Hello, friends,<\/p>\n
I wanted to let you know and ask you to spread the word about Trouble Puppet Theater’s upcoming ASL-interpreted show, The Wars of Heaven, which American Theatre magazine describes as “ethereal and epic,” with what the Austin American-Statesman describes as “dazzling visuals.”<\/p>\n
The show will have ASL interpretation by Emily Niswonger on May 17. (Please note that this is the show’s closing night, so it is likely to sell out; advance purchase\/reservations recommended.)<\/p>\n
The location is Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., Austin, 78722. Phone number 512-573-2540. Email kathryn@troublepuppet.com. Full details below.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s a mixed-media hybrid, layering video images and multiple puppetry pieces
\nto create a fascinating tableau with depth and texture.” –Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n
The Wars of Heaven, Part\u00a0 I<\/strong> Parts II and III are to come in 2016 and 2017. Each show stands alone as a complete dramatic work.<\/p>\n The show is created by the company (\u201cone of the most revered theatre companies in the City\u201d \u2014Austin Chronicle, March 2014) that brought Austin award-winning productions of The Jungle, Frankenstein, Riddley Walker, Toil and Trouble, The Cruel Circus, The Head, The Crapstall Street Boys, and Hyde & Jekyll.<\/p>\n Tickets are $12\u201320 at http:\/\/WarsofHeaven.brownpapertickets.com **Not created for children. Contains cursing and violence (war). Probably OK for ages 12+.**<\/p>\n Artistic Director: Connor Hopkins Trouble Puppet Theater Company: Founded in 2004, Trouble Puppet is dedicated to the creation of exceptional works of puppet theater, to the promotion of the art of puppetry, and to the support of its practitioners. Trouble Puppet is a sponsored project of Salvage Vanguard Theater.\u00a0 This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Economic Development Department\/Cultural Arts Division.<\/p>\n For more about Trouble Puppet and the show:<\/p>\n Trouble Puppet: They’ve Got the Whole Universe in Their Hands<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAngels and demons are among us, serving God and Lucifer, fighting in all our wars, upholding an ancient order. What happens when some of them begin to doubt the rules?
\nPart I of Trouble Puppet’s epic three-part tale is a spectacular Miltonic saga, told through tabletop and shadow puppetry. See the universe created and divided, the heavenly host and the fallen at work in humanity\u2019s wars\u2014and a conspiracy revealed between the millennia\u2019s angelic and demonic foot soldiers. With a gorgeous original score by Justin Sherburn and the voices of Convergence.<\/p>\n
\nASL interpretation offered May 17. Group sales welcome. Director\/cast talkbacks available for groups of 5+<\/p>\n
\nComposer: Justin Sherburn
\nwith Convergence, conducted by Brent Baldwin
\nSound design by K. Eliot Haynes
\nMedia by Chris Owen
\nPerformers: Noel Gaulin, Travis Bedard, Gricelda Silva, Parker Dority, Zac Crofford, Katy Taylor, Ellie McBride, and Julie Moore<\/p>\n