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Dec 6 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
Dec 7 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
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About the Show
Trolls Skimpa and Blompa are excited to take care of the fairies’ beautiful garden. But, they can't imagine a week without their furniture and shopping! When they can’t fit their favorite things into the garden, Skimpa and Blompa have to decide what’s more important — their deluxe toaster or the fairies’ cherished tree? With the help of the audience the fairies find a way to gently teach the trolls the value of nature in this funny and poignant environmental fable.
The performance is accompanied by live lute music played by Peter Lehman, who is inspired by everything from the Renaissance to Willie Nelson tunes!
After the Show: Meet the Puppets & More!
Stay after the show to meet the artists and see the puppets up close — the artists speak English and Mandarin!
Plus, enjoy a dress-up station and coloring sheets! These activities are available after every performance, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Hand puppets and live lute music
Length: 35 minutes
Language: English
From Arlington, MA!
Created by Margaret Moody, Ann Wynne, and Peter Lehman
Script: Margaret Moody, Ann Wynne
Musical Arrangements: Peter Lehman
Composer: Ann Wynne, Peter Lehman
Puppet maker: Margaret Moody
Creation of this show was supported by grants from the Arlington Cultural Council, a local agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and from the Boston Area Guild of Puppetry.
About the Artist
The Arlington-based ensemble of Margaret Moody, Ann Wynne, and musician Peter Lehman created The Trolls and the Tree during the pandemic and first performed it, outdoors, at Old Schamb Mill in Arlington. Margaret, a devoted hand puppeteer who performs as Margaret Moody Puppets, enjoys playing the sweet fairies and cranky trolls in the show. Artist and early childhood educator Ann Wynne makes her puppetry debut as “Squirrel.” Peter Lehman accompanies the puppet show on lute, drawing on music from the Renaissance to Willie Nelson tunes. He specializes in performance of plucked string instruments and is the founder of the music groups Foggy Mountain Consort and C#minor7. Peter and Ann wrote and perform the poignant song that ends The Trolls and the Tree.
