The vibrant colors of the stage and the puppets command attention, and the lively songs engage children while inviting them to sing and dance along. The performance includes life lessons presented as short stories in order to introduce these concepts to toddlers in a fun, comfortable and positive environment. The Center for Puppetry Arts’ production of The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop's Fables is part of the Theater for the Very Young initiative, designed specifically with the developmental stages of young children in mind. Featuring famous fables, such as “The Lion and the Mouse ” “Country Mouse and City Mouse ” “The Fox and the Crane ” “The Ant and the Grasshopper ” and “The Tortoise and the Hare ” the family-favorite musical show is sure to engage even the youngest family members. Tickets can be purchased online at or by calling Center for Puppetry Arts is pleased to present Aesop’s classic stories and morals for young audiences when The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop's Fables takes the stage August 14-September 23. and 11:30 a.m.Īll-inclusive ticket prices vary but start at $9.75 (Members) and $19.50 (nonmembers) and include entrance to the Create-A-Puppet Workshop™, where guests can make, decorate and perform with their own Shy Sheep Hand Puppet, as well as admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum, featuring the largest collection of Jim Henson puppets in the world as well as a global gallery. Discounted tickets are available for preview days, July 30 and 31 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Recommended for ages 2 and up, Old MacDonald’s Farm will be performed in the Downstairs Theater, July 30 – September 1. Sweeney and Amick collaborated previously in 2014 on the Center’s Theater for the Very Young production of the Suzi Bass Award-Winning Mother Goose. Sweeney is teaming up once again with Puppeteer and Musician Dolph Amick to compose the music for Old MacDonald’s Farm. “In order to engage audiences of all ages, we’ve created an environment that radiates fun and discovery to encourage children and adults alike to get up and play along with us!”
“ Old Macdonald’s Farm is all about sound, movement and the interaction between the puppets and children,” said Director Amy Sweeney. The show will be performed using Overt Puppetry in which the puppeteers are visible and fully integrated into the action. Even the set has a textured look and feel. The puppet bodies are fabricated out of materials that replicate the same textures as their real-life counterparts.
To capture the experience of actually being on a farm, the puppets were built as close to the actual size of the animals as possible. In designing and building the show, Resident Puppet Builder Jason Hines and his team focused primarily on two things: scale and texture. Based on the universally well-known children’s song, the family-favorite show explores a day in the life of a farm. The Theater for the Very Young production is adapted and directed by award-winning director Amy Sweeney and is created specifically with the developmental stages of young children in mind. Over a dozen animal puppets and two farmhand-puppeteers will take the stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts during Old MacDonald’s Farm, July 30 – September 1.
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