Peter Rabbit hops over to PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Wed & Thurs | March 28 & 29 | 10:30am
Sat & Sun | March 31 & Apr 1 | 1pm & 3pm

Your favorite mischievous rabbit is now at PST in his own puppet show!

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About the show: Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit stories have been loved for generations. Now Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre brings them to life in irresistible style with clever scenery and turn-of-the-century costumes for an unforgettable theater experience. Included are: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, and The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.

About the performer: Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre, the performing division of Puppet Perceptions, Inc., is a Philadelphia area based performing company founded in 1981. Co-directors Marianne and Tom Tucker have performed at puppet, folk, ethnic and street festivals; and at craft fairs, shopping centers, theaters and schools around the country. Audiences from small children to senior citizens have enjoyed the variety of styles skillfully displayed in their interesting programs.

Save Your Summer! Come to a PST Summer Camp!

This summer, PST partners with the Brookline Recreation Department to bring exciting summer camps to the Brookline community! Currently, the camps are available only to Brookline residents.

Monster Makers
Puppet Building & Design Camp
with Brad Shur, PST Artist-in-Residence



Date: 6/25 through 6/29, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Age: 7-12
Location: Puppet Showplace Theatre

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Activity Number 108006

About the Camp: Can you imagine the world’s craziest monster? Do you like making stuff by hand? Then Puppet Showplace Theatre wants YOU for Monster Makers! In this new one-week summer camp kids will experience the process of puppet design, resulting in the creation of original hand-crafted monster puppets. Led by PST’s Artist in Residence, students will explore the materials and mechanisms used by professional puppet builders to create the creatures that only exist in their imaginations.

Students will also take on mini-projects that exercise core artistic skills such as drawing and sculpting. Craftsmanship, attention to detail, and project-planning skills will also be learned along the way. In addition to puppetry activities, campers also will enjoy fun recreational outings led by counselors from the Brookline Recreation Department.

About the Instructor: Brad Shur is the Artist in Residence at PST where he regularly performs for family and adult audiences. He is a graduate of RISD, and has taught puppetry classes of students of all ages across the country.

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Talk to the Hand
Puppetry and Performance Skills Camp
with Jacek Zuzanski of Dream Tale Puppets



Date: 8/20 through 8/24, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Age: 7-12
Location: Puppet Showplace Theatre

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Activity Number 108008

About the Camp: Puppeteers can bring entire worlds to life using just the tips of their fingers. Want to know their secrets? Now is your chance! In this new one-week summer camp students will explore the manipulation techniques used to bring different styles of puppets to life.

In a typical day, students will spend a morning session working with a professional performer (actors and puppeteers) to learn tools for expressing themselves ranging from voice acting to storytelling to hand puppet techniques and team puppetry. In the afternoons, students will devise, rehearse, and perform an original play, using the puppetry and performance skills they have acquired. In addition to puppetry activities, campers also will enjoy fun recreational outings led by counselors from the Brookline Recreation Department.

About the Instructor: Jacek Zuzanski has a Master of Art degree from The State Puppetry Institute in Wrocław, Poland, and The Ministry for Art and Culture’s Stage Directing Certificate. Jacek currently teaches acting and puppetry at the Cape Cod Conservatory and at the Falmouth Academy.

Aesop (with his Fables) travels to PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Sat & Sun | March 24 & 25 | 1pm & 3pm

Come by PST to see your favorite Aesop's fables come to life - with puppets!

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About the show: A treasured collection of favorite fables narrated by Aesop himself. The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse, The Fox and the Grapes, and many more stories are cleverly woven together in this original collection, each featuring the classic Aesop irony and morals.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Sadecky's Puppets comes from the minds of brothers Jay and Michael Sadecky, who have always enjoyed performing with puppets. They founded the company in 1981 and officially made their home in Tarentum, Pennsylvania in 1986. Eventually they started recruiting help from other puppeteers, including their sister Kathy, and now their puppeteer troupes travel to 14 states and perform over 500 shows a year.

Being parents themselves, the Sadeckys understand the importance of building character, so each script deals with values like respect, manners, and honesty and also with issues like peer pressure. They hope that children walk away from their shows both entertained and educated.

Tricksters and Noodleheads come to PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST!

Wed & Thurs | March 21 & 22 | 10:30am

Come to PST this week to watch 3 delightful stories about a rabbit, a goblin, and a woodcutter!

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About the show: Meet some clever animals and foolish people in this medley of silly folktales. Watch Brer Rabbit sneak into the vegetable patch to steal a prize-winning pumpkin. Meet a pesky goblin who tries to outwit a hard-working gardener. And see what happens when a mysterious forest creature grants a poor woodcutter three magic wishes. The wishes come with a warning, but will the foolish woodcutter listen?

Hand puppets.
Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Sparky's Puppets have delighted children and family audiences throughout New England for over 30 years. Puppeteer Sparky Davis has degrees in English (B. A., Mt. Holyoke College), education (M. A. T., Brown University) and library science (M.L.S., University of RI) and is a member of Puppeteers of America and the Boston Guild of Puppetry. She began doing puppet shows while working as a children's librarian. Since 1980, she has been performing full-time in schools, libraries and festivals throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, including The Boston Children's Museum, First Night Providence, The RISD Museum, the Puppet Showplace Theatre and countless schools, libraries, and family events.

She also leads workshops for teachers and librarians on using puppets with children. She has presented at regional library conferences and puppetry festivals.

Monsters and Voices and Workshops, Oh My!

WORKSHOPS AT PST!

PST is celebrating spring, and we invite you to try new things - like one of our workshops!

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Build Your Own Monster Puppet!

Learn how to build your own
monster puppet from fur and foam!

Instructor: Jonathan Little (Little's Creatures)
Three sessions, April 3 - 17
Tuesday nights, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $175 + $30 materials fee
(PST members save 10%!)

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Have you always wanted to make your own customized puppet? What about your own pet monster? Well, now you're in luck! This class will give you all of the skills you need to start building your very own puppets (monster or otherwise).

Class participants will be guided step by step through the process of making a moving-mouth puppet with rod-controlled arms, a style frequently used in television puppetry. You will be taught how to properly cut faux fur, how to hide and minimize the appearance of seams, how to create posable hands, and much, much more. In addition to learning how to build the puppet, participants will be introduced to the materials generally used in puppet design, and the common tools every puppet maker needs. Everyone in the class will be expected to sew, use hot glue, and use basic hand tools. Prior building experience is not necessary.

Find out more about Little's Creatures and puppet building in this video!

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Fundamentals of Silly Voices

A fun, creative vocal technique class
for actors and puppeteers!

Instructor: Brenda Huggins
Four sessions, May 7 - 28
Monday nights, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $95 (PST members save 10%!)

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Puppeteers are known for their vocal versatility. Want to learn their secrets? Whether you're a singer or actor, comedian or magician, a politician or a puppeteer, this foundational skills class will give you everything you need for excellent and creative vocal performance.

Students will explore their own vocal range while learning techniques for proper breath support, projection, and good vocal health. The class will cover the basics of vocal techniques and philosophies such as Linklater, Laban, Alexander, and Bel Canto. Building from these core ideas, the class will then explore connections between voice, character, and storytelling. Puppetry performance exercises, such as discovering voices in found objects and voicing multiple puppet characters in one scene, will be incorporated throughout the class. Participants will be encouraged to learn from each other while practicing their newly-acquired skills in a fun, safe, and supportive environment.

Meet the Singing Turtle this week at PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

The Singing Turtle by Paul Vincent Davis, performed by Brad Shur, PST artist in residence

Wed & Thurs | March 14 & 15 | 10:30am
Sat & Sun | March 17 & 18 | 1pm & 3pm

A young boy gets help from a singing turtle in the puppet version of this classic Japanese folktale!

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About the show: A young, hard working farm boy, Taro, is desperate to earn money to buy medicine for his sick mother. He overcomes his scheming uncle with help from an amazing turtle in this Japanese folk tale about friendship and generosity.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the show's creator: Paul Vincent Davis is widely recognized as one of America's foremost glove puppeteers. He has received four UNIMA citations for his work, has performed at festivals all over the world, and was honored with the Puppeteers of America President's Award for lifetime achievement. Over the course of his decades-long career Davis created over 15 full-length puppet shows incorporating multiple styles of puppetry but primarily featuring his signature "PVD-style" of legged glove puppets. Davis trained in New York City with Carol Fijan, author of the widely-used instruction book Making Puppets Come Alive. He currently serves on the PST Board of Trustees and is writing a book about the theory and practice of glove puppetry that he hopes will inspire others to create excellent work using this expressive art form.

About the performer: Brad Shur is the Artist in Residence at Puppet Showplace Theatre where he regularly teaches and performs. He has been professionally involved in puppetry for over 10 years. He first began as a performer with the Providence puppet and mask company Big Nazo while a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has toured nationally with Wood & Strings Theatre, a marionette company based in Tennessee, and has worked with the Vermont PuppetTree as a freelance puppet designer and performer.

The first rule of Puppet Showplace Slam...

...IS TO TALK TO EVERYONE ABOUT PUPPET SHOWPLACE SLAM!

March's Puppet Showplace Slam is here!
Sat | March 10 | 8-10pm

Are you ready for it, adult puppet fans? Our bimonthly puppet slam is here!

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About the slam: Puppet Showplace Theatre has shows for teens and adults? That's right puppet fans. Every other month we stay open late to bring you the finest in "grown up" puppet entertainment. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll go home googly-eyed. March's slam features special guest David Stephens, visiting all the way from Atlanta, GA!

What's a reluctant dragon? Find out at PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Wed & Thurs | Mar 7 & 8 | 10:30am
Fri | Mar 9 | 3:30pm *
Sat & Sun | Mar 10 & 11 | 1pm & 3pm

From All Hands Productions comes a tale of a princess, a knight, and a reluctant dragon! What's a reluctant dragon? Find out in the show!

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NEW AFTER SCHOOL SHOWTIME! Friday's performance of "The Reluctant Dragon" marks the premiere of PST's After School program! Come by to see the show and get an exclusive Q&A session with the puppeteers and free refreshments from Whole Foods!

About the show: Princess Penepole loves to read about dragons. Imagine her surprise when she actually meets and befriends one! Upon discovering the potential threat of a dragon in the palace, King Rhubarb charges Sir Reginald to fight the dragon. Will it be a fight to the death? Will it be a draw? Will they even fight at all? Find out in All Hands Productions version of “The Reluctant Dragon.” This show was funded in part by a 2008 Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Founded by David Stephens, All Hands Productions is dedicated to bringing quality puppet productions to children and their parents. A recipient of a 2008 Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant, Stephens hopes to continue fulfilling his goals of presenting quality entertainment to children and their parents.

Goldilocks visits PST!

SPRING CELEBRATION KICKS OFF AT PST!

Sat & Sun | March 3 & 4 | 1pm & 3pm

Magpie Puppets presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears - with a new ending!

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About the show: We all know the story—Goldilocks stumbles upon an empty house, gobbles up porridge, breaks a chair, and takes a snooze. She’s awakened by three bears and runs home to her mother. In the Magpie Puppets version, her mother is horrified—not by the bears, but by her daughter’s poor manners! She sends Goldilocks back to apologize, bearing blueberry pancakes and a promise of chair repair. In a departure for Magpie Puppets, this is a tabletop(s) show, with puppeteer Maggie Whalen fully visible. Audience members do aerobics with Mama Bear and help the bears with household chores.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Magpie Puppets is a one-woman hand puppet theater consisting of Maggie Whalen. Performing puppet shows for children since 1969, she founded Poor People's Puppets in NYC in 1971 which performed in its own storefront theater from 1971-1974. She has also worked with other New England puppeteers: Vermont's Bread & Puppet Theatre and New York's Theater in the New City. Besides performing, Maggie also teaches puppet-making workshops at schools, community centers, and Club Med.

Celebrate Spring at PST!

From March to June, PST is presenting "Spring Celebrations," a collection of shows featuring classic and original stories, along with live music and musical themes!

SHOW CALENDAR

We also have NEW programming on Friday afternoons! Our After School Puppet Shows happen at 3:30pm the second Friday of each spring month (March, April, and May). Here's what to expect at our After School programs:

• Puppet demonstration
• Q&A session with the puppeteer
• FREE healthy snacks provided by Whole Foods

The following shows are part of our After School Series :

The Reluctant Dragon by All Hands Productions Friday, March 9 at 3:30pm

The Magic Soup and Other Tales by Brad Shur Friday, April 13 at 3:30pm

Dr. Doohickey's Monster Machine by Brad Shur Friday, May 11 at 3:30pm

For more information read our press release, call the box office at 617-731-6400, or visit us online at www.puppetshowplace.org.

Aargh! Vacation Week! Sail the seas in Everybody Loves Pirates!

LAST SHOW FOR VACATION WEEK AT PST!

Fri, Sat & Sun | Feb 24 - 26 | 10:30am, 1pm & 3pm

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Vacation week at PST is coming to a close, but not without one last hurrah! Sail the seas in "Everybody Loves Pirates" by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers!

About the show: "Everybody Loves Pirates" is the story of a young girl named Lucy and her goofy friend, Little Chucky. While fishing one day, the kids discover a treasure map and decide to set out on a quest to find their fortune. Unfortunately, they run into a group of bumbling pirates who try to thwart their efforts by stealing the treasure. Of course, it all works out in the end with some help from Chucky and Lucy's new ocean-dwelling friends, including Lobster Boy, Crabby and a wise Sea Monkey.

Recommended for ages 4 & up.

About the performer: Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a small puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and comprised of three siblings - Erik, Brian, and Robin Torbeck. Founded in 2000, Frogtown Mountain has performed at fairs, festivals, theatres, parades, schools, libraries, and some of the finest petting zoos on the East Coast. All their shows are written by the troupe and are performed with their hand-made puppets.

Vacation to Africa with Trickster Tales at PST!

VACATION WEEK AT PST!

Tues, Wed, & Thurs | Feb 21, 22 & 23 | 10:30am & 1pm

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Get woven into Barefoot Puppets' African stories in "Trickster Tales" this week at PST!

About the show: Can a spider defeat an elephant at tug-of-war? Overpower a python? Capture a cloud of hornets? With Anansi the Spider, world famous trickster, all things are possible...if you only have a plan! This show brings traditional stories from West Africa to live with expressive rod puppets, original music, and lots of puns. Performed on a large, twelve-foot stage with colorful scenery and amazing scene changes. It's a high-energy show with lots of laughs!

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Barefoot Puppets takes folktales from around the world and gives them a contemporary twist - with puppets! Even though the stories are classic, all of Barefoot Puppets' scripts, sets, musics, and of course puppets, are completely original. They've performed around the country at venues like The Smithsonian Discovery Theater as well as at various puppetry festivals. Barefoot Puppets has also been seen in the Great White North (otherwise known as Canada) at the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival.

VACATION WEEK comes to PST with THE LITTLE BREAD HEN!

VACATION WEEK AT PST!

Sat & Sun | Feb 18 & 19 | 1pm & 3pm
Mon | Feb 20 | 10:30am & 1pm

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If you thought you knew the tale of The Little Red Hen, think again! Barefoot Puppets starts off PST's Vacation Week with their twist on the tale.

About the show: Inspired by the classic tale of The Little Red Hen, this version reveals the truth about what really happened that fateful day when a chicken decided to bake a loaf of bread. Were the other farm animals just lazy or was there something else stewing in the barnyard? Journey to a small European bakery as we cook up the answers to these questions and more in this hilariously tasty retelling!

Recommended for ages 4 & up.

About the performer: Barefoot Puppets takes folktales from around the world and gives them a contemporary twist - with puppets! Even though the stories are classic, all of Barefoot Puppets' scripts, sets, musics, and of course puppets, are completely original. They've performed around the country at venues like The Smithsonian Discovery Theater as well as at various puppetry festivals. Barefoot Puppets has also been seen in the Great White North (otherwise known as Canada) at the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival.

"Shadow" Brad Shur in PST's Shadow Puppetry workshop!

FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 19 AT PST!

Introduction to Shadow Puppetry

This 4-week class will give you all the tools you need
to create an original shadow puppet show!

Instructor: Brad Shur
Four sessions, February 27 - March 19
Monday nights, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $120 (PST members save 10%!)

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What do translucent animal skins and overhead projectors have in common? Shadow puppetry is a centuries-old art form that is constantly evolving to incorporate new materials and technologies.

In "Introduction to Shadow Puppetry," students will learn the history of shadow performance and see examples of the exciting work being developed by today's shadow puppeteers. Through building and performance assignments, the class will explore diverse styles of shadow puppets ranging from simple hand shadows to elaborate cut-out figures with moving parts. By the end of the class, students will have acquired all the tools they need to create their own shadow puppet show!

Questions? Contact our box office for more details about these and other upcoming events at 617-731-6400.

Have a bowl of "Magic Soup" by Brad Shur!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Sat & Sun | Feb 11 & 12 | 1pm & 3pm
Wed & Thurs | Feb 15 & 16 | 10:30am

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Drink up PST's artist-in-residence Brad Shur's imaginative puppeteering of traditional Jewish tales!

About the show: The Magic Soup presents stories taken from the rich Jewish folk tradition of Eastern Europe. In these short tales, everyone is looking for something, whether it’s a bowl of soup, a bit of peace and quiet, or the perfect pair of shoes. It is those with wit, humor and imagination who have the best chance of finding their dreams.

Performed with mixed styles of puppetry, including rod, shadow and tabletop.

Recommended for ages 4 and up.

About the performer: Brad Shur is currently the artist-in-residence at PST. He has been active in the professional puppeteering world for over a decade, ever since he was studying at the Rhode Island School of Design. Brad performs with all forms of puppetry, from rod puppets and shadow puppets to Japanese bunraku puppets and marionettes. In 2007, Brad built and designed puppets of the 10 American Idol finalists for a Ford commercial which you can view here.

Come on "An Arabian Adventure" with PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Wed & Thurs | Feb 8 & 9 | 10:30am

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Go from PST to the Middle East in Tanglewood Marionettes' elaborate performance of a classic Arabian fairytale!

About the show: Featuring over a dozen beautifully hand-crafted marionettes and exquisite “story-book” style scenery, “An Arabian Adventure” tells the tale of a Persian prince who is thrown into a dungeon because of his love for a beautiful princess. Facing danger at every turn, the courageous prince must battle his way out of the underground prison to save his princess from a tragic fate.

The soundtrack features professional actors set to the background of classical music from favorite composers, as well as traditional Middle Eastern music. The program is presented with the marionettists in full view, so that the audience can witness firsthand the mechanics of puppet manipulation.

Replete with clever stage illusions and lighting effects, “An Arabian Adventure” is an action-packed drama that is sure to delight audiences of all ages while introducing them to the magical world of puppet theater.

About the performer: Tanglewood Marionettes is a New England based marionette theater formed in 1993 by Anne Ware and Peter Schaefer. Their specialty is combining adept puppeteers with classic tales to delight children of all ages. Besides performing at PST, they have also been seen at The Children's Museum in Boston, the Boston Athenaeum, the Yale Art Gallery, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and more. Tanglewood Marionettes has been awarded the UNIMA Citation, the highest award in puppetry, for both "An Arabian Adventure" and "The Dragon King."

Kick off February with Shadows Around the World!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Wed & Thurs | Feb 1 & 2 | 10:30am
Sat & Sun | Feb 4 & 5 | 1pm & 3pm

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Get a diverse introduction to shadow puppets when Nappy's Puppets comes to PST!

About the show: For thousands of years, man has manipulated puppets for a variety of reasons: religion, education, and entertainment. One of the oldest and most wonderful forms of puppetry is shadow puppetry.

Shadows Around the World explores the history of shadow puppetry and its development throughout the world. The program focuses on world cultures and history, the oral tradition of storytelling, and the development of shadow puppetry as an art form.

Recommended for ages 4 & up.

About the performer: Nappy's Puppets is dedicated to presenting quality puppet theater to audiences of all ages. The goal of each performances is to entertain, inspire and educate the audience on the range and scope of puppetry as an art form.

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Puppetry comes to Arts Emerson in February!

FEBRUARY 07 - 12 AT ARTS EMERSON!

Can't get enough puppetry at PST? Go see Phantom Limb's 69˚S. at Arts Emerson! 69˚S. tells the true story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1949 treacherous trans-Antarctic expedition set against the current backdrop of our planet's changing environment and uncertain future.

Theatre, dance, puppetry, photography and film unite and take the audience on an artistic and emotional journey that explores the symbiotic relationship between humans and the environment.

Learn about Phantom Limb's world premiere production, background on the 1914 expedition, the puppetry, music and much more here, brought to you by The Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College.

Recommended for ages 10 & up. Use discount code PST69S5 to receive $5 off tickets! Restrictions apply; offer limited to 2 tickets per customer.

Learn more & order tickets here.

FREE PUPPETRY WORKSHOP BY PST'S OWN!
Curious to learn how the 69˚S. performers bring their puppets to life? Join Roxanna Myhrum, artistic director of PST after the Saturday matinee! This lively hour-long puppet performance workshop will cover puppetry basics including focus, breath and the physical vocabulary that transforms objects into characters.

SAT, FEB 11 after the 2PM performance of 69˚S., 3:30-4:30PM
The Jackie Liebergott Black Box (“The Jackie”) at the Paramount Center

FREE for all 69˚S. ticket holders; Registration required.

Journey to Japan with Cat Mountain

THIS WEEK AT PST
Cat Mountain from Behind the Mask

Wed & Thurs | Jan 25 & 26 | 10:30am
Sat & Sun | Jan 28 & 29 | 1pm & 3pm

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Join PST on a trip to Japan as we follow Behind the Mask's elegant and creative adaptation of the tale of Sho and her journey!

About the show: Cat Mountain tells the story of Sho, a young servant girl, who journeys to a strange and far-off mountain, where she hopes to find her freedom and her lost cat. But as the people she meets on the way tell her – “ No one has ever returned from Cat Mountain!” Puppetry, dance, masks, and Japanese theater-styles all combine in Behind The Mask's original adaptation of this magical folktale.

Recommended for ages 4 & up.

About the performer: Eric Bornstein is truly an international mask-maker. Aside from receiving a MLA in Fine Arts from Harvard University, he also studied with masters in Bali and Italy. His work has appeared all over Boston, from productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream to the Harvard Yiddish Players' Shulamis, in museums like the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, and with performing groups the Boston Lyric Opera and Boston Ballet. When he's not putting on exquisite shows, Eric keeps busy teaching classes on masks as well as offering residencies to schools in the state through Young Audiences of Massachusetts.

PST Presents: Puppet Showplace Slam!

SATURDAY AT PST

Puppet Showplace Slam

Sat | Jan 21st | 8:00pm

Puppets aren't just for kids. Join PST this Saturday from 8pm to 10pm for more mature shows that adult fans can enjoy.

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About the slam: PST has shows for teens and adults? That's right, puppet fans. Every other month we stay open late on Saturday night to bring you a raucous evening of PG-13 puppet entertainment. We call it a "slam" because it's your only chance to get smashed in the eyeballs by every style of puppetry you can imagine. This slam features live music, and a brand new puppet show instigated by Ronald Binion, as well as the amazing punch and judy antics of Liz Joyce and from Goat on a Boat Puppet Theater.