Open Eye Theatre Announces FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW, a Rowdy Adult Puppet Cabaret, Nov 14-16
Monday, October 21, 2024 at 2:00PM
Open Eye Theatre continues its 2024–2025 Mainstage Season with FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW, the Twin Cities’ rowdy adult puppet cabaret! FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW, hosted by creator Liz Howls, runs November 14 – 16 at Open Eye Theatre. More info and tickets.
Since 2008, FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW has been performing adult puppet slams throughout Minneapolis. This November, selected artists will perform 10-minute original puppet shows to an audience encouraged to howl at the moon and cheer on each show! Featuring works by Lys Akerman-Frank, Brant Bollman, David Valentine, Felicia Cooper, Eva Adderley, Mackenzie Lageson & Kaden Kelsheimer, Monica Rojas, and Steve Ackerman. With music between acts by Adam Zahller's Sick Eagle.
After college, Liz Howls and a group of friends committed to creating a monthly puppetry performance during every full moon. The shows quickly gained momentum, attracting larger audiences and featuring 6 – 8 captivating puppet acts with live musical interludes. For three years, they brought their unique brand of puppetry to diverse venues across Minneapolis – from Bedlam Theatre to warehouses, gardens, and even storefronts.
A year after taking a hiatus, FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW was reborn at Open Eye Theatre. This new chapter brought exciting developments, including workshops and tech rehearsals for performers, along with staff to support the productions.
Since 2021, FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW has become an annual tradition at Open Eye, along with an online workshop series featuring instruction from puppetry experts from a wide variety of disciplines. Though the FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW has transformed over time, its core remains the same: a celebration of unruly, inventive, spirited puppetry!
THE ARTISTS & THEIR SHOWS
Steve Ackerman "Le Cat Hand Puppet Heist" - A group of old, retired cat burglars reunite for one last job. Graying felines, an art museum, unsuspecting security guards, laser alarms, and lots of gratuitous hand puppet deaths. Also, the cats are French for some reason.
Eva Adderley "The Cat Has a Key" - A woman struggling with depression embarks on a dreamy, cathartic adventure when she follows a mysterious cat who appears at her window.
Lys Akerman-Frank "Impossible Affair" - Impossible Affair tells the story of Sophie, a bodacious fur fantastic puppet, who meets M, a Shadow goddess. Sophie tries to figure out a way to literally fit in M's world so they can be together.
Brant Bollman "Uplifting Puppet Co Presents: A Tribute to Gallagher" - Prepare for mayhem when we eulogize that watermelon-smashing, dad joke telling, follically challenged prop comedian from the 1980s, Gallagher!
Felicia Cooper "It Has Its Ups and Downs" - Do you ever feel like you have no idea what anyone else is doing? On her first day as an elevator operator, Elenor learns that it's about more than just getting buttons pressed. Using visible mechanisms and hand puppets, this lively show is an attempt at Richard Scarry for adults.
Mackenzie Lageson & Kaden Kelsheimer "The Roadside Blessing" - Lamenting the absence of a baby in their lives, a taxidermist couple stumbles upon a gift from beyond the veil—a human infant, born of a road killed opossum.
Monica Rojas "Cloudmakers" - Follow a young apprentice as they learn the different ways to hand craft clouds.
David Valentine "Good Company" - A young worm sets off in search of silence and solitude. But can he get by without a little help from his friends?
Tickets: $18 — General Admission. A limited number of Pay What You Can tickets will be available at the box office starting at 6:15pm each night.
Performance Schedule
Thursday 11/14, 7:30pm - OPENING
Friday 11/15, 7:30pm
Saturday 11/16, 7:30pm - CLOSING
Run Time: 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission
Age Recommendation: 14 and up
Open Eye Theatre is located at 506 East 24th Street, 2 blocks south of Franklin Ave between Portland Ave and 35W. Park for free in the Lutheran Social Services lot at 24th and Portland. 612-874-6338
