Renowned puppeteer, filmmaker, performance artist, and political satirist Paul Zaloom will perform his hit White Like Me: A Honky Dory Puppet Show at this year’s Puppets in the Green Mountains festival. Zaloom will be recognized by many as the Bread & Puppet Domestic Resurrection Circus ringmaster. Well-known for his long-running CBS series Beakman’s World, Paul has garnered wide popularity and national acclaim for countless projects over the course of his illustrious career.
Performances o White Like Me will take place on September 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. at the New England Youth Theatre. Additionally, Zaloom will teach an exclusive workshop in object theater on Tuesday, September 15 from 7-9 p.m. at Brattleboro’s newest wheelchair-accessible venue: 118 Elliot Space.
White Like Me is a comedic satire that follows the travails of Mr. Butch Manly, an entitled, politically incorrect ventriloquist figure recently unpacked after 50 years in storage; and the adventures of White-Man, a space-traveling native of the planet Caucazoid who decides to “civilize” Earth. The puppet cast and sets are all created from Zaloom’s personal stash of weird junk and tchotchkes.
In Zaloom’s workshop, Theater of Trash, you’ll be expertly guided to employ your own found objects in the context of object theater. Pre-registration is required, and enrollment is limited. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity–register today!
Zaloom’s White Like Me was recently singled out by Senator John McCain in America’s Most Wasted, a public list decrying the use of federal funds for the arts and other projects. Senator McCain’s report lambasted NEA funding for Sandglass Theater’s Puppets in the Green Mountains festival, and awarded Zaloom’s satire second-place standing. What’s all the fuss about? Come see the show McCain didn’t want you to see! Check out puppetsinthegreenmountains.com for tickets.
