Tears of Joy Theatre's 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA Plays Theatre Raymond Kabbaz Tonight

Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz will present 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a steampunk-inspired puppet theatre performance based on the classic 19th century Jules Verne science fiction novel by Portland-based Tears of Joy Theatre, tonight, November 19, 2014.

The story investigates a wave of mysterious sinkings encountered by the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo. Tears of Joy's 60-minute performance is full of fun, with humor for adults as well as children (ages 4+) to enjoy.

The show will start at 7:30pm and will take place at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, the performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, located at 10361 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90064 (310-286-0553). 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will be presented in English. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased here. Learn more about the production here. For information about Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, please visit www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com.

"We invite this puppet theatre company every single year to perform for Los Angeles.... and every time they absolutely mesmerize our young audience with an amazingly fun and creative production," says Pierre Leloup, Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz Director, "Tears of Joy's new work, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, is particularly innovative.... we're all in for a very special treat."

The enthusiastic Tears of Joy production tells the story of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as it has never been told before. The fun, rollicking, family-friendly adaptation of French writer Jules Verne's classic novel presents some of the most exciting scenes from the book aboard the Nautilus, under the sea. The production combines humor with the science and technology imagined by Verne, who is generally considered the very first science fiction writer. Much of what he predicted in the book, which was published in 1870, was astonishingly accurate and ahead of its time.

The Tears of Joy production was written by Jon Ludwig from the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, is directed by Tears of Joy Theatre's Artistic Director Nancy Aldrich, is designed by Jason Miranda, and features original music by Richard Emmet, former assistant to Frank Zappa. For a sneak peek into the steampunk-influenced puppets, props, and sets for the production, please watch the video. Steampunk aesthetics feature anachronistic, retro-futuristic technologies as people from the 19th century might have imagined them, rooted in that era's perspective on art and style.