Chipper chipmunk Randall P. Nutbutter is preparing for the biggest Christmas party ever...the Jingle Jamboree! Yet his holiday decorations, cookies and presents keep going missing. With the help of the audience and a cast of wacky characters, Randall solves the mystery just in time for the Jamboree to begin! Featuring favorite sing along songs and audience participation.
-Seller Event Details------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Producer Name/Organizers: Mesner Puppet Theater Event Title: Jingle Jamboree Event Date-Time/s: December 11th -28th, 2019 Event Hall: Mesner Puppet Studio 1006 E Linwood Blvd KCMO 641 Running Time: 45- 50 mins # of Intermissions: no Classify Content: Appropriate for Entire Family Short Description: Chipper chipmunk Randall P. Nutbutter is preparing for the biggest Christmas party ever...the Jingle Jamboree! Yet his holiday decorations, cookies and presents keep going missing. With the help of the audience and a cast of wacky characters, Randall solves the mystery just in time for the Jamboree to begin! Featuring favorite sing along songs and audience participation. Commissions: CTO Per Order for phone, walkup: $4.00 WEB Event Per Order: $ 4.00 WEB Event per Ticket $ 1.00
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The Shipwreck Show with Cap'n Caboose - Mesner Puppet Theater
The Shipwreck Show with Cap'n Caboose - Mesner Puppet Theater
Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for a musical pirate adventure with Cap'n Caboose, the wackiest pirate on the high seas. Cap'n Caboose is shipwrecked on a desert island, but he is far from alone! He keeps his wits about him with the help of a host of outrageous critters.
Spinning Tree Junior presents Starlight Express by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Spinning Tree Jr. presents STARLIGHT EXRESS by Andrew Lloyd Webber. A partnership with Variety KC The Children's Charity
In a Kansas City first, Spinning Tree Theatre teams up with Variety KC The Children's Charity to provide a fully inclusive and immersive musical theatre training opportunity for kids of ALL abilities. The two-week camp culminates in a weekend of fully-staged performances of the musical sensation STARLIGHT EXPRESS by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Cats, The Phantom of the Opera), Richard Stilgoe and David Yazbek (The Band's Visit). STARLIGHT EXPRESS Synopsis: A child’s train set magically comes to life and the various engines compete to become the “Fastest Engine in the World!” The underdog, Rusty the Steam train, has little chance until he is inspired by the legend of the Starlight Express. He ultimately defeats his arch-rivals Greaseball and Electra before going on to win the hand of the lovely first class coach, Pearl.
Please join DEBATE-Kansas City in celebrating 20 years of program success.The evening will include live music, great food and inspirational speeches by DKC graduates. Keynote Address by Latoya Williams Green, DKC Graduate and Director of Debate at California State University at Fullerton
Lior Navok- Six Short Stores for Woodwind Quintet Frank Bridge - Novelletten for String Quartet Gernot Wolfgang- Three Short Stories Ludwig Van Beethoven- Piano Trio in D major,Op.70 No.1
Chicken and Bears and Pigs…Oh, My! – Mesner Puppet Theater
Chicken and Bears and Pigs…Oh, My! – Mesner Puppet Theater
By Parasol Puppets of Jamesport, MO Guest Artist Peter Allen of Parasol Puppets performs three classic folk tales in three unique styles of puppetry: The Three Little Pigs with marionettes, The Little Red Hen with shadow puppets, and The Three Bears with table-top puppetry and finger puppets.Lively characters, music and audience participation help tell these stories of compassion, honesty and responsibility.
A Doll’s House - Kansas City Actors Theatre A scandal when it was first staged 140 years ago, “A Doll’s House” is the story of a married woman seeking to carve out her own place in the world. Still startlingly relevant, this show will be sure to feature the type of actor-first performances audiences have come to expect from KCAT. “A Doll’s House” will be directed by Darren Sextro, who previously directed “Skylight,” “My Old Lady,” and “Crimes of the Heart” for KCAT.
Master Harold and the Boys - Kansas City Actors Theatre
Master Harold and the Boys - Kansas City Actors Theatre Athol Fugard’s semi-autobiographical account of growing up in South Africa during the apartheid era, “’Master Harold’… and the Boys” is a story of the fraught and complicated relationship between a teenage boy and the two African natives who work in his parents’ tea shop. A surprising and subtle reflection on how institutional racism and bigotry affects all of those living within it, this production stands to be an unforgettable classic in its own right.
The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales – Mesner Puppet Theater
The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales – Mesner Puppet Theater
Adapted from the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith Join Jack the Narrator as he takes you through the twists and turns of zany versions of classic tales. Hear the stories of Chicken Licken, Cinderumpelstiltskin and the Really Ugly Duckling, as well as the tale of the Stinky Cheese Man, a smelly little fellow made entirely of stinky cheese! Based on the Caldecott Award winning book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith.
This celebrated annual spectacle comes alive again this December! A cast of more than 40 puppets, including beautiful seven-foot puppets, live music and a choral accompiment grace the stage for this biblical enactment.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Marsha Norman’s “’night, Mother” is the story of a woman driven to her breaking point. A harsh reflection on modern life and its purpose, the psychological exploration of this show will leave an indelible impression. “’night, Mother” will be directed by Sidonie Garrett, who previously directed “A Streetcar Named Desire” for KCAT, and has extensively directed for the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival.
Little Red Riding Hood:A Newfangled Prairie Tale – Mesner Puppet Theater
Little Red Riding Hood:A Newfangled Prairie Tale – Mesner Puppet Theater
Based on the book by Lisa Campbell Ernst Set amongst America's amber waves of grain, this update to the classic story finds Little Red Riding Hood, nicknamed for her beloved red sweatshirt, pedaling her bike to deliver muffins to her Grandma’s prairie home. A hungry wolf wants the muffin recipe for himself and hatches a plan to steal it from Grandma. Tractor-driving Grandma, of course, won’t put up with such nonsense and puts him to work in her kitchen instead! Based on the adaption by Kansas City-based author and illustrator Lisa Campbell Ernst.
By CactusHead Puppets of Massachusetts The town of Hamelin has a rat problem, and there's only one person who can help! Guest artists John and Megan Regan of CactusHead Puppets bring the story of The Pied Piper to life. Not only does the town find a musical solution to pest control, but the kids of Hamelin also teach the grownups a lesson about generosity. Told with multiple puppetry styles and plenty of dancing rats!
Based on the folk song made popular by Fred Penner, this performance tells the tale of Mister Johnson and a mysterious cat who keeps returning to his doorstep. Mister Johnson tries everything he can to get the cat to go away, from giving her to a pilot to sending her into outer space. The cat, however, keeps coming back!
