Production Images by Steve Rogers: The Wars of Heaven, Part I, by Connor Hopkins and Trouble Puppet Theatre Company, April 30 - May 17, 2015
Angels 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?
Part 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’s wars—and a conspiracy revealed between the millennia’s angelic and demonic foot soldiers. With a gorgeous original score by Justin Sherburn and members of the Convergence Vocal Ensemble.
Parts II and III are to come in 2016 and 2017. Each show stands alone as a complete dramatic work.
The show is created by the company (“one of the most revered theatre companies in the City” —Austin 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.
ASL interpretation offered (date TBA). Group sales welcome. Director/cast talkbacks available for groups of 5+
**Not created for children. Contains cursing and violence (war). Probably OK for ages 13+.**
Formerly titled The Siege of Heaven.
Artistic Director: Connor Hopkins
Composer: Justin Sherburn; music recorded with Convergence Choral Ensemble, conducted by Brent Baldwin
Lighting by Natalie George - Sound design by K. Eliot Haynes - Media by Chris Owen
Performers: Noel Gaulin, Travis Bedard, Gricelda Silva, Parker Dority, Zac Crofford, Katy Taylor, Ellie McBride, and Julie Moore
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. This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division.
The Wars of Heaven, Pt. 1
by Connor Hopkins and Trouble Puppet Company
Trouble Puppet Theatre Company
April 30 - May 17, 2015
Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $12–20 at BrownPaperTickets
ASL interpretation offered (date TBA).
Group sales welcome. Director/cast talkbacks available for groups of five or more.
**Not created for children. Contains cursing and violence (war). Probably OK for ages 13+.**
