The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry Presents 2016 Fall Puppet Performance Series
By: A.A. Cristi Aug. 29, 2016
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host its Fall Puppet Performance Series on four Saturdays from September to December 2016, featuring outstanding works for puppet theater by professional puppeteers from across the Northeast and beyond. Each show will be performed twice, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. All performances will take place at the Ballard Institute Theater located at 1 Royce Circle, Storrs, CT. Productions and dates include:
September 24: The Pirate, the Princess and the Pea by Crabgrass Puppet Theatre-Take one bumbling buccaneer. Add one problem-solving princess. Throw in a stack of mattresses with a pea on the bottom, and put the pirate on top. Season liberally with shipwrecks, sea monsters and side-splitting action, and you have the recipe for one hilarious adventure on the high seas! Presented by Vermont-based Crabgrass Puppet Theatre, founded by UConn Puppet Arts alumni Jamie Keithline and Bonny Hall. October 15: Rumpelstilskin by Dream Tale Puppets-In this adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin, the well-known German folktale, Dream Tale Puppets uses beautifully crafted table-top puppets to tell the story of a girl, Kathleen, whose father puts her life in danger after he lies to the king saying that she can spin straw into gold. Created by Polish-born puppeteer and mime Jacek Zuzanski, now based on Cape Cod.
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