specialized Puppets, Stages. We build puppets for special events. Click on the photo to see more images of these giant Mariano Vallejo puppets commissioned for the 4th of July parades for Sonoma and Vallejo, California.
Calendar of Events - (this link has listings of shows and workshops that you can attend!)
Benjie Nelson Puppets - (Benjie Nelson, son of Magical Moonshine founders Michael and Valerie Nelson still performs with his parents, but also has his own solo productions, Including the UNI Award winning "Fowl Play.")
More information on Magical Moonshine Theatre - (including online press kit, frequently asked questions, calendar of events, and more.
School Programs - (this link will take you to the Magical Moonshine Theatre school offerings, including assembly programs, workshops, and other educational programs.)
Library Programs - (Programs of special interest to libraries.)
Links (including other MMT pages like the Kid's Project Pages (bookmark it to go directly there after you have found all these great, free projects), our Gallery of Puppets, MMT Director Michael's other artistic projects, and various puppetry websites of interest.
Magical Moonshine Theatre, Box 1258 Vallejo, CA 94590, U.S.A. - tel: 707-363-4573
Click here to send us an Email: mail@magicalmoonshine.org