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TOBY'S SILLY TALES
SUNDAYS, APRIL 7, 14, 21, 2013 at 11AM & 3PM
Tickets $5 cash at the door Runs about 45 mins Stroller Parking
TOBY'S SILLY TALES
SUNDAYS, APRIL 7, 14, 21, 2013 at 11AM & 3PM
Tickets $5 cash at the door Runs about 45 mins Stroller Parking
April 7, 14, 21 - 2013
TOBY's Silly Tales
Toby presents his favorite stories. The Three Sillies, Chicken Little and The Brementown Musicians.The classic Grimms’ fairy tale about four old unwanted animals. On their way to Bremen to become musicians they discover a robbers’ hideout. With the help of the audience, their assorted animal noises scare the robbers out, thus leaving the four friends with a new home filled with food and money.
Fun and games for young audiences.
“Each story is kept short, the plot line clear and simple and the characterizations vivid. The shows are warm, touching and funny, but the humor is never heavy handed. It respects the children’s intelligence.”
-Westchester Weekend
TOBY's Silly Tales
Toby presents his favorite stories. The Three Sillies, Chicken Little and The Brementown Musicians.The classic Grimms’ fairy tale about four old unwanted animals. On their way to Bremen to become musicians they discover a robbers’ hideout. With the help of the audience, their assorted animal noises scare the robbers out, thus leaving the four friends with a new home filled with food and money.
Fun and games for young audiences.
“Each story is kept short, the plot line clear and simple and the characterizations vivid. The shows are warm, touching and funny, but the humor is never heavy handed. It respects the children’s intelligence.”
-Westchester Weekend
Dear Friends,
We were having a very good year in 2012. We finished the 2011-12 Season strong, followed by a great summer Head Start Center Tour. We began our 2012-13 season with a record opening and better audiences than ever.
And then came Sandy.
Just when our puppetry season was hitting its stride, we got 9 feet of water in the basement, no electricity, heat, water,elevator, stove, telephone, internet, laundry. We had to cancel all 2012 shows after Sandy. Our performing space here was being used for informational tenant meetings. Services returned gradually.
Our loyal fans have sent us encouraging and sympathetic emails. “We need you guys performing again. It will help with the mental and emotional recovery effort of the village.”
We will resume our season in January with The Circus and Sebastian. But we still need general donations to help shore up
the repertory season and make up for lost revenue and momentum.We need you, who appreciate our special blend of stories, songs, games and audience participation to help us continue.
You can donate securely online at the contact and donations page.
or send a check to Early Childhood Puppet Theatre, 55 Bethune
Street #702D, New York, NY 10014
Early Childhood Puppet Theatre is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Your donation is fully tax deductible.
Thank you,
Penny Jones,
Director
We were having a very good year in 2012. We finished the 2011-12 Season strong, followed by a great summer Head Start Center Tour. We began our 2012-13 season with a record opening and better audiences than ever.
And then came Sandy.
Just when our puppetry season was hitting its stride, we got 9 feet of water in the basement, no electricity, heat, water,elevator, stove, telephone, internet, laundry. We had to cancel all 2012 shows after Sandy. Our performing space here was being used for informational tenant meetings. Services returned gradually.
Our loyal fans have sent us encouraging and sympathetic emails. “We need you guys performing again. It will help with the mental and emotional recovery effort of the village.”
We will resume our season in January with The Circus and Sebastian. But we still need general donations to help shore up
the repertory season and make up for lost revenue and momentum.We need you, who appreciate our special blend of stories, songs, games and audience participation to help us continue.
You can donate securely online at the contact and donations page.
or send a check to Early Childhood Puppet Theatre, 55 Bethune
Street #702D, New York, NY 10014
Early Childhood Puppet Theatre is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Your donation is fully tax deductible.
Thank you,
Penny Jones,
Director
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PENNY JONES & Co. PUPPETS Early Childhood Puppet Theatre 2012-13 Season Westbeth Home to the Arts 155 BANK STREET, between Washington and West Streets New York, NY, 10014 in the West Village All tickets are $5.00 cash at the door Showtimes: 11 AM & 3 PM Stroller Parking Shows Run about 45 Minutes Information: (212) 924-0525 |
NEWS
2013 SOUTH BRONX HEAD START CENTER PUPPET TOUR IS GOING GREAT!
WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE LAURA B. VOGLER FOUNDATION TO DO MORE HEAD START TOUR SHOWS!
Special thanks to those who put money in the genie jar or otherwise contributed so that we can bring shows to Head Start Centers in the South Bronx. Last season our repertory audiences donated over $1000. We perform Mother Goose Tales and Penny does a Reading Readiness workshop in which each child makes and puppeteers their own "Three Bears" shows. If you would like to help provide for more shows for these kids who can't come to us, please contact us!
PUPPET HOMECOMING festival Sept 7-9 in Rheinbeck NY
Penny gave an educational workshop on "Shoebox Shows in the Classroom". The Company also performed the Lion in Love by Christopher Berg, which they premiered at Barbes.
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Workshops, a feature of every P of A
Festival, were held on Saturday. Guild Member Penny Jones, (Early Childhood Puppet Theatre), led a well attended workshop on Shoebox Shows, most effective when the performer and children are seated on the floor in a circle. Jean L. Goetz and Geoffrey Jones assisted Penny with the Workshop setup. Penny performed Bimwili and the Zumwi, an African folktale, on a table, using small figures and props that fit easily inside a shoebox. Afterwards, we created paper birds with strips of white paper, finishing them with crayon colors and scissors. This Workshop’s focus was on “how to put a little bit of everything into a classroom project experience.” |
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from the September 2012 issue of PUPPETMASTER
Profile of Penny in the WestView News
Watch Penny Jones & Co. Puppets on YouTube
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THE MAGIC FOREST |
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Watch a 5 minute preview clip of The Circus and Sebastian >
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Watch a clip from Mother Goose Tales |
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Watch a Preview of Peppi and the Pop-Up Dragon |
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Puppets in EducationPenny Jones, director of Penny Jones & Co. Puppets, shows some of the ways she has used puppets in education to enhance learning and teach curriculum for groups of all sizes and ages, from small classrooms to entire school pageants.
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THE ACADEMY AWARDS FOR FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
A funny three minute puppet satire where Bernie Madoff wins the lifetime achievement award for fraud. Penny Jones and Co. Puppets directed by Geoffrey Jones. A clip from "Paradise Deranged" by Edith Stephen Video Works.Puppets created and performed by master puppeteer Penny Jones. Written by Edith Stephen. Directed by Geoffrey Jones WINNER of the 2012 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival |
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 *** The Early Childhood Puppet Theatre was Awarded a Jim Henson Foundation
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PENNY JONES & Co. PUPPETS Early Childhood Puppet Theatre 2012-13 Season Westbeth Home to the Arts 155 BANK STREET, between Washington and West Streets New York, NY, 10014 in the West Village All tickets are $5.00 cash at the door Showtimes: 11 AM & 3 PM Stroller Parking Shows Run about 45 Minutes Information: (212) 924-0525 |
2012-13 Repertory Schedule
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Sundays, October 7, 14, 21 - 2012
Mother Goose Tales with Goldilocks and The Three Bears Classic Tales and Fables. A production which includes The Three Bears,The Three Bill Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood and is an excellent introduction to the theatre for very young children. With lots of participation, fun and games, and Mother Goose Rhymes. A hit for generations. Stage managed by Mother Goose's dog Toby. “Very simple, and perfect as an introduction to theatre.” -New York “Warm, funny, direct and charming.” -Gannet Newspapers |
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CANCELLED BY SANDY
More Mother Goose Tales with The Three Little Pigs More Classic Tales and Fables. Toby returns with more fun for the very young including The Three Little Pigs and the story of Boswell, the Polar Bear (who happens to drift south on his iceberg to chance upon friendly southern animals before he is blown back to the North Pole). “I like it that such care went into the making of these shows.I was struck by the fullness of detail and the suprising elaborateness of the sets. The three little pigs really looked piggy for a change, with pink, rotund bodies and the right shaped ears and snouts.” -Village Voice “Warm, friendly atmosphere for the beguiling presentation.” -Gannet Newspapers |
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January 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10, 2013
The Circus and Sebastian A puppet ballet conceived and choreographed by Penny Jones to the rollicking music of Kabalevsky’s symphonic suite, The Comedians. The puppets look like giant Christmas toys come to life with The Nutcracker man as circus master.Sebastian, a park attendant, yearns for a job with the Circus. But when he gets one, the lion roars at him, the horse throws him, the elephant sits on him and the ballerina snubs him. He is fired and despairs until a circus dog teaches him the art of tightrope waking. At last a star, he has the most wonderful dream ever: What music looks like. Watching big and little sounds dance by in different shapes and colors until he too is drawn finally into the happy whirling climax of this colorful fantasy. “An utterly charming and exquisite show. The puppets are glorious” -Gannet Newspapers “Delightful ” – New York “It’s a charmer” - WNYC |
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March 3, 10, 17 - 2013
The Magic Forest Odd and funny things happen as a litterbug witch, two children, a goat, a ghost, a fox and assorted magicians mingle in and near the Magic Forest. Every child helps with the magic ingredients and raises a flower. The magical result is the creation of Spring -with a lot of help from the audience. “A knack for finding lesser known stories and distilling them to suit the tastes of the very young fans and keep them fascinated with low-key make-believe..The puppets are charming, the 45 min. program never overexcites the audience, although there’s lots of time for participation.” -The New York Times “An unpretentious puppet play with real warmth and gentleness. Its success with young audiences is due to the charm and honesty of the presentation they feel from first to last.” -New York |
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APRIL - 2013
TOBY's Silly Tales Toby presents his favorite stories. The Three Sillies, Chicken Little and The Brementown Musicians .The classic Grimms’ fairy tale about four old unwanted animals. On their way to Bremen to become musicians they discover a robbers’ hideout. With the help of the audience, their assorted animal noises scare the robbers out, thus leaving the four friends with a new home filled with food and money. Fun and games for young audiences “Each story is kept short, the plot line clear and simple and the characterizations vivid. The shows are warm, touching and funny, but the humor is never heavy handed. It respects the children’s intelligence.” -Westchester Weekend |
 
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