Wednesday, October 13, 2010
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN CABARET! OCT 22-23!
Do you like frights? Do you like zombie fights? Do you like ripped tights, dark nights and hallowed sites? Then you can't miss Puppet Underground's...
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN CABARET!
WHEN:
Friday, October 22nd at 7pm
Saturday, October 23rd at 6pm
WHERE:
Friday Show: at St. Stephen's Church (1525 Newton St NW)
Saturday Show: Meet at the Francis Scott Key Park in Georgetown (M St NW, Btw 34th & 35th Sts)
COST:
$5-$10 Sliding Scale Suggested Donation
ONE MORE THING:
Bring your own flashlight for the Saturday show! It will be helpful!
THE FRIDAY 7pm SHOW: Our Friday show will be a cabaret for folks who like their scares and spooky puppets to be found all in one place! (Recommended for those who wouldn't be excited about lots of walking.)
THE SATURDAY 6pm SHOW: For our Saturday show, we will lead our audience through the shadows of haunted Georgetown as each spooky show unfolds in different and frightfully bone-chilling locations! (Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a flashlight if you have one! And be aware that this night's events may not be appropriate for children.)
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THE LINE UP:
--"The Only Good Corporation is an Undead Corporation" by RPM Puppet Conspiracy brings you corporate America. It's alive and endowed with the rights of humanity, but can it also get the flu? Chicken pox? Zombie virus? Watch as capital invests in its own infection!
--"A Matter of Life and Death" a new show from the Possibilitarian Puppet Theater in which Death dances, drums and plays the fiddle and Life shuffles and sings on. Mr Nobody has trouble finding a reason to live until The Boogey Man finds it for him.
--"Two Local Tales of Terror" by the Shadow Senators is a shadow puppet show about the curse of the Hope Diamond and the legend of DC, the Demon Cat who haunts the Capitol Building.
--"The Washington Tragedy" A puppet melodrama about a true-life scandal full of murder and intrigue from pre-Civil War days in the District by Puppet Underground.
--"The Girl in the Glass" A young girl meets an unexpected friend in this spooky show by Greenfield Greetings with musical accompaniment by Tunan Chews. (This show will only be performed Friday night.)
--A fire show by Nancy M. (This will only be performed Saturday night.)
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Feel free to direct any questions to Puppet Underground at: PuppetUndergroundDC@gmail.com
For help finding us in Georgetown the evening of the show, call Janelle at: 646-734-6705
(We are sorry that the Saturday show is not wheelchair accessible. However, the Friday show is. Wheechairs can gain access to St Stephen's through the sanctuary entrance.)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Bread and Puppet Circus & Parade! Sept 27-29
Dear Bread and Puppet supporters,
Bread and Puppet is coming to DC Sept 27-29, but only by the skin of their paper mache teeth! They are taking a special trip down from Vermont to support Appalachia Rising, a wonderful event challenging mountaintop removal, and will perform their circus for us Sept 28 & 29! However! They have not been able to find any paying gigs along the way, so we are trying to drum up a little travel fund to help them with their expenses.
It's up to us, DC, to help Bread and Puppet! Please come on out to one of the circus performances (announced below)! And if you have a little extra money you were thinking to use for another round at bingo night, consider donating it to our B&P Travel Fund instead!
(Travel Fund donations can either be put in the donation hat at a circus performance or sent to: Bread and Puppet Travel Fund, Attn: Linda Elbow, 753 Heights Rd, Glover, VT 05839! Checks can be made out to "Bread and Puppet Theater")
Thanks so much! See you at the circus!
Puppet Underground
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Parade with Bread and Puppet
in Appalachia Rising's Day of Action!
WHEN: Monday, Sept 27th
Meet at 10am if you want to learn a puppet
March from 11am-12:15
WHERE: Meet at Freedom Plaza (13th and Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Look for the big puppets!
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And don't miss Bread and Puppet Theater's
Decapitalization Circus!
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept 28 at 7pm and
Wednesday, Sept 29 at 7pm
WHERE: St. Stephen's Church in the Sanctuary
1525 Newton St NW
COST: $5-$15 Sliding Scale Donation
The Decapitalization Circus demonstrates in numerous death-defying stunts the phantastic effects of the capitalization of life in the U.S. and citizens’ courageous efforts of decapitalization. The performers represent the whole scale of the social spectrum from benign billionairism to despicable homeless anti-social-elementarianism. All the acts are FDA and FBI certified displays of patriotic correctness and defy all imaginable forms of terrorism. The Possibilitarians, a multi-instrumental variety ensemble, provide the appropriate-inappropriate sounds for the circus.
Bread and Puppet is coming to DC Sept 27-29, but only by the skin of their paper mache teeth! They are taking a special trip down from Vermont to support Appalachia Rising, a wonderful event challenging mountaintop removal, and will perform their circus for us Sept 28 & 29! However! They have not been able to find any paying gigs along the way, so we are trying to drum up a little travel fund to help them with their expenses.
It's up to us, DC, to help Bread and Puppet! Please come on out to one of the circus performances (announced below)! And if you have a little extra money you were thinking to use for another round at bingo night, consider donating it to our B&P Travel Fund instead!
(Travel Fund donations can either be put in the donation hat at a circus performance or sent to: Bread and Puppet Travel Fund, Attn: Linda Elbow, 753 Heights Rd, Glover, VT 05839! Checks can be made out to "Bread and Puppet Theater")
Thanks so much! See you at the circus!
Puppet Underground
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Parade with Bread and Puppet
in Appalachia Rising's Day of Action!
WHEN: Monday, Sept 27th
Meet at 10am if you want to learn a puppet
March from 11am-12:15
WHERE: Meet at Freedom Plaza (13th and Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Look for the big puppets!
Appalachia Rising, an event which will take place in Washington DC from September 25-27, is a national response to the poisoning of America’s water supply, the destruction of Appalachia’s mountains, head water source streams, and communities through mountaintop removal coal mining. It follows a long history of social action for a just and sustainable Appalachia. Appalachia Rising strives to unite coalfield residents, grass roots groups, individuals, and national organizations to call for the abolition of mountaintop removal coal mining and demand that America’s water be protected from all forms of surface mining.
The weekend conference, Sept. 25-26, Voices from the Mountains will provide an opportunity to build or join the movement for justice in Appalachia through strategy discussions and share knowledge across regional and generational lines.
Monday, Sept.27, is the Appalachia Rising Day of Action which will unify thousands in calling for an end to mountaintop removal and all forms of steep slope surface mining though a vibrant march and rally. An act of dignified non-violent civil disobedience will be possible for those who wish to express themselves by risking arrest.
For more information, visit appalachiarising.org
==============================And don't miss Bread and Puppet Theater's
Decapitalization Circus!
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept 28 at 7pm and
Wednesday, Sept 29 at 7pm
WHERE: St. Stephen's Church in the Sanctuary
1525 Newton St NW
COST: $5-$15 Sliding Scale Donation
The Decapitalization Circus demonstrates in numerous death-defying stunts the phantastic effects of the capitalization of life in the U.S. and citizens’ courageous efforts of decapitalization. The performers represent the whole scale of the social spectrum from benign billionairism to despicable homeless anti-social-elementarianism. All the acts are FDA and FBI certified displays of patriotic correctness and defy all imaginable forms of terrorism. The Possibilitarians, a multi-instrumental variety ensemble, provide the appropriate-inappropriate sounds for the circus.
Friday, August 27, 2010
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN CABARETS! OCT 22-23!
SAVE THE DATE...
For Puppet Underground's next foray into roving puppet shows! You can't miss (well, you can but you shouldn't) our nights of fright at our soon-to-be-infamous:
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN CABARETS
OCTOBER 22 & 23
*Friday, October 22nd at 7pm* will be at St. Stephen's Church and will be a cabaret for folks who like their haunted puppet shows to be found all in one place.
*Saturday, October 23rd at 6pm* will start at an as yet undisclosed location and will lead a bike brigade of audience members around DC to different haunted sites where haunted puppet shows will be performed!
We've got some ghoulishly fabulous puppeteers coming in from out of town for this show. And you might even learn some new DC ghost stories!
Feel free to contact us with any questions! PuppetUndergroundDC@gmail.com
For Puppet Underground's next foray into roving puppet shows! You can't miss (well, you can but you shouldn't) our nights of fright at our soon-to-be-infamous:
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN CABARETS
OCTOBER 22 & 23
*Friday, October 22nd at 7pm* will be at St. Stephen's Church and will be a cabaret for folks who like their haunted puppet shows to be found all in one place.
*Saturday, October 23rd at 6pm* will start at an as yet undisclosed location and will lead a bike brigade of audience members around DC to different haunted sites where haunted puppet shows will be performed!
We've got some ghoulishly fabulous puppeteers coming in from out of town for this show. And you might even learn some new DC ghost stories!
Feel free to contact us with any questions! PuppetUndergroundDC@gmail.com
Monday, March 22, 2010
Puppet Underground is pleased as punch to host...
Bread and Puppet Theater: The Dirt Cheap Money Circus and Cabaret!
WHEN:
The Cabaret is Thursday, April 15th at 7pm
The Circus is Friday, April 16th at 7pm AND
Saturday, April 17th at 3pm
WHERE:
All shows at St. Stephen's Church (how we love them!)
1525 Newton St NW
COST:
$5-$15 Sliding Scale Suggested Donation
The latest edition of Bread and Puppet Theater’s cabaret series, the Dirt Cheap Money Cabaret, features the Jolly Battle between Mountaintop Removal Protesters and Mountaintop Machinery; an ancient take on bananas, a President, and a Chair; and much more, all interspersed with commentary from Karl Marx. The Even Cheaper Accordion and String ensemble will provide soothing sounds for winter-weary nerves.
The Dirt Cheap Money Circus
The Dirt Cheap Money Circus features the billionaire bonus celebration dance, the logic of the US Healthcare System, the history of humanity and the removal of a mountaintop, interspersed with appearances by Karl Marx, who confronts the 2009 economic situation with his existential thoughts about money and our relationship to it. And much more. As always, this year’s circus performs to a live band.
Some of the circus acts are politically puzzling to adults, but accompanying kids can usually explain them. After each performance there will be an opportunity to savor the troupe's famous sourdough rye bread, smeared with garlic aioli, and to purchase the theater's Cheap Art.About The Bread and Puppet Theater
Bread & Puppet has performed social justice theater with giant puppets for 45 years since forming on the streets of New York City in the 1960s. Their earliest work was on the subjects of war, rats, garbage collection and rent strikes. They pioneered the use of giant puppets in street protests against the Vietnam War. Bread & Puppet is internationally honored and performs each year on their farm in rural Vermont throughout July and August. In the off season, they tour domestically and internationally. So come see them while they're here!
Questions? Contact Puppet Underground at PuppetUndergroundDC@gmail.com
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Puppets In The Cold!
On the eve of this impending snowpocalypse, in this chilliest of months, Puppet Underground invites you to mark your calendars as we proudly brrrrrrrrrrrring you an international collection of puppeteers at:
The Chilly Day Cabaret!
WHEN: Saturday, February 20th at 7pm
WHERE: St. Stephen’s Church (Auditorium)
1525 Newton St NW
COST: $5-$10 Sliding Scale
(And bring your own bowl!)
“The Tale of the Hungry Mouths: A Soup Opera” by The Brothers Harrell
A soup opera served warm. A candlelight observance on six stages. Hailing from the rich tradition of southern puppet families, the Bros. Harrell dish up an evening of ultra low-tech neo-contemporary mixed-media performance art. Bring your own bowl.
“The Suitcase of Life” by Papermoon Puppet Theatre
Papermoon comes to us from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a group experimenting with puppetry through international and multi-cultural collaborations. "The Suitcase of Life" is an interactive puppet play exploring selling the unsellable…
And one more surprise guest artist!
Keep cozy!
Melissa, Ximena, Anna, Janelle and Lily
of Puppet Underground
of Puppet Underground
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A Mount Pleasant Puppetry Posada! Dec 19th!
Oh, it's been so long, DC! But never fear! Your local puppet collective is here! With the holidays fast approaching, we would never dream of leaving you without the appropriate political puppetry spin necessary to make it through!
So! Without further ado, we proudly ask you to SAVE THE DATE for...
[Dum! Da Da Dum! Da Da DUM!]
A Mount Pleasant Puppetry Posada!
WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH
The Puppetry Posada starts at 7PM (Promptly!)
The After-Party starts at 9:30PM
WHERE: THE POSADA: Meet at La Casa Community of Christ
(3166 Mt Pleasant Street NW)
THE AFTER-PARTY: 3168 17th St NW (behind the Bestway)
COST: $5-$10 Suggested Donation (No one turned away)
RSVP: Please let us know that you're coming! Email your RSVP to: PuppetUndergroundDC@gmail.com
What is a Posada?
Las Posadas are a 9-day (December 16th to 24th) Catholic celebration, that recount Mary and Joseph's search for a shelter in which to give birth. In the same spirit as caroling, folks go to a different neighbor's house on each of the 9 days, and sing to ask for shelter. The neighbors open their homes and offer food and drinks, and the 9 days often end with more festivities.
And a Puppetry Posada?
Inspired by the community spirit of this celebration, our Puppet Posada will be a more secular one-night version where, accompanied by musicians, we travel to several different Mount Pleasant homes for performances drawing from a mix of holiday and non-religious traditions. At each house participants will be treated to snacks or hot drinks and the evening will culminate in a party at the final stop!
What you'll see!
We'll have an exciting set of puppet and other shows for you, including excerpts from a legendary Mt. Pleasant-based Hannukah show, a Yiddish folk tale, a cantastoria, and more!
So come on out in your warmest layers next month and join Mount Pleasant community members to roam the neighborhood and party with us puppeteers!
We'll see you in December!
Anna, Melissa, Ximena, Lily and Janelle
of Puppet Underground
Co-Sponsored by Hear Mount Pleasant
(All shows are family friendly. Unfortunately the houses we will be visiting are not wheelchair accessible.)
So! Without further ado, we proudly ask you to SAVE THE DATE for...
[Dum! Da Da Dum! Da Da DUM!]
A Mount Pleasant Puppetry Posada!
WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH
The Puppetry Posada starts at 7PM (Promptly!)
The After-Party starts at 9:30PM
WHERE: THE POSADA: Meet at La Casa Community of Christ
THE AFTER-PARTY: 3168 17th St NW (behind the Bestway)
COST: $5-$10 Suggested Donation (No one turned away)
RSVP: Please let us know that you're coming! Email your RSVP to: PuppetUndergroundDC@gmail.com
What is a Posada?
Las Posadas are a 9-day (December 16th to 24th) Catholic celebration, that recount Mary and Joseph's search for a shelter in which to give birth. In the same spirit as caroling, folks go to a different neighbor's house on each of the 9 days, and sing to ask for shelter. The neighbors open their homes and offer food and drinks, and the 9 days often end with more festivities.
And a Puppetry Posada?
Inspired by the community spirit of this celebration, our Puppet Posada will be a more secular one-night version where, accompanied by musicians, we travel to several different Mount Pleasant homes for performances drawing from a mix of holiday and non-religious traditions. At each house participants will be treated to snacks or hot drinks and the evening will culminate in a party at the final stop!
What you'll see!
We'll have an exciting set of puppet and other shows for you, including excerpts from a legendary Mt. Pleasant-based Hannukah show, a Yiddish folk tale, a cantastoria, and more!
So come on out in your warmest layers next month and join Mount Pleasant community members to roam the neighborhood and party with us puppeteers!
We'll see you in December!
Anna, Melissa, Ximena, Lily and Janelle
of Puppet Underground
Co-Sponsored by Hear Mount Pleasant
(All shows are family friendly. Unfortunately the houses we will be visiting are not wheelchair accessible.)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
District of Cabaret! June 5th!
Do you ever miss the days when you would get your local news from singing Renaissance minstrels instead of CNN?
Do you ever watch old Marx Brothers movies and think, "They don't make 'em like that anymore"?
Do you ever wake in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, wondering when Puppet Underground will stop serving spaghetti?
If you answered "Yes" or "No" or "Maybe" to any of those questions, then you're in luck!! Because Puppet Underground proudly presents our very first...
DISTRICT of CABARET!
A cabaret all about DC with all DC artists!
WHEN: Friday, June 5th at 7pm
(Doors open at 6:30pm! Show starts promptly at 7!)
WHERE: St. Stephen's Church (in the auditorium)
1525 Newton St NW
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5 - $10 sliding scale
Proceeds benefit Visions to Peace; details below.
What you'll see!
Puppet Underground is honored to bring together so many fabulous DC performers including Quique Aviles, Anu Yadav and more!
We will have excerpts from Classlines, a new multi-media theatre project exploring issues of class in the DC Metro Area.
We also welcome ONE DC's (Organizing Neighborhood Equity DC) "Weaving Shared Visions", a digital storytelling project exploring multi-ethnic organizing.
Also expect to see poetry, a puppet melodrama about an old DC scandal, and a real, live accordianist!
See you then!
Janelle, Melissa, Anna, Ximena, Lily
of Puppet Underground
Money from this cabaret will be benefiting Visions to Peace, a youth leadership development and movement-building project located in Washington, D.C. Visions to Peace uses arts, media, and education to build and strengthen youth-led community action and organizing for safety and peace. You can find out more about them at: www.visionispower.org
Do you ever watch old Marx Brothers movies and think, "They don't make 'em like that anymore"?
Do you ever wake in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, wondering when Puppet Underground will stop serving spaghetti?
If you answered "Yes" or "No" or "Maybe" to any of those questions, then you're in luck!! Because Puppet Underground proudly presents our very first...
DISTRICT of CABARET!
A cabaret all about DC with all DC artists!
WHEN: Friday, June 5th at 7pm
(Doors open at 6:30pm! Show starts promptly at 7!)
WHERE: St. Stephen's Church (in the auditorium)
1525 Newton St NW
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5 - $10 sliding scale
Proceeds benefit Visions to Peace; details below.
What you'll see!
Puppet Underground is honored to bring together so many fabulous DC performers including Quique Aviles, Anu Yadav and more!
We will have excerpts from Classlines, a new multi-media theatre project exploring issues of class in the DC Metro Area.
We also welcome ONE DC's (Organizing Neighborhood Equity DC) "Weaving Shared Visions", a digital storytelling project exploring multi-ethnic organizing.
Also expect to see poetry, a puppet melodrama about an old DC scandal, and a real, live accordianist!
See you then!
Janelle, Melissa, Anna, Ximena, Lily
of Puppet Underground
Money from this cabaret will be benefiting Visions to Peace, a youth leadership development and movement-building project located in Washington, D.C. Visions to Peace uses arts, media, and education to build and strengthen youth-led community action and organizing for safety and peace. You can find out more about them at: www.visionispower.org
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