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CURRENT SEASON: PUBLIC SHOWS & FIELD TRIPS! 2008-2009
CHECK BACK SOON FOR OUR 2009-10 SEASON!
Planned performances will use hand puppets, rod marionettes, rod puppets, shadow puppets, novelty puppets, and live music! Start the season by attending the West Liberty Children's Festival and end it by participating in the popular summer Parade Project!All events take place in downtown West Liberty, with most performances at the New Strand Theatre, a lovely 230 seat theater built in 1910 as an opera house. Just a twenty minute drive from Muscatine or Iowa City, West Liberty is a hopping little town with lots of restaurants and a fabulous new coffee shop to indulge in before and after the performance! For the eleventh consecutive year, Eulenspiegel offers Puppets and Pastries: Dessert Theatre For Adults, a classy evening out for the mature generation. RETURNING THIS
YEAR!
WEST LIBERTY CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
FIELD TRIP SHOWS MON, OCT. 20, 10:00 A.M. & 12:30 P.M.
THE EDUCATION OF A DONKEY Written for Eulenspiegel by playwright Rebecca Gilman, this story is adapted from a tale first published in 1500. It features the company’s namesake, Till Eulenspiegel, a stuffy University Rector, and a lovable donkey. Full of wordplay, it follows Till as he tricks the Rector by teaching a donkey to read. It's performed with a cast of beautifully crafted hand puppets and rod puppets, a block-printed, Medieval looking set, and the original live music of Ron Hillis. CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Literacy, European folklore, Medieval history, comparative literature, art, drama, Character Counts. STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED A BRAND NEW SHOW!
EULENSPIEGEL PUPPETS THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF WILLY THE WOOLLY ! SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2:00 & 4:30 Eulenspiegel Puppets premieres their newest production, a delightful tale of the lovable mammoths who roamed the Iowa prairies 10,000 years ago! Follow Willy the young woolly mammoth and his friend Bonny the Bunny as they overcome the dangers of sinkholes and saber tooth tigers. Don’t miss this opportunity to see what the Eulenspiegel Puppets and musician Ron Hillis come up with this time!
PLEASE NOTE: MONDAY'S SHOWS HAVE BEEN CANCELED!
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: History, natural science, social studies, art, music, drama, Character Education. STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED PUPPETS AND PASTRIES Sunday,
Feb. 29, 2:00 P.M. Tickets: $15 Tickle your imagination and your sweet tooth by attending "dessert theatre," featuring EULENSPIEGEL PUPPETS, their talented friends, and delectable desserts! If you love puppet theatre, you’d like the opportunity of enjoying it in the company of other adults, and you’re curious to see what the puppeteers come up with, then this is the event for you! Saturday night will include a pre-event at Local Grounds Coffee House (right around the corner from Owl Glass). This event will begin at 6:30pm and include wine, hors d'oeuvres, and a silent service auction! Then we'll all walk over for the Dessert Theatre performance and delicious desserts. Sunday's performance will include the traditional Dessert Theatre at Owl Glass, including wine, coffee, and wonderful desserts!
SPRING SPECIAL (whether or not you’re on break!) LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Eulenspiegel's adaptation of this beloved Grimms fairy tale uses delightfully crafted miniature Bohemian marionettes created by puppeteer Monica Leo. The set is an extra-large pop-up storybook also designed and created by Leo. The script, laced with wit and whimsy, was written by puppeteer Teri Jean Breitbach. The production was directed by well-known director Michael Sokoloff. In addition to seven puppets, the cast includes a wacky, flamboyant storyteller who relates to the audience as well as the puppets. Bring your class if you’re in school or your family if you’re on break! CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: European folklore, comparative literature, art, drama. STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED
ARMADILLOS' RANCHO MAGICAL MOONSHINE THEATRE from California Sunday, April 5, 2:00 & 4:30 P.M. FIELD TRIP SHOWS MON, APRIL 6, 10:00 A.M. & 12:30 P.M. FIELD TRIP SHOWS SOLD OUT! Magical Moonshine Theatre from California returns to West Liberty with another hilarious show! Michael and Valerie Nelson use large, beautifully designed tabletop puppets, a witty script, and live music to present this humorous, fast-paced story. The script is cleverly bi-lingual in Spanish and English. You’ll understand it regardless of which of the two languages you speak! CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Spanish language, Bilingual education, Mexican folklore, art, music, drama, Character Education. STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN THE FOLLOWING TITLE:
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF WILLY THE WOOLLY ! FIELD TRIP SHOWS (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) THURSDAY, MAY 14, 10:00 A.M. & 12:30 P.M.
STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre is supported in part by grants and donations from The Iowa Arts Council, The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, The Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, The Ryan Trust, The Stanley Foundation, and many generous friends. Sal Fink photo by Michael Kreiser
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