Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers
Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers, founded in 2000, is a puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, comprised of three siblings: Erik and Brian Torbeck and Robin (Torbeck) Erlandsen. The traveling trio has performed their original productions at fairs, festivals, theaters, schools, libraries, and some of the finest petting zoos across 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. In addition to "The Legend of the Banana Kid," their repertoire includes "Everybody Loves Pirates" and "The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow."
To adventure with Frogtown Mountain, reserve your tickets to Everybody Loves Pirates, May 14 - 15.
Deborah Costine Nature Puppets
Deborah Costine is an artist, author, amateur naturalist and award-winning professional puppeteer who has been presenting performances throughout New England for over thirty years. She’s been performing at Puppet Showplace Theater for almost as long as we’ve been around! Debbie grew up in Lancaster, NH in a region known as ''The Great North Woods.'' There were no visiting assembly programs and the only puppet Debbie had ever seen was Bunny-Rabbit on ''Captain Kangaroo.'' When she was ten she made a puppet all on her own—a papier maché clown that still sits in her studio today. In 1974 Debbie co-founded the well-known ''Gerwick Puppets'' with Len Gerwick. Debbie now also performs solo as Deborah Costine Nature Puppets, creating shows inspired by her interest in nature and the environment.
To see Deborah’s award-winning adaptation of the classic fairy tale, reserve your tickets to A Woodland Cinderella, May 21 - 22.
