The Head at Salvage Vanguard Theater (Produced by Trouble Puppet Theater Company

WHO: Trouble Puppet Theater Company
WHAT: The Head: A Trouble Puppet Show
WHEN: Sept. 26–Oct. 12, 2013 (8pm Thursdays – Saturdays, 6pm Sundays.)
WHERE: Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722
COST: $10–$20 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/443227 or at the door

Inside the Man's head, an overworked Mechanic struggles with faulty machinery and the head's other residents, the Personal Demons, to navigate through the day.


Trouble Puppet Theater Co. presents The Head, a darkly hilarious original work of puppet theater for grown-ups.

Inside one man's head, an overworked Mechanic struggles with faulty machinery and the head's other residents, the Personal Demons, to navigate through the day. The Mechanic maintains and operates the machinery that makes it possible for the Man to get out of bed, go to work, have conversations, and otherwise live daily life. The Man's issues, poor judgment, and bad habits chronically make the little Mechanic's job more difficult. When the Personal Demons climb out of the shadows of the Limbic Lobe, all hell breaks loose inside and outside the Head.

Trouble Puppet's bunraku-style tabletop puppets are each manipulated by as many as 3 puppeteers and are designed and built by Connor Hopkins, our assistant builder, and invited guest builders from out of town. The puppets, the set, and the show are a visually and technically remarkable spectacle, with a gorgeous original score.


Sept. 26–Oct. 12, 2013 (8pm Thursdays – Saturdays, 6pm Sundays.)
Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722
$10–$20 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/443227
ASL interpretation offered on selected nights. Group sales welcome. Director/cast talkbacks available for groups of five or more.



Trouble Puppet Theater Company: Founded in 2004, Trouble Puppet is dedicated to the creation of exceptional works of puppet theater, to the promotion of the art of puppetry, and to the support of its practitioners. We reach as far as we can into the possibilities that puppetry offers, in its many forms and styles, and seek to balance risk and exploration with a drive for excellent craft and technique. Our work is inspired not only by our artistic passion but by our social, political, and human convictions: that there can be no end to the struggle for knowledge and compassion, against injustice and intolerance . . . and boring theater.

Trouble Puppet is a sponsored project of Salvage Vanguard Theater. This production is supported by the Jim Henson Foundation.

Ages: **This show contains content and copious amounts of language not suitable for children.**