I Spy Butterfly by Faye Dupras
Saturday, March 14th, at 11 AM and 2 PM
Putney- Sandglass Theater’s Winter Sunshine Series continues its 13th season of puppet shows for young audiences with I spy Butterfly by Faye Dupras on Saturday, March 14th at 11am and 2pm. How does a nature-loving explorer become a bug’s best friend? Find out in this delightful eco-story about the ways we all grow and change. When Trudy’s friend Harold the caterpillar suddenly transforms into a chrysalis, she’s determined to do the same. Just when she is about to give up hope, she learns that her tiny friend needs her now more than ever. Live music, colorful critters, and oodles of audience interaction make this show a fun ecological romp in the wild!
BUTTERFLY MAKING WORKSHOP
12 noon downstairs at NextStage $8 for the workshop
$17 for performance ticket plus workshop
Faye Dupras is an award winning master puppeteer
Trained as both a theater and visual, puppetry is the medium that allows her to scratch at her creative curiosity, stretch her artistic wings, and explore questions about our collective humanity.
Winter Sunshine is Southern Vermont’s favorite puppet theater series for young audiences and offers performances, workshops and school engagements. The Winter Sunshine Series is a lively celebration where the community gathers to share the warmth, laughter and the magic of stories told through puppetry.
Recommended for ages 3 and up. Tickets are $9 each and can be purchased at sandglasstheater.org.
Sandglass Theater is an accessible theater right in the heart of Putney. Performances by Faye Dupras are funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. The Winter Sunshine Series is also supported in part by Bay & Paul Foundation and local sponsorship from Price Chopper/Golub Foundation, The People’s United Bank, Kiwanis, West Hill Shop, The Gleanery, The Putney Food Co-op, Greenberg Associates Architects and the Vermont Community Foundation Dunham Mason.
