Monkey and the Mystery of the Snake

Saturday, February 9, 2 pm

Arlington Center for the Arts theater

41 Foster Street, Arlington

Tickets $6, at the door

Tickets can be reserved by e-mail to galapagospuppets@gmail.com, or call Margaret at 781-643-1228

Snakes are charming and mysterious, so it's no wonder that banquet preparations for the Year of the Snake have mysterious problems. Someone keeps sneaking in and eating the foods, and the decorations. Is it the Snake King? Or a cranky Monkey who wishes the banquet were for him? Join Margaret Moody of Galapagos Puppets for this lively episode of Journey to the West, told with traditional Taiwanese hand puppets and choreography.

Please stay and make a simple Chinese Zodiac puppet afterward. Try a little oo-long tea, too!

This program is supported in part by a grant form the Arlington Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

"Trolls in the Kitchen" at Arlington Center for the Arts

Grandma Tomte and Folke tidy the kitchen

"Trolls in the Kitchen" at Arlington Center for the Arts
Saturday, January 12 at 2 pm
Join Margaret Moody of Galapagos Puppets for this gentle Swedish tale told with original hand puppets.

Arlington Center for the Arts theater
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA
Directions: acarts.org/directions.php

Please stay for coffee and puppet-play after the show. Tickets are $6, available at the door. To reserve tickets: E-mail Margaret at galapagospuppets@gmail.com or call her at 781-643-1228.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Arlington Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Dream Tale Puppets on December 2!

"Rumpelstiltskin" opens this winter's Puppets at Arlington Center for the Arts.

Sunday, December 2 at 2 p.m.

Dream Tale Puppets spins a lively tale of gold and guessing games with rod puppets and playful antics. Puppeteers Jacek Zuzanski and Norina Reif bring a wealth of experience with theater and with children to their performance. Learn more about them at Dream Tale Puppets.

Arlington Center for the Arts theater

41 Foster Street

Arlington, MA 

Directions: http://acarts.org/directions.php

Please stay for coffee and puppet-play after the show.
Tickets are $6, available at the door.
To reserve tickets: E-mail Margaret at galapagospuppets@gmail.com, or call her at 781-643-1228, by November 30th. She can hold up to 20 tickets.

More wonderful shows this winter:
January 12: "Trolls in the Kitchen" from Galapagos Puppets.
February 9: "Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven," Galapagos Puppets.
March 9: "Badger Meets the Fairies," Galapagos Puppets.
AND April 6: "The Kingdom of Riddles" with Sparky's Puppets!

Getting ready for the Puppet Homecoming

Puppeteers from North Carolina to Maine will gather at the Puppet Homecoming in Rhinebeck, New York from September 7 to 9. I'm looking forward to shows by Deborah Costine and Nappy's Puppets, and more. See Puppet Homecoming if you'd like to know more.

I'll lead a workshop on Chinese hand puppet techniques on Sunday morning, September 9th. Monkey King (photo above) will be there, along with clown, lady, and scholar puppets. In the workshop, I'll show the basic movements and let people try them out. That's why I have lots of canvas bits and paper clay heads in my studio. I'm making puppets for people to learn with, that aren't used in my shows.