Crabgrass Puppet Theatre
The Pirate, the Princess, and the Pea
March 29, 1pm and 3pm
$8
Reserve tickets at info@sandglasstheater.org
or (802) 387-4051
Spring is here but the 2014 Winter Sunshine Series of Family Performances at Sandglass Theater in Putney continues! On Saturday, March 29th, Winter Sunshine curators Bonny Hall and Jamie Keithline of Vermont’s own Crabgrass Puppet Theatre present The Pirate, the Princess, and the Pea.
Pirate lore meets fairy tale in The Pirate, the Princess, and the Pea, a swashbuckling pirate and princess adventure story. A pirate and a princess are on a treasure hunt, both searching for the same prize. The princess stays one step ahead of the pirate with every clue, but how can she get him out of the way long enough to dive for the treasure? “You’re not a real pirate!” she claims. “Am so.” “Are not.” “Am so.” “Okay, prove it!” “How?” “I had to prove I was a real princess once,” she says. “I’m sure we can use the same method . . .” and she leaves him snoring on a tall pile of mattresses. But when the princess is in danger from a giant octopus, she quickly discovers the benefits of cooperation! Inspired by their success, the pirate and his new princess friend sail off together in search of further adventure.
Crabgrass Puppet Theatre was founded in San Francisco in 1982 and moved to Halifax , Vermont in 2001. They have delighted audiences across the nation with their whimsical humor and puppetry and been awarded two Citations of Excellence from UNIMA-USA, the highest puppetry award in the United States. In 2009, Bonny Hall was awarded a Design Commendation from the Arlyn Award Foundation for The Day It Snowed Tortillas. For more information on Crabgrass Puppet Theatre, visit www.crabgrasspuppets.com.
Performances are at 1 & 3 pm and tickets are $8. Make your reservations early; there are only 60 seats available for each performance and most shows sell out well before showtime. Call the Sandglass box office at 802-387-4051 for reservations and more information. Sandglass Theater is wheelchair accessible theater.
The 2014 Winter Sunshine Series of Family Performances is a collaboration between Crabgrass Puppet Theater, Puppetwork New England and Sandglass Theater, and is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. The mission of the series is to present world-class puppetry for family audiences in and around Southern Vermont. The series concludes on April 26 with “Kasper, Fritzi and Me” by Ines Zeller-Bass, Shoshi Bass and Jana Zeller.
