Puppet Showplace Theatre Presents: 2nd Annual Fall Fairytale Festival Kick-Off Event

2nd Annual Fall Fairytale Festival

2012-2013 Season Kick-Off Event

Cinderella by Tanglewood Marionettes

 Sat & Sun | Sept 1 & 2 | 1pm & 3pm

Join us Labor Day weekend for a very special celebration of mythical stories and fantasy lands! The 2nd Annual Fall Fairytale Festival at Puppet Showplace Theatre Kick's off with complementary refreshments provided by Whole Foods Brighton, a special guest balloon-animal artist, and other fun activities! Get ready for a magical time at PST!

About the Festival: (September 1 through October 14) Castles, giants, woodland fairies, talking frogs... do you love fairytales as much as we do? We are proud to once again kick off our season with the annual Fall Fairytale Festival. Experience classics like Cinderella and The Magic of Hans Christian Andersen while discovering original adaptations like Jack Tuesday: Fairytale Investigator. We’ve fit more beanstalks, princesses, and house-building pigs than you can imagine onto our stage.

About the show: Set in the eighteenth century and featuring a dozen lavishly costumed 30” marionettes, this production of "Cinderella" is a Tanglewood Marionettes showpiece. The story unfolds as the pages of a giant book open to reveal each beautifully painted setting--the village square, the rustic kitchen, the magnificent ballroom, plus many more (one of our scenes even “pops” right out of the book!). All your favorite characters are here, from gentle Cinderella to the bumptious stepsisters and the charming Prince, and each marionette is manipulated with precision and grace by our talented puppeteers. Our telling is based on the original beloved tale, but we do offer a few new surprises: Cinderella’s method of conveyance to the ball is NOT your traditional coach-and-four, and, when all hope seems lost, a clever little bluebird saves the day for Cinderella. A classic fairy tale told with wit and style, Tanglewood Marionettes’ production of "Cinderella" is sure to please audiences of all ages. 

FALL FAIRYTALE FESTIVAL 2012

Performance Schedule (Sept 1 - October 14)

Cinderella by Tanglewood Marionettes

SEASON KICKOFF EVENT! 

September 1 & 2 | 1pm & 3pm

Marionettes. Recommended for ages 4 & up. 

Jack Tuesday: Fairytale Investigator  PST PREMIERE!

by Lionheart Puppet Company

September 8 & 9 | 1pm & 3pm 

Hand and Rod Puppets. Recommended for ages 4 & up.

Jack and the Beanstalk by Crabgrass Puppet Theatre 

September 15 & 16 | 1pm & 3pm

September 17 | 10:30am & 1pm

Mixed styles. Recommended for ages 4 & up.

The Three Little Pigs by WonderSpark Puppets

Sept 22 & 23 | 1pm & 3pm 

Mixed styles. Recommended for ages 3 & up. 

The Frog Prince by Pumpernickel Puppets 

September 29 & 30 | 1pm & 3pm

Hand puppets. Recommended for ages 3 & up.

The Magic of Hans Christian Andersen

by Applause Unlimited

October 5 | 10:30am & 3pm October 6 & 7 | 1pm & 3pm

October 8 | 10:30am & 1pm

Mixed styles. Recommended for ages 4 & up. 

A Woodland Cinderella by Deborah Costine, Puppeteer! 

October 12 | 10:30am October 13 & 14 | 1pm & 3pm

Hand Puppets. Recommended for ages 3 & up.