One weekend down! And already a good review! Yeahhhh! Thank you, Pat Craig from the Contra Costa Times! We're glad you enjoyed the show. How cool is it to have our show described as "the ultimate theatrical experiment?" Very cool. That's how cool.
Our audience had a great time making finger puppets before Saturday's show; who knew craft projects and theater would go together so well? In fact, so well that we'll probably make it an ongoing Thursdays treat. And we may be incorporating some of the NUMEROUS scraps that we have from our own puppet construction, so you could be making a puppet that has Official Un-Scripted Puppet Parts. Yowza! You too could have a tiny part of Marcel . . .
Being a perfectionist and an improvisor at the same time is often difficult. :o) Usually the two sides of myself take turns. The perfectionist spends forty hours on the graphic design, for instance. While the improvisor cheerfully strays from the lesson plan when confronted with cranky fifth-graders. YET, when directing a show I get to be both at once, and so the uberperfectionist is at war with the playful, intuitive side. Clearly I want the show to be the best it can, so I notice all the tiny little things that I'm supposed to. But I'm SO pleased with how the show is coming together.
We've had some simply amazing moments. On Friday, the whole audience rose for the entrance of the bride (a puppet), and then when she was all the way down the aisle, everyone sat down. (And then giggled because they were so delighted by what they had just done.) On Saturday, a puppet was at its human psychiatrist talking about something difficult in its life, and the doctor held out some finger puppets and asked, "Would you like to show me with the puppets?"
Hooray! Twelve shows to go! (Plus, look for us at the Maker Faire next weekend!)
Puppets!
2 comments:
Hey, I saw you at the maker faire! I'm one of the kookie teen kids whose friends are interested in making puppets. (If you recall.) We're going to see your show this Friday (June 1) and were wondering if you normally sell out just in case we need to order tickets in advance. You guys are FANTASTIC!
Hey there! I remember you guys. Woohoo Maker Faire! Thanks for looking us up! Oh man, are we sold out for Friday. (Not a terribly big theater, and we've got a big group coming.) There may be tickets for Saturday, but we might be sold out online. (tip: you might try to get tickets through Goldstar (goldstarevents.com) but you do have to sign up first.) Hm. Yikes! I wish we could add another performance! If you end up not making it to this show, there's always Shakespeare:Un-Scripted in August. Thanks guys! :o)
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