Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.bridgeproductions.info/upcoming_events

May Day Workshops
with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre

Help Build the Puppets for the Parade!
During the month of April, our building is transformed into a giant studio where staff artists and volunteers create the MayDay Parade. Workshops are free and open to the public.
How it Works:
- An artist will introduce you to the parade theme by showing you the giant storyboard (a visual script).
- You select a section of the parade to work on, find the artist in charge of that section, and set to work!
- Artists will guide you.
- You can either make your own creation which you can keep after the parade, or help with the larger parade floats.
- Typically, you'll need 3 or 4 sessions to complete a project, but you can come to as many or as few as your schedule allows.
- Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Wear "painting" clothes.
- Bring recycled items (if you can): small plastic tubs with lids, brown paper bags, newspapers, fabric, sheets, latex paint, bamboo, scissors.

April 5 - May 1, 2008
Saturdays, 9 - 11 am and 1 - 3 pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 - 9 pm

Donations graciously accepted, always welcome, and much needed.

HOBT's Avalon Theater
1500 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/mayday/part/wshops.html

The Puggles: A Platypus Adventure
by Circus Minimus Puppetry

Bills like ducks, tails like beavers, the platypus is one of the Earth's most sensitive creatures. THE PUGGLES combines masks, hand, shadow, blacklight puppetry and live music to tell the story of a platypus brother and sister making their way in this big, big world.
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
The Puggles: A Platypus Adventure is funded by grants from the MN STATE ARTS BOARD, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the PUPPETEERS OF AMERICA .

Premieres: April 5 at 11 am, April 6 at 2 pm

Pay What You Can Admission

Dreamland Arts
677 Hamline Ave. N. (north of I-94 and University)
St. Paul, MN 55104

Learn more at:
http://www.dreamlandarts.com/events/
and
http://www.littlerednose.com/Calendar.html

Punch and Judy
by Freshwater Pearls Puppetry

The real thing! Learned first-hand in England, Professor Freshwater's Punch and Judy Show is a traditional puppet farce with a modern sense of humor and Freshwater Pearls' sweetly rowdy style. Diane's ties to British puppetry show in her swift and masterful technique. She is adept with the "swazzle," the traditional instrument for Punch's voice. Children find it hilarious! Stu's genial "straight man" rapport and marvelous, live hammered dulcimer playing complete the magic. Presented as a part of the Landmark Center Urban Expedition series' Great Britian Day.

Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 pm

Free

Landmark Center
75 West 5th Street
St. Paul, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com/sched.html
and
http://www.landmarkcenter.org/UE.html#brit

Dancing with a Contagion
by Open Eye Figure Theatre
A New Work by Michael Sommers

Inspired by the obsession of American outsider visionary artists, and drawing on the traditional Japanese Bunraku puppetry form, Dancing with a Contagion marks the return to Sommers’ most unique process of creating original work.In Dancing With a Contagion, a work for adult audiences, Sommers has gathered objects, performers, puppets and instruments to explore ideas and themes...

April 18 - May 11

Adults $15, Students/Seniors $12
(Not recommended for children)
Call: 612-874-6338

Open Eye Theatre
506 East 24th St.
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.openeyetheatre.org/display.php?active=55

May Day: A Celebration
with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
and Friends

Held on the first Sunday of each May, HOBT's MayDay Parade and Festival is eagerly anticipated by thousands who flock to the parade route and ceremony site to join this joyous spring ritual. For many, this is the highlight of the year, as they donate countless volunteer hours needed to bring beautiful and fantastic puppets and floats to life. There are two parts to our MayDay event, the parade, and the ceremony, followed by a festival in Powderhorn Park until dusk.

Sunday, May 4, 2008
Parade: 1 pm
Ceremony: 3 pm

Free to the public.
Donations graciously accepted, always welcome, and much needed.

Parade Route: Bloomington Avenue from 25th St. E. to 34th St. E.
Ceremony: Powderhorn Park
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/mayday/index.html

The Ballad of Josef K.
by Max Samson's Milwaukee Mask and Puppet Theatre

Adapted from Franz Kafka's 1925 novel, The Trial, by Milwaukee Theater X's playwright John Schneider and directed by Rob Goodman of Milwaukee's First Stage Children's Theatre, this is the tale of a bank clerk who gets lost in an incomprehensible, impenetrable bureaucracy. The Milwaukee Puppet and Mask Theatre performs this story with stunning life-sized puppets created by Max Samson with set design by Illusion Artistic Associate Dean Holzman. Music for the production was written and will be performed live by the Minneapolis band, Thunder in the Valley.

May 8 - 18

Adults $20, Students/Seniors $15
Tickets on sale at:
www.illusiontheater.org or 612-339-4944

The Illusion Theater
528 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Located on the 8th floor of the Hennepin Center for the Arts.

Learn more at:
http://www.balladofjosefk.com/
and
http://www.illusiontheater.org/season/index.asp?id=125

Come And Get It
Written and performed by Kevin Kling
Alongside friends Simone Perrin, Jacqueline Ultan, and Michael Sommers

If you missed this show last year, don't miss out again! A performance of light, shadow and imagery intertwined with poignant and humorous stories and song.

"Kevin Kling's Come & Get It, his music-infused storytelling cabaret, is such an engaging show, so elegant and poignant, that it makes you reach for a thesaurus to find new words of praise." Star Tribune

August 6 - 11

Adults-$15 / Students-Seniors-$12 / Children 12 & under - $8.
For Reservatioons:
612-874-6338 or openeye@bitstream.net

Open Eye Figure Theatre
506 E 24th Street
Minneapolis, MN
Two Blocks south of Franklin Ave between 35W & Portland Ave.
Free Parking in SE Corner surface lot at East 24th St & Portland.

Learn more at:
http://www.openeyetheatre.org/display.php?active=64

The Adventures of Juan Bobo
By Open Eye Figure Theatre

Juan Bobo must set things right after three devils steal love, food and music from the world.

Saturday, October 4, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

Little Grandpa’s Big Adventure
By Open Eye Figure Theatre

It’s just another day in Little Grandpa’s neighborhood, until alien creatures sneak in and leave their little monster baby to take a nap.

Saturday, October 11, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

Retelling the World
By Julie Boada

Coyote tells the story of how the sun and the world were created.

Saturday, October 18, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

The Tiny Jumbo Jolly Grim Show
By Paul Zaloom and Lynn Jeffries

Wickedly funny puppeteer and political satirist Paul Zaloom and his cohort the renowned nightclub puppeteer Lynn Jeffries, pack a wallop with their newest work of jumbo toy theater, The Abecedarium A to Z. Zaloom’s bawdy gender-bending take on the old Punch and Judy shtick, The Punch and Jimmy Show, rounds out an evening of funny and irreverent adult puppet theater guaranteed to make you think twice about, well, just about everything. Adult subject matter; not recommended for those under age 18.

Friday, October 24 at 8 pm

Adults-$15

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 E Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/visiting/zaloom08.html

The Amazing Gnip Gnop Circus
By Circus Minimus Puppetry

A classic glow-in-the-dark ping-pong ball circus.

Saturday, October 25, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

Shadow Puppets Workshop
With Lynn Jeffries

Come make shadow puppets with master builder Lynn Jeffries. A workshop for adults who want to know how to make a shadow puppet that really works and is beautiful to look at. Lynn will lead each participant through the design and construction of an original shadow puppet. You’ll also receive Lynn’s 22-page handbook on materials and techniques.

Saturday, October 25, 1- 5 pm

Registration: $40 ($30 for Twin Cities Puppeteers Guild)

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 E Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/visiting/zaloom08.html

Barebones Halloween Extravaganza
By Barebones Productions

Barebones Productions is a 15 year old organization that specializes in creating large outdoor puppet shows and spectacles. Their featured performance is a 4 day outdoor puppet pageant and performance featuring pyro techniques, larger than life puppets, and live music.

October 25 - November 1 at 7:00 pm

All Shows are FREE, but donations are gladly accepted!!

Hidden Falls Park
St. Paul, Minnesota
The entrance is off of Mississippi River Boulevard, roughly ¼ mile south of the Ford Parkway Bridge. On site parking is available. Limited haybale seating will be provided. Audience members are advised to dress for the weather.

Learn more at:
http://www.bedlamtheatre.org/index.php

Theater of Trash Workshop
With Paul Zaloom

With a focus on improvisation, free association, humor, child’s play as process and the nature of objects each participant is asked to bring a minimum of six objects each - toys, appliances, packaging materials, tools and other ordinary or extraordinary rubbish to the workshop. After a short discussion of object theater, Zaloom invites each person to operate the assembled junk as puppets in ad libbed performance events.

Sunday, October 26, 1- 5 pm

Registration: $40 ($30 for Twin Cities Puppeteers Guild)

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 E Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/visiting/zaloom08.html

Peter Pan
At the Children's Theatre Company

Experience this classic adventure as it comes to life in a stunning and surprising way with live performers and brilliant shadow puppets from renowned Italian puppet master Fabrizio Montecchi. From the cozy comfort of a nursery bedtime to the fantastical allure of mermaid lagoons and pirate ships, the story of Peter and Wendy will take flight before your eyes. Peter Pan is a limited engagement of CTC's touring production, performed in the intimacy of the Cargill Theatre.

September 5 - October 5, 2008 and December 5 - January 3, 2009
The Fall run is nearly sold out! For best ticket availability, they recommend the Winter run beginning December 5.

Adults-$27 to $35
Child - $21 to $29

The Children's Theatre Company
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.childrenstheatre.org/2009/peterpan.html

Hobo Dreams
By George Meyer and the Village Theatre

Follow the adventures of this American icon as he travels the world winning the hearts and admiration of all he meets.

Saturday, November 1, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

Anatole
By Mary Jo Nikolai

The French mouse, Anatole, is a respectable business-mouse and the first vice-president in charge of cheese tasting of the Duvall Cheese Factory. See what happens when the factory cat appears!

Saturday, November 8, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

Handmade Puppet Dreams
Heather Henson's IBEX Puppetry with Host Laura Heit

Heather Henson and her production company, IBEX Puppetry, present a selection of puppet film shorts by independent artists exploring their handmade craft specifically for the camera. Showcasing a new generation of puppeteers embracing film as their medium. Also live and on camera, meet miniature raconteur and sequined pyromaniac Laura Heit as she performs teeny, tiny puppet shows inside matchboxes that are projected onto a large screen by simulcast video. Recommended for ages 12 and older. Co-sponsored with the Twin Cities Puppeteers Guild

Friday, November 14 at 8 pm

Adults-$15

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 E Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/visiting/henson08.html

Handmade Puppet Dreams - Family Friendly
Heather Henson's IBEX Puppetry with Host Laura Heit

Heather Henson's (daughter of Jim Henson) IBEX Puppetry presents a selection of puppet film shorts by various independent artists for kids of all ages. Plus, Twin Cities native and storyteller Laura Heit will perform a teeny, tiny puppet show circus inside matchboxes!

Saturday, November 15, 2008
10 am only

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

Projection & Puppetry Workshop
With Laura Heit

A hands-on exploration of puppetry and object performance combined with live video projection. Have you ever wanted to show an intimate moment between two puppets close up? To be able to show the audience what’s inside Punch’s pockets? Video cameras can be our eyes on stage, inviting the audience into small spaces and giving new weight to miniature gestures. This workshop will focus mainly on using video projection to add texture, landscape, motion, close-ups, and details to your performance, and in some instances expand both the size of your audience and the scale of your work. We will discuss using film language to expand the limitation of live theater, and begin with a screening of work that has incorporated film/video into live performance, as well as films which play with “live” and animated puppetry. The second half of this workshop will be a fast-paced, hands-on exploration in which all participants will have the opportunity to use and experiment with live video, video projectors, simple animation, and puppets.

Saturday November 15, 1-5 pm

Registration: $40 ($30 for Twin Cities Puppeteers Guild)

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 E Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/visiting/henson08.html

Feathers and Strings
By Kurt Hunter Marionettes

Nationally renowned marionette expert, Kurt Hunter, will delight the whole family with a series of short inventive pieces, accompanied by a wide range of musical styles.

Saturday, November 22, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

The Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly
By Sophie & Esmerelda

Esmerelda, the gorilla trainer, and Sophie, the gorilla, perform this timeless story of an old woman and a fly.

Saturday, December 6, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

The Puggles - A Platypus Adventure
By Circus Minimus Puppetry

Puppeteers Shari Aronson and Chris Griffith team up with musician Dave Gennarro to present a delightful musical tale of a brother and sister platypus making their way in this big, big world. The Puggles combines hand, shadow, blacklight puppetry, masks and live music.

December 6 - 7, 2008

Tickets $7

Dreamland Arts
677 Hamline Ave. N.
St. Paul, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.dreamlandarts.com/events/detail.php?eventId=117

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
By the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company
Script by Shari Aronson
Puppets by Chris Griffith

Hershel of Ostropol has been walking long and hard with growing anticipation for the Hanukkah holiday. Tired and hungry, he imagines the smell of latkes and the bright lights of the menorah. But when Hershel arrives in Helmsbergville, the village is silent. Goblins have been preventing Hanukkah in Helmsbergville for years. Can this visitor help bring Hanukkah back? Enlisted by the townspeople, Hershel agrees to spend eight nights in the old synagogue to try to defeat the goblins. This delightful, interactive play with puppetry brings to life the enchanting storybook Hershel a nd the Hanukkah Goblins!

December 6 - 14, 2008

Tickets $16

Hillcrest Center
1978 Ford Parkway
St. Paul, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.mnjewishtheatre.org/2009_season.html

Serious Nonsense
By Theatre of Fools

Serious Nonsense is a vaudeville show for the 21st century specializing in physical comedy, magic and absurd theatrics.

Saturday, December 13, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

La Natividad
By In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre

Come experience the Christmas Story as you’ve never done before. The story of the holy child being born in our midst – here in Midtown Minneapolis. This unique holiday show combines street theatre, puppetry and a torch-lit procession based on the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas. And you'll be part of the action!

December 13 - 21, 2008

$25 Adults
$18 children and students with valid ID; senior citizens

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/mainstage/La_Natividad/index.html

The Holiday Pageant
By Open Eye Figure Theatre

Open Eye's seasonal tradition, The Holiday Pageant, is a family friendly, joyfully amusing celebration of the Christmas season. With the infamous Kevin Kling, Sarah Agnew, Luverne Seifert, and Amy Matthews you can celebrate the Holiday Open Eye style with this retelling of the Christmas story - from Lucifer's perspective. Created by Michael Sommers, Composed by Victor Zupanc.

Monday, December 15, 2008
7 pm

Adults $25 -$20
Seniors and Students $18-$15
Children 12 and Under $12-$8
boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org or 612-874-6338 (no fees)
Also in person at the State Theatre Box Office (no Fees)
or ticketmaster.com - Fees Will Appy

Pantages Theater
710 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN

Learn more at:
http://www.openeyetheatre.org/display.php?active=47

Martina the Cockroach and Perez the Rat (Cucarachita Martina y el Raton Perez)
By Gustavo Boada

This is a bilingual (Spanish / English) version of the most popular folk tale from Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Saturday, December 20, 2008
10 am and Noon

$1 suggested donation for youth who live or go to school in the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn or Corcoran neighborhoods, and their families. If you live elsewhere, a $3 donation is requested.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St.
Minneapolis

Learn more at:
http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html