Sarah Mosqueda

With book by Tony-award winner Robert Horn and music and lyrics by country music songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, known for writing songs for artists like Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert, “Shucked” celebrates heartland America and country music with a harvest of corny jokes and a story focused on community.

When Richard Parker slinks into the room, it is difficult not to catch your breath. The Royal Bengal tiger puppet is the star of the stage production of ‘Life of Pi’ and the puppeteers who operate him — Aaron Haskell, Anna Vomacka and Anna Leigh Gortner — have mastered the feline form. They move the 35-pound puppet with realistic movements and sounds that mimic a real tiger, making you wonder how safe you are when he breathes into your lap.