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$16-18 all-ages general admission
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Pay-What-You-Can Performances: Sat Sept 28 at 10:30 am & 1:00 pm
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Opening Day is Pay What You Can!
Sept 28 (Sat): 10:30 am (PWYC) | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
On Saturday, join us 11:30 am – 1:00 pm for popcorn, lemonade, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and the opportunity to try a puppet, in celebration of the new season!
About the Show
Little Chucky, a boy with a dream, heads to the Wild West. Along the way, he meets a mysterious cowboy who takes him to a remote western town that is being harassed by a seedy group of outlaws. Pretending to be a local hero — “The Banana Kid” — Chucky leads an effort to outsmart Big Bad Bart and bring justice back to the town.
The Legend of the Banana Kid features 20 glove, mouth, and rod puppets, handcrafted by co-creator siblings Erik and Brian Torbeck and Robin (Torbeck) Erlandsen, and is performed with expert comedy in their signature zany style.
Please note that while there are no guns in this show, audiences should be prepared for a mustache-twirling villain and a whole bunch of flying and twirling Styrofoam bananas.
Length: 50 minutes
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4-9
Mixed puppetry styles: hand, rod, and mouth and rod ("Muppet style")
Language: English
From Maine!
About the Artist
Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and is comprised of three siblings — brothers Erik and Brian Torbeck and sister Robin (Torbeck) Erlandsen. Founded in 2000, Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers has performed at festivals, schools, libraries and theaters in the United States and Canada. They write and create all the shows they perform and have received three Citations of Excellence from UNIMA-USA, the highest national award in puppetry.
