Little Red Ridinghood by A Couple of Puppets
Little Red Ridinghood by A Couple of Puppets
Storrs, CT
Children squeal with delight throughout this traditional tale with a twist performed by Liz Joyce of A Couple of Puppets. Find out what happens when Little Red gets mixed up with Porquoi the pig, who is in the wrong story. Complete with changing scenery, music and charming hand puppets, this show w…
Saturday, February 24 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Rojo 2024: A Shorter Scottish Play
Rojo 2024: A Shorter Scottish Play
Storrs, CT
A Shorter Scottish Play, by Danny Kelly. A radical distillation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, using the first two acts of the play. Sound and movement will immerse the audience in the themes within the text. Danny Kelly (they/he) is a multi-focused director, actor, singer, mover, makeup artist, and…
Friday, January 26 2024
10:00 PM
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10:30 PM
Two Dinosaurs are Better than One by Talking Hands Theatre
Two Dinosaurs are Better than One by Talking Hands Theatre
Storrs, CT
As part of the 2024 Spring Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is excited to welcome back Anna Sobel of Talking Hands Theatre of Western Massachusetts to perform Two Dinosaurs are Better than One! The performance will replace The Gottabees performance, which was cancele…
Saturday, March 23 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Rojo 2024: Nothing Really Matters
Rojo 2024: Nothing Really Matters
Storrs, CT
Nothing Really Matters, by Abigail Baird This one-woman show combines puppetry, aerial work, and digital animation about confronting fear of the thing you need the most. Apprpopriate for all ages. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MFA in Puppet Arts. Abigail Baird is a creati…
Fri, Jan 26 2024
8:00 PM
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Sat, Jan 27 2024
3:00 PM
Rojo 2024: WOW
Rojo 2024: WOW
Storrs, CT
by Sydney Dubitsky A palindrome (reads the same from the end to the beginning as it does from the beginning to the end) that explores the story of two characters primarily through choreographed movement. Running time: 15 minutes
Friday, January 26 2024
6:00 PM
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6:15 PM
Rojo 2024: Alice's Adventures
Rojo 2024: Alice's Adventures
Storrs, CT
Alice’s Adventures, by Evan Wolfgang Using puppetry, movement, and a compact and vibrant ensemble of actors, Alice’s Adventures brings to life Lewis Carroll’s whimsical stories and colorful characters in an absurdist drama about growing up and discovering who you are in an ever-changing world. …
Sunday, January 28 2024
4:00 PM
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4:50 PM
No Outlet by Mac Cherny
No Outlet by Mac Cherny
Mansfield, CT
UConn Dramatic Arts alumnus Mac Cherny (‘16) returns to Storrs to present No Outlet, his play featuring coming-of-age storytelling, and nostalgic indulgence. No Outlet, presented by the Dramatic Arts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, is an intimate retelling of the dramatic events leading…
Monday, April 8 2024
5:30 PM
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7:15 PM
Rojo 2024: Not My Grandmother's Daughter | Paloma and the New Death
Rojo 2024: Not My Grandmother's Daughter | Paloma and the New Death
Storrs, CT
This is a Double Bill Not My Grandmother’s Daughter, by Harley Walker for ages 15+Not My Grandmother’s Daughter is a new work that explores the relationship a young womanhas with her mother through the relationship she has with her grandmother. She interconnectsthe history of their hands thr…
Saturday, January 27 2024
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
Hao Bang Ah, Dragon! by Chinese Theatre Works
Hao Bang Ah, Dragon! by Chinese Theatre Works
Storrs, CT
Hao Bang Ah, Dragon! is the most recent in the series of Chinese Theatre Works’s hand-puppet productions celebrating the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Each year, the reigning Zodiac animal spirit presides over a mix of traditional Chinese Budaixi (glove puppets) and western-style puppetry. Thi…
Saturday, April 13 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Rojo 2024: Perfect Christmas Cookies
Rojo 2024: Perfect Christmas Cookies
Storrs, CT
Perfect Christmas Cookies, by Carrie Fowler Perfect Christmas Cookies is an original hand puppet musical with book and lyrics by Carrie Fowler and music by Carrie Fowler and Silvia Gopalakrishnan. It follows the story of Darla, an amateur baker, whose oven runs away with Ebenezer Scrooge on Chri…
Sat, Jan 27 2024
8:00 PM
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Sun, Jan 28 2024
3:00 PM
