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The productions listed below
cover a wide range of stories, topics and issues. Some are designed
for larger venues than others; some are more complicated to perform, and
some require more puppeteers. Though they have been presented to
people of all ages, some were definitely created with specific audiences in mind.
Amazingly though, when it comes to children, as times change,
 so do their
levels of awareness and sophistication. What may have worked
perfectly well for 6th graders twenty years ago, now speaks to the lower
grades much more appropriately. So we are always re-evaluating and
expanding our repertoire.
Each
play is usually performed with one of several different types of puppets: string (marionettes), hand or rod. The choice depends upon which
type is thought best to bring each story to life.
Most of the
productions take place on the stage of a puppet theater in which the
puppeteers work behind a curtain. Some are more interactive and allow
the audience to see the puppeteers working in full view.
Our
audiences always discover that the script, musical score and songs in each production
play as important a role in the puppets' performances as their physical design and the
construction of the costumes and scenery.
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