Twin Cities Puppetry Calendar 2008

Compiled and Maintained by Kurt Hunter
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Performance and Event Details

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