Each puppet show is approximately 40 minutes
long and uses marionettes and/or hand puppets. The shows are ideal for children
2 to 9 years old. The show is composed of musical numbers, a story (see titles
below) and audience participation - allowing children to play with simple marionettes.
Halloween
Special
A host of big marionettes greets the children followed by appearances
by a friendly witch, a vampire with a cavity, and the Royal Calavera Band.
(photo: calavera.jpg) This show does not have a story. It is mostly musical
numbers and lasts for only 25 minutes.
Diamond
Tree
A folktale about a poor man who is looking for water.
Instead, he finds a witch who turns children into diamonds. The show
discusses water conservation. Marionettes are 18 inches tall.
Little
Red Riding Hood
A Southwestern version of the fairy tale has a coyote terrorizing a town.
Marionettes are 14 inches tall.
Legend of the Mango Fruit
An Asian folktale about a father who wants his daughter to marry a rich
man she doesn't love. It talks about the importance of literacy, peer
pressure, and happiness. Marionettes are 24 inches tall.
Rumplestiltskin
A fairy tale about a magician who wants the queen's first-born child.
Marionettes are 12 inches tall.
Sleeping
Beauty
A fairy tale about a princess who is cursed by a witch and sleeps for
years until she is rescued by a prince. Marionettes are 12 inches tall.