An Excruciatingly Ordinary Toy Theater Play
by Miniature Curiosa
Mar. 20 - Apr. 18, 2015
Fridays-Saturdays
A series of vignettes in which ordinary events – drawn from lost diary entries –are performed with paper puppets on a remarkably intricate miniature stage. Seen up close, through the lens of a carefully guided camera, these mundane happenings become deeply thought provoking in their nuances and unique details.
An Excruciatingly Ordinary Toy Theater, which runs for about an hour, is comprised of ten vignettes. Stories include a lonely puppeteer stalking the child of two celebrities, a three-foot ghost plaguing an eight-year-old’s fragile psyche, and an opera-singing landlord who refuses to return a security deposit.
The performance was made possible by a Seed Grant from the Jim Henson Foundation. Dorn also recently received the Alan Beckstead Award for Original Production and the Tobin Grand Prize in Artistic Achievement from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio.
Read more at the feature by Gretchen Greer for The Rivard Report, March 12, 2015
An Excruciatingly Ordinary Toy Theater Play
by Zach Dorn and Murphi Cook
Miniature Curiosa
March 20 - April 18, 2015
Performances will be held every Friday and Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m. from March 20 through April 18, 2015.
Every evening is a totally new experience. Seating in the parlor is very limited, with audience sizes only reaching about 30. Advanced ticket purchases are highly recommended. Shows can also be scheduled for parties, business meetings, weddings, and whatever your heart desires by contacting miniaturecuriosa@gmail.com.
