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Puppet Shows
Kyle Loven presents: “Blink” and “When You Point at the Moon”
185 days
Kyle Loven presents:
Blink
&
When You Point at the Moon
two new works in progress
Created & Performed by Kyle Loven
WHAT: Blink & When You Point at the Moon
WHO: Created & Performed by Kyle Loven
WHEN: December 1-5. 2011
Thursday through Monday at 7:00 PM
WHERE: 608 19th Avenue East, at the Little Theatre in Capitol Hill
ABOUT THE PIECES:
Blink: a lost installation
This installation piece unearths a lost city made up of lost things. Detailed puppets,
objects, and music combine in this exploration of loss and time. This piece is being
developed through the generous support of the Jim Henson Foundation and the Seattle
Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, and will premiere as an evening-length piece in 2012.
Creative Team:
Creator, Performer: Kyle Loven
Dramaturg, Co-Director: Jessica Hatlo
Composer: George Maurer
Sound Designer: Kevin Heard
&
When You Point at the Moon
An Eastern moon myth warns children to “Never point at the moon or the moon will cut
your ears off!” Inspired by this warning, the piece follows a young boy, the moon, and
the fateful gesture that brings them together. Told in the spirit of a cautionary tale for
adults, this one-man show blends puppetry, sound effects, and a live actor. After
premiering at On the Boards’ 2011 NW New Works Festival in June, When You Point at
the Moon has since toured to Portland and Taipei. This show will expand to an eveninglength
version in 2012, combining multiple moon myths from around the world.
Creative Team:
Creator, Performer: Kyle Loven
Director: Nick Hubbard
Sound Designer: Kevin Heard
Choreographer: Gabrielle Schutz
Press Release for Kyle Loven
Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or in advance at: www.kyleloven.com
Pay-What-You-Can performances are December 2 & 5
For press comps please e-mail: kyleloven@gmail.com
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES:
Kyle Loven is currently a Seattle-based artist. His image-driven work combines puppetry,
projections, objects, and other art forms with live actors. In addition to his original creations,
Kyle has worked most extensively with Michael Sommers and Susan Haas’ Open Eye Figure
Theatre but has also performed with Theatre de la Jeune Lune and The Children’s Theatre
Company. His original work has been seen in Amsterdam, Taipei, New York, Minneapolis,
Portland, Orlando, and Seattle. Kyle is the recipient of grants from the Jim Henson Foundation,
4Culture, Artist Trust, and the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs.
Jessica Hatlo is a collaborative performance artist specializing in new, generative and crossdisciplinary
work. Collaborators include 14/48, Hedgebrook Women’s Playwright Festival,
Implied Violence, the Satori Group, Kyle Loven, Jessica Jobaris, and Rosa Vissers. Hatlo was a
member/co-artistic director of Washington Ensemble Theatre for 5 years. The Ensemble will be
producing the world premiere of her play STUCK in March 2012. Hatlo and Rosa Vissers’
collaboration PERPETUUM|Mobile will present their performance installation Ora et Labora as
part of Next Fest NW at Velocity Dance Center December 9-11, 2011. Hatlo is also the program
director of Queer Teen Ensemble Theatre (QTET) a Seattle based program for LGBTQ youth.
Kevin Heard is a sound designer and audio engineer currently based in Seattle. Kevin has
worked with many local companies in varying capacities including Seattle Rep, Book-It, Seattle
Shakes, Annex Theatre, and Contemporary Classics.
Nick Hubbard is a Seattle-based performance artist who creates images with shadow theater and
puppetry. He has appeared on local stages including On the Boards, Live Girls!, and Theatre Off
Jackson. He has collaborated with local puppet creator Brian Kooser and playwright Wes
Andrews, and has worked with Jean Enticknap’s Thistle Theatre.
George Maurer is best known as one of Minnesota’s premier jazz pianists, but his musical
collaborations have taken him around the globe as a performer, arranger, and composer. He has
shared the stage with Eric Clapton, arranged music for the Chiffons and written two original
scores for Saint Paul City Ballet. His repertoire includes indie movie soundtracks, 15 CDs,
arrangements for everyone from gospel choirs to rock icons and an always-full itinerary of
George Maurer Trio, Group, and Variety Band performances.
Gabrielle Schutz has been an active member of Seattle’s artistic community since 2007 and has
collaborated with a myriad of companies and artists as a Chorographer, Theatrical Director and
solo Performance Artist. She is currently the Managing Director of Absurd Reality Theatre,
where she has produced and facilitated the creation of several new works in Theatre and Dance.
Gabrielle holds a BA in Theatre from Mesa State College in Colorado.
NW Puppet Center presents: “Qweti: Tales of the Makah Tribe”
189 days
Northwest Puppet Center’s 2011-12 Season of performances begins with “Qweti: Tales of the Makah Tribe”. Don’t miss this highly acclaimed show by Carter Family Marionettes. Created in collaboration with Elders of the Makah Tribe, it is our honor to share these comical tales of Qweti the Trickster. Having toured the world, Qweti returns to Seattle for only 2 weekends!
Nov. 12-20, 2011
Saturdays at 1pm and 3pm
Sundays at 1pm & 3pm
Advance tickets available anytime online or by phone:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/202374
Tickets also available at the box office starting 30 minutes before each show. Admission to the puppet center remains one of the greatest bargains in town for live theater:
Adult $10.50
Child $8.50
Senior $9.00
The start of our season is also your chance to enjoy great savings with a subscription to 5 shows! Now more affordable than ever:
Adult Subscription $35
Child Subscription $30
Subscriptions available through this link, by phone or ask about it at the box office:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/203395
Thanks for your support and enjoy the shows!
Meeting: Sunday, December 4, 2011
193 days
Join us! On December 4 starting at 4:15 pm, at the Sunset Hill Community Club (3003 NW 66th Street, Seattle, WA) we will be gathering for our next guild meeting.
First off are general proceedings and updates from the Executive Board.
Then, artists Carol Wolfe Clay and Ki Gottberg sit down with us to share reflections on their process in creating their play for actors and puppets, little world, including a look at the puppets designed and built by Carol:
“Four years ago Carol Wolfe Clay and Ki Gottberg, longtime friends and collaborators in the world of theatre, found themselves living on the same floor in different wards of Seattle Children’s hospital. One had a child who was now quadriplegic; the other, battling life-threatening cancer. These two mothers found themselves lost in the deep and complicated process of grief. Clay retreated to her studio, creating a little world of her own full of handmade puppets; Gottberg brought this little world to life, writing a play inspired by this physical world and reflective of their shared experiences.” (from the production program)
As a special bonus, come at 3pm and see Thistle Theatre’s production of Merry Chris Mouse at no charge:
“A brown mouse family, without a piece of cheese to its name, finds a new home in the wall of a child’s playroom. While exploring, Christine and Christopher discover a tiny white mouse in a cage…plans for a rescue ensue! This is an original heartwarming story of sharing at holiday time. Original songs by Sue Ennis including ‘Carving the Christmas Cheese’. (http://www.thistletheatre.org
Additionally, two collections of puppetry books will be for sale at the meeting. You won’t want to miss it!
Hope to see you all there!
The Executive Board
Thistle Theatre presents: “Merry Chris Mouse”
196 days
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Thistle Theatre presents:
Merry Chris Mouse Description of Story: A brown mouse family, homeless on Christmas Eve, moves into the wall of a child’s playroom. Dismayed at the sight of their disheveled home, mouse twins Christine and Christopher scamper out to scavenge. While exploring, they discover a tiny white mouse in a cage…plans for a rescue ensue! The story is about overcoming hardships and helping others. Featuring Sue Ennis’s delightful song, “Carving the Christmas Cheese”, Merry Chris Mouse is an original heartwarming story of joy and sharing at holiday time. Lisa Haslbauer, Brian Stabile and Gina Wilhelm are the puppeteers in the production directed by Jean Enticknap. |
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Dates and Times:
Sunset Hill Community Club
3003 NW 66th St, Seattle, WA 98117 Sunset Hill Community Club: Dec. 2 (7:30PM) Dec. 3, 4 (1:00PM & 3:00PM) Magnuson Park Theatre Bellevue Youth Theatre Tickets: Information: |
2011-2012 Season at Northwest Puppet Center
212 days
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NW Puppet Center’s 2011-2012 Season begins in November. They have a wonderful line-up of performances and have made Season Subscriptions more affordable than ever! If you’d like to see all 5 shows in the season, it only costs $30 for each child and $35 for each adult. Where else can you see 5 live performances for such a reasonable price? Please support Northwest Puppet Center and enjoy all these shows: QWETI: TALES OF THE MAKAH TRIBE CENERENTOLA: THE ITALIAN CINDERELLA THUMBELINA: THE ORIGINAL FLOWER CHILD THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF THE ODYSSEY Showtimes: Sat. 1pm & 3pm, Sun. 1pm & 3pm Subscriptions available online or by phone: http://www.brownpapertickets. Also, they are seeking volunteers to help out before/after shows. If you are interested, it is a great way to get involved with this unique organization and you get to see the shows for FREE! Just send an email to find out more or get signed up. http://www.nwpuppet.org Carter Family Marionettes tel: 206 523 2579 |
“little world” at Lee Center
214 days
little world
Developed from an original design and puppets by Carol Wolfe Clay
Written and directed by Ki Gottberg
In 2007, Clay’s teenage son became quadriplegic in a high school wrestling accident. Six weeks later Gottberg’s 12-year-old daughter was diagnosed with stage 3B cancer. Inexplicably, they found themselves living on the same floor in different wards at Children’s Hospital, lost in the deep and complicated processes of grief. Four years later, Clay and Gottberg teamed up to create a whimsical, funny, and illuminating theater piece out of a part of the traumatic experience, the part having to do with grief. Highlighting their shared interest in new ways of making theatre, the generative process began with Clay creating a “little world,” a dynamic set full of handmade puppets; Gottberg then wrote a play inspired by this physical world and reflective of their shared experiences; and now, this “little world” comes to life…
…A woman creates and retreats to a little world of her own… a safe place where she can hide from all that is cruel. But this new world conjures up characters who emerge playfully, yet ultimately confront and challenge her. Featuring actors Suzy Hunt, Kate Wisniewski, Cecelia Frye and Jena Cane, this production is one hour in length and is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Association Members’ Project Code. (Not suitable for children under 10.)
“little world” is supported by a Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs CityArtist Projects 2011 grant.
Performance Schedule
Preview Oct. 6, 8 p.m.
Oct. 7-8, 8 p.m.
Oct. 12-15, 8 p.m.
Oct. 19-22, 8 p.m.
Oct. 26-29, 8 p.m.
Oct. 16 and 23, 4 p.m.
Admission is a suggested donation of $15. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.
Drunk Puppet Nite: This Ain’t Your Lonely Goatherd
228 days
Drunk Puppet Nite, a cluster of Seattle Puppeteers working to redefine puppetry as an art form not just for children, is putting on a double weekend performance at Hale’s Palladium in Seattle (Fremont neighborhood).
Expect to be entertained by the absurd, unusual, hilarious and inappropriate at Drunk Puppet Nite: November 3rd, 4th, and 5th and November 10th, 11th and 12th, at Hale’s Palladium (4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle – Fremont), from 8-10pm, $15 Admission, $12 (students and seniors).
All revenue from the show goes directly to artists. This is the eighth year of the Drunk Puppet Nite series in the Pacific Northwest. Featuring: Ricky Gene Powell as MC, Annett Mateo, as Artistic Director, the work of the Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab, local puppeteers in Seattle, and much more.
All revenue from the show goes directly to artists. This is the eighth year of the Drunk Puppet Nite series in the Pacific Northwest. Featuring: Ricky Gene Powell as MC, Annett Mateo, as Artistic Director, the work of the Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab, local puppeteers in Seattle, and much more.
For more details search “Drunk Puppet Nite” on FB, visit www.drunkpuppetnite.com, or e-mail, media@drunkpuppetnite.com
Buy tickets for Drunk Puppet Nite here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/197262
Open Call for Puppetry Acts
237 days
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Drunk Puppet Nite, a cluster of Seattle Puppeteers working to expand and redefine puppetry, is seeking puppetry acts for a double weekend performance at Hale’s Palladium in Seattle, (Fremont neighborhood), November 3, 4, and 5th and 10, 11, and 12th.
All revenue from the show goes directly to artists. Audition and have the chance to be compensated for your puppetry art. Come to the audition with your partially or fully completed piece prepared to show what you’ve got! The Oct 3 audition at Hale’s Palladium takes place on the stage we will be performing on so you can have an exact idea what the environment will be. Let us know when you are coming! Artistic Director, Annett Mateo looks forward to working with you and seeing your amazing creativity.
AUDITION TIMES ROUND 1:
Hale’s Palladium
October 3rd, Sunday, 2-6pm
AUDITION TIMES ROUND 2:
Fremont Arts Council Powerhouse
October 5th, Wednesday, 6-10pm
Please bring to the audition:
Name of your act, number of people in your performance, your contact info, any other work samples you’d like to share.
For more info search “Drunk Puppet Nite” on FB, visit www.drunkpuppetnite.com, or e-mail,info@drunkpuppetnite.com
Drunk Puppet Nite: November 3rd, 4th, and 5th and November 10th, 11th and 12th, at Hale’s Palladium (4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle – Fremont), from 8-10pm, $15 Admission, $12 (students and seniors)
CONTACT: Toni Mikulka, Director of Communications, Drunk Puppet Nite
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“Harold and the Purple Crayon” at Seattle Children’s Theatre
246 days
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Book by Don Darryl Rivera, Music by Auston James, Lyrics by Rob Burgess
Based on the books by Crockett Johnson
All Rights Reserved by The Estate of Ruth Krauss
Stewart J. Edelstein, Executor
Based on the books by Crockett Johnson
All Rights Reserved by The Estate of Ruth Krauss
Stewart J. Edelstein, Executor
- SEP 22 – OCT 30
- All Ages – visual storytelling and accessible language
- Charlotte Martin Theatre
Anything is possible with a crayon and a big imagination. With a burst of inspiration, Harold launches a magical exploration and simply draws where he wants to go. After sketching himself into adventurous situations, Harold quickly problem-solves: he draws an apple tree when he’s hungry and a rocket ship when he finds himself falling through the sky. With spirited song and creativity, Harold travels from under the sea to outer space, making many friends along the way.
A Note from Artistic Director Linda Hartzell:
Harold is a child’s icon for playfulness. Bringing him to stage with animation, puppetry and music bridges the book-theatre connection for young children. Hopefully this will inspire our earliest readers and earliest theatre patrons. I’m certain the dynamic special effects and nostalgia of the story will intrigue older youth.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the Seattle Children’s Theatre website.
P.S. Puppeteers of Puget Sound member Annett Mateo adds: “Come see my biggest show ever with probably the most different kinds of puppets in one show, even a marionette! More puppets than any show we have done before!”
Thistle Theatre presents “Jack and the Beanstalk”
258 days
Thistle Theatre, a puppet theatre for families presents:
Jack and the Beanstalk
Based on an old English version of the story, Jack trades his family’s cow for five colored beans. An
amazing adventure ensues when Jack climbs to the top of the beanstalk and becomes a slave to the
cyclops wife of the fee-fi-fo-fum giant. A golden hen, a magic singing harp, a green fairy and a fool
add to the musical merriment.
Brian Stabile, Lisa A. Haslbauer and Ben Burris are the puppeteers in this production directed by
Jean Enticknap. The story was adapted by Sue Ennis and Jean Enticknap with music and songs by
Sue Ennis. The puppets were designed and built by Brian Kooser with costumes by Jean Enticknap.
Locations and Dates:
Bellevue Youth Theatre
16661 Northup Way, Bellevue, WA 98008
Oct. 1, 2 (2:00PM & 4:00PM)
Sunset Hill Community Club
3003 NW 66th St, Seattle, WA 98117
Oct. 7 (7:30PM) Oct. 8, 9 (1:00PM & 3:00PM)
Magnuson Park Theatre
7120 62nd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115
Oct. 15, 16 (1:00PM & 3:00PM)
Tickets:
Child/Senior $8.00
General $9.00
Season Tickets Available!
Information:
Thistle Theatre
Phone: (206) 524-3388
Website: thistletheatre.org
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