Puppet Theater Shows
Recently I had a phone conversation with Blainor McGough, the Director of Mayo Street Arts, located in Portland. Blainor was telling me about the touring puppet theater shows that are scheduled for 2015. Sounds very exciting so I wanted to share the information with you. Perhaps you can attend with your students. If you need funding to help with transportation consider applying for the Maine Arts Commission Ticket to Ride funds at https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/Ticket-to-Ride.
To arrange to bring your students to a performance please email Blainor at director@mayostreetarts.org or by calling her at 207-879-4629.
Three upcoming shows
- Monday February 9th: Crabgrass Puppet Theatre: African Adventure Tales
- Monday April 13: Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers: Everybody Loves Pirates
- Monday May 11: Bonny Duncan – Lollipops for Breakfast
(Showtimes TBA - let us know your preferred time of day)
Monday February 9th: Crabgrass Puppet Theatre: African Adventure Tales
In “Koi and the Kola Nuts,” the young son of a chief sets out on a wonderful journey in search of fortune, carrying only a sack of kola nuts. His kindness to the creatures he meets is rewarded when their assistance saves his life! And in “Anansi the Spider,” we meet one of the most hilarious trickster characters in world folklore! Crabgrass brings these traditional tales to life through innovative puppetry, spectacular scenery, and infectious music.
RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE: K-4 and family audiences
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 45 minutes
http://www.crabgrasspuppets.com
Monday April 13: Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers: Everybody Loves Pirates
Eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure, but a gang of bumbling pirates keeps getting in the way! The kids get some help from their new ocean-dwelling friends, including enthusiastic superhero Lobster Boy, his reluctant sidekick Crabby, and an overgrown sea monkey. “Everybody Loves Pirates” features 15 of our hand-crafted mouth and rod puppets, and an 8 foot paper-mache pirate ship.
Length of show: approx. 52 minutes
Recommended audience: all ages Kindergarten and up
www.frogtownpuppets.com
Monday May 11: Bonny Duncan – Lollipops for Breakfast
An industrious young girl dreams of making the perfect lollipop. She discovers an enchanted cookbook that transports her to a fantastic, gadget-filled world of candy creations. With help from her trusty pet bird, spoons that come to life, and YOU, she works tirelessly to invent the perfect lollipop-making contraption. “Lollipops for Breakfast” is a wildly imaginative ode to children’s boundless creativity. The performance, told entirely without words, features multiple styles of puppetry, original music, acrobatics, and lots of audience participation. Ages Kindergarten and up.
http://www.bonnie-duncan.com/
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