Season 2006- 2008

Performance Spaces
Address:

Montgomery County
Cultural Center
208 DeKalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401-4904.

Easy access from Philadelphia on the
R6 Train &
Free Parking on Evenings & Weekends @ the Main Norristown transit station.

Now in New Jersey @
The Hanover Theatre
in The Neighborhood
Art Center
64 Hanover St., Pemberton, NJ 08068

Don't Forget to ask about our educational series for schools.

2007-2008

April / May
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(NJ location)


Wed. 30th
at 10am & 1pm
May
Thur. 1st
at 10am & 1pm


Fri. 2nd at 7:30 pm,
Sat. 3rd
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 4th at 3pm


Shakespearish
(PA location)


Wed. 7th at 10am
Thur. 8th at 10am


Fri. 9th at 8 pm,
Sat. 10th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 11th at 3pm

2008-2009

October

Goblin Market
(NJ location)

Fri. 10th at 7:30 pm,
Sat. 11th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 12th at 3pm

Tales from the Bayou
(PA location)

Fri. 24th at 8 pm
Sat. 25th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 26th at 3pm

November

Shakespearish
(NJ location)

Wed. 12th
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 13th
at 10am & Noon

Fri. 14th at 7:30 pm
Sat. 15th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 16th at 3pm

Shakespearish
(PA location)

Fri. 28th at 8 pm
Sat. 29th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 30th at 3pm


February
Ananse &
the Sky God
(PA location)

Wed. 4th
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 5th
at 10am & Noon

Fri. 6th at 8 pm
Sat. 7th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 8th at 3pm

Ananse &
the Sky God
(NJ location)

Wed. 18th
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 19th
at 10am & Noon

Fri. 20th at 7:30 pm
Sat. 21st
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 22nd at 3pm


March
Franklin's Tales
(PA location)

Wed. 9th
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 10th
at 10am & Noon

Fri. 11th at 8 pm
Sat. 12th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 13th at 3pm


April

A Whale & Dolphin of
a Tale, Cetacean
(NJ location)

Wed. 1st
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 2nd
at 10am & Noon

Wed. 8th
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 9th
at 10am & Noon

Fri. 3rd at 7:30 pm
Sat. 4th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 5th at 3pm

May

Alice Through the Looking Glass
(PA location)

Wed. 6th
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 7th
at 10am & Noon

Fri. 8th at 8 pm
Sat. 9th
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 10th at 3pm


Alice Through the Looking Glass
(NJ location)

Wed. 20th
at 10am & Noon
Thur. 21st
at 10am & Noon

Fri. 22nd at 7:30 pm
Sat. 23rd
at 3pm & 7pm
Sun. 24th at 3pm

See our links page to find out what Valley Forge Children's Theatre's and Iron Age Season are @ The Montgomery County
Cultural Center

2007-2009
Public & Educational Performance Schedule

Our 2007-2008 Season

April/May

Shakespearish (PA)

A fun, two-performance production featuring
the folk tales it is believed  Shakespeare
fashioned his plays "Taming of the Shrew"
and "Romeo and  Juliet".

Both performances are told with puppets 
and live actors utilizing  interactive
comedy and some slapstick. Told in
the spirit of Reduced  Shakespeare.
Giggle and guffaw with Kate, Mama, 
and the Woodsman in "Shrew's  Bet"
and laugh through the tears of the 
comedic tragedy of "Hill of Roses".

Entertaining for both kids and adults.

Our 2008-2009 Season

Please Note that this season we are adding a discount performance on Thursday of the public series for each of our productions both in PA & NJ.
Reservations for this Thursday performance are REQUIRED and must be made a minimum of one week prior to the performance. These tickets will be $2 per person.

We will require a minimum audience of 10 in order to run these special performances.

October

Goblin Market (NJ Location)

A work based on Christina Rossetti’s poem, “Goblin Market”. In this production we bring her poem to life. To do this we looked both at the work and at her life experience.

We invite you to join us in an exploration of loving companions fighting the temptation of the 1800s, Opium. Journey into a world where goblins are real.

Or are they? You will make the final decision in your own mind. This production is performed with mask, dance, a variety of puppetry styles, and fabric manipulation and original music.
This performance is for mature audiences, ages 13 and up.

Tales From the Bayou (PA Location)

This is a show that will tickle your funny bone and raise the hairs on your arms.  Two short vignettes based on Bayou folklore.  You'll never guess what Mama is cookin' up. These stories are told with Shadow, Hand, and Rod puppets. Age appropriate for 7 to 107.  

November

Shakespearish (NJ & PA Location)

This is an introduction to Shakespeare's work, with a Reduced Shakespeare feel. A two performance production which features the folk tales that it is believed Shakespeare fashioned his plays "Taming of the Shrew" and Romeo and Juliet" after. Performances are told with puppets and live actors and interactive comedy and some slapstick.
Age appropriate for 4 and older.

PA Location

February

Ananse and the Sky God
(PA Location)


This classic Southwestern African folk tale is told with a bit of a twist.  Ananse's wife, Aso, tells the story of how the Trickster Spider, Ananse, won the right to tell the Great Sky God's stories.  The set, mask, and puppet designs are based on flavors of traditional arts from the Ivory Coast and other Southwestern African countries that share the Ananse stories.  An original score has been written, and each character has their own music; in a similar fashion to Peter and the Wolf.  This story is told with Masks, Rod Puppets, and Shadow work. Age appropriate for 5 through adults.

(NJ Location)

March

Franklin Tales (PA Location)

Meet Ben Franklin up close and personally.  This exceptionally personable character will share his discovery of electricity, his innovation of the Glass Armonica instrument, and his instrumental part of in the creation of the Free Library system.  He and his assistant will field questions from the audience making this a wonderful interactive perfomance.

Age appropriate for 7 through adults.

April

A Whale and Dolphin of a Tale,
Cetacean (NJ Location)

Travel back in time to the era of dinosaurs and giant mammals. Cetacean brings the prehistoric history of Toothed whale and dolphin evolution to life with spectacular puppets and original music. These seven vignettes are slices of life from seven animals in the long chain of creatures that became what we know today as Whales and Dolphins. Age Appropriate for 5 through Adults.

May

Alice Through the Looking Glass
(PA Location)

This production honors the work of Lewis Carroll while providing a lot of fun family entertainment for ages 6 - 106. This production closely reflects the second "Alice" story, so the whole family can join Alice on her trip through the looking glass, meeting some favorite characters like Humpty Dumpty, the Tweedles, Red and White Queen, and those silly jousting knights. Performed with Table top and Flat Rod puppets and Mask work.

(NJ Location)

• Public Performances • About the Creative Team • Puppet Theater Productions • Library Shows •
• Birthday Parties • Walk Around • Custom Builds • Residencies and Home School •
• Client List • Reviews • Contact Us • Shows Available for Booking •Links
• Puppet Camp • JoinEmail