Stuffed and Unstrung featuring The Miskreant Puppets Opens the Van Wezel

On Wed. Oct. 5, 2011 @ 8 PM Henson Alternative's Stuffed and Unstrung featuring The Miskreant Puppets will bring its UNSCRIPTED new breed of intelligent nonsense to the stage with a live, outrageous, comedic variety show for adults only!

What happens when the world renowned Henson puppeteers are unleashed? Stuffed and Unstrung, a night of hilarious uncensored mayhem with The Miskreant Puppets and their fearless puppeteers set loose live onstage to explore the art of improvisational comedy! Created by award-winning director, producer, writer and performer Brian Henson and actor and improvisational guru Patrick Bristow and featuring The Jim Henson Company's renowned puppeteers, "Watching these pros work is consistently funny and fascinating. Since the puppeteers are visible throughout, viewers are treated to an up-close look at the mechanics of their trade. After it's all over, it's doubtful that you'll ever be able to watch Sesame Street the same way again...and you'll be all the better for it." -Time Out New York. Unpredictable, irreverent and rebellious, it's never the same show twice. A team of expert puppeteers set off on a trail of twisted sketches and songs at breakneck pace while audience interaction prompts the spontaneous storylines unfolding on stage. With live musical accompaniment and Patrick Bristow as host, Stuffed and Unstrung features a cast of six puppeteers in an uninhibited and unscripted live puppet performance. The show, described by Entertainment Weekly as "one giant Mad Lib," is actually "two shows in one" as the hilarious puppet action is projected on large screens flanking the stage, while the puppeteers display their skillful talents below all in full view of the audience.

Henson Alternative is The Jim Henson Company's label for content created specifically and exclusively for adult audiences. Previous credits include "Tinseltown" for Logo, "Puppet Up! - Uncensored" for TBS and the upcoming feature film Happytime Murders currently in development.
For more information and to buy tickets, contact the Van Wezel Box office at (941) 953-3368 or log onto www.vanwezel.org.