Library
Programs(scroll down
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TWO NEW
SHOWS FOR SUMMER 2012!
The
Golden Armadillo
Set in old Mexico,
"The Golden Armadillo" tells
the tale of the Mayor's daughter who
never smiled...that is until she saw the
most amazing and hilarious sight! This
participatory play has the audience
members up and helping with the puppets,
playing parts and "getting
dramatic" in Spanish and English,
right on the spot! No previous experience
needed (with puppets nor Spanish.)
Puppylocks
and the Three Bears
What if Goldilocks
was not a little girl at all, but a
golden, mischievious little dog? That is
exactly the case is this very funny
retelling of the traditional fairytale.
Watch this impish little dog not only do
everything wrong in the Bear's house (she
even refuses to obey the puppeteers as
they try to get her to act her part in
the story!) Can anyone bring this cute
and crazy canine under control?
Puppylocks is presented with traditional
Bohemian style marionettes on a tabletop
stage.
LIBRARY
FAVORITE! The
Puppet Man
In the Puppet
Man, Michael walks around
wearing the puppet stage in this very
lively and hilarious show.
With the
Puppet Man, Magical Moonshine Theatre's
Michael Nelson creates his own version of
traditional European street theatre. The
performances are colorful, lively,
spontaneous and ever-changing. In this
selection of skits and bits selected from
years of performing in the
"strolling puppet stage"
audiences, puppeteer and puppets respond
to each other to create the play together
in this uniquely exciting theatrical
experience: The Puppet Show!
This is
one of our most popular library shows.
Audiences love it, it fits in most any
space or situation, and the price is
right.
(Spanish English version
available)
This table
top presentation was designed for the
Puppets In The Preschool Conference at
Contra Costa College, and was created to
be developmentally appropriate for
preschool audiences. In the story,
Little Elephant finds a ball, but when
she goes to play with Monkey and Zebra,
she discovers that they are much better
players than she is and at first would
rather play without her. With the
prodding of Lion, the animals learn how
to play together and appreciate each
one's different skills with the
ball. This funny and tender show
includes live music on the ukelele and
singing with children learning the songs
and hand plays to join in, as well as
helping the animals figure out how to
solve their problems.
LIBRARY
FAVORITE! The Carnival Mask, A
Participatory Perfomance
In this
Spanish/English show, audience members
get up on stage and play the puppets with
Michael and Valerie to tell this exciting
Mexican folktale filled with townsfolks,
robbers, heros, and lots of laughs.
Shadow
Tales(various
titles including but not limited to the
productions pictured):
Shadow
puppetry creates a mysterious and
wonderful world where color, light and
story enthrall adults and children alike,
belying its simplicity. Using both black
and illuminated shadows, MMTheatre
presents literature and folktale inspired
stories from around the globe.
From the Rudyard Kipling
"Just So Stories,"
The Cat That Walked By Himself
makes a deal with the first humans to
share their cave on his terms.
Dragon, Tiger and
Bear In this unscary,
Southeast Asian folktale, Dragon, Tiger
and Bear live with Man, and each sets out
to try to frighten the others with
unusual results.
This is
Magical Moonshine's award winning
collection of mainstage productions based
on traditional folktales, some of which
have been performed by us for over 23
years. Live singing and music, puppets
and mask. While more expensive than our
offerings above, they are large, full
stage shows that can be viewed by
audiences of 500-1000 and have been
enthusiastically received at a number of
libraries with larger performing areas
and audiences. For more information about
the many programs in this series, click
on the Animal Folktales title.
We do
offer a substantial discount for these
programs for libraries depending on the
situation, location and number of
performances (as much as $600.00 off.)
The
Golden Armadillo
