Shadow Puppet Shows
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Current Productions
Fairy Tales, Classical Plays
& Original Creations
Here are the productions that can be booked as of September 2010. You may choose to have one production for a special event or combine two or more productions for a longer show.
Our fees vary and depend on the show we are asked to perform, the distance we need to travel and the number of performances requested. We always pay our puppeteers a professional wage, so you need to take that into consideration when you are hiring us. However, if you are picking one of our stock shows, then the show has already been designed so you will only pay us for the actual show plus one or two rehearsals. If you are interested in having us perform for you the best thing to do is contact us and tell us about yourself and your venue or organization. We can generally find a way to work with most budgets.
Macbeth:
The Witches Coven
Description
This is Macbeth from the Witches perspective. The play has been cut so that it comes out of the cauldron. The original text is preserved, but it has been cut to fit the length of the piece. If you are interested in a fresh take on an old classic-this is the tale for you.
Type of Puppets: Shadow Puppets
Duration: approx. 25 minutes
Technical Requirements
This show requires a space with the ability to control light levels. An electrical outlet with at least two sockets Room for a 6ft X 7ft theatre (length). The space must have a depth of at least 8ft.
Number of Puppeteers: 3
The Moon
Description
A retelling of the Grimm Brother's tale The Moon is about a band of brothers who steal the moon from the sky. Technical requirements: This show requires a space with the ability to control light levels. An electrical outlet with at least two sockets Room for a 6ft X 7ft theatre (length). The space must have a depth of at least 8ft.
Type of Puppets: Shadow Puppets
Duration: Approx 15 minutes
Number of Puppeteers: 3
The Ant,
The Grasshopper
& the Bailout Package
Description
This is the traditional story of the ants who work hard and the grasshopper who doesn't with a modern political twist.
Type of Puppets: Shadow Puppets
Duration: Approx 20 min
Technical Requirements
This show requires a space with the ability to control light levels. An electrical outlet with at least two sockets Room for a 6ft X 7ft theatre (length). The space must have a depth of at least 8ft.
Number of Puppeteers: 3
The Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin, Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel
Description:
Each of these fairy tales can be performed separately or together with the help of Mr Bun-Bun the narrator. They are the classic tales with perhaps a few modern twists
Type of Puppets: Hand puppets
Duration: 20 minutes each or 1 hour together
Number of Puppeteers: 2
Technical Requirements
Space for a 6ft x 7ft theatre with at least 6ft depth.
Two Brothers, both Unlike in Dignity
Description
Chess, Romeo and Juliet, and a pair of narcissistic brothers. What else do you need?
Type of Puppet: Hand Puppets
Length: 20 min
Technical Requirements
A table and two chairs. (No Puppet Theatre Required)
Shows by Commission
We will also design shows specifically for you on commission (you own the copyright when we're done) or just for a single run of performances (we retain the copyright when were done).
Prices vary, please contact us for details.
Announcing
Beyond the Vent!
A Classic Adventure
featuring sock puppets
Follow us on an adventure as we create our first sock puppet film. We will be filming at several locations in the community and offering puppet workshops and children's events along the way.
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Our First Stop
The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery January 29, 30 2011
Description
Beyond the Vent is a quest film featuring two beloved sock puppets. Jack sock's right sock Jill is kidnapped by evil gremlins and carried off to the land beyond the dryer vent. Jack goes on a quest to rescue her and along the way he encounters the Oracle, the evil gremlins, a very unusual mentor and many many more. In the meantime Jill is hard at work on an escape plan of her own...
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