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Artist's Narrative

For 30 years Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre has brought together giant puppets (up to 12 ft. tall), professionally trained actors, and imaginative children’s theatre scripts.  All performances are designed to provide a rich theatrical experience for the audience as well as a new and challenging view of the art of puppetry.  Each year, Madcap’s skilled actors/puppeteers tour schools and libraries across a thirty state region.

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Excerpt from Annie Oakley's Wild West Show. Click here for more from Madcap's 2010-11 touring season.

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Programs Available

Annie Oakley’s Wild West Show (Grade levels K-6)
Giddyup!  The Wild West is back!  Annie Oakley, the most famous woman in the world, stars in her own Wild West Show, Madcap-style!  Hilarious characters, tall tales and spine-tingling stunts bring American history to life like never before!  In this production, the only things taller than these tales are the giant puppets!
 
Stories include: Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Tailypo and Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind

Available: June 14, 2010 - August 8, 2010 AND October 4, 2010 - May 22, 2011

Activity Options:

Annie Oakley’s Wild West Show
  • Duration: 45 min. show + 10 min Q&A
  • Fees: $630/ $1030 for two back-to-back
  • Requirements: Performance area 20' x 20' x 10'
    6' or 8' folding banquet table
    Two chairs
    Access to an open electrical outlet
    Access to a changing area before and after the performance
    Exclusive access to performance area one hour before and one hour after the show

Look Out Galileo! (Grade levels K-6)
Explore the starry skies like never before! Madcap’s giant puppets join Galileo on a comical quest to prove that the earth revolves around the sun. Scientific experiments are part of the fun as the ancient stories of Cassiopeia and Egyptian Sunrise come to life!

Available: June 21, 2010 - August 8, 2010 AND September 13, 2010 - May 22,2011

Activity Options:

Look Out Galileo!
  • Duration: 45 min. show + 10 min Q&A
  • Fees: $630/ $1030 for two back-to-back
  • Requirements: Performance area 20' x 20' x 10'
    6' or 8' folding banquet table
    Two chairs
    Access to an open electrical outlet
    Access to a changing area before and after the performance
    Exclusive access to performance area one hour before and one hour after the show

Tales of Flight with the Brothers Wright (Grade levels K-6)
Let your imagination soar with the amazing Wright Brothers!  This high-flying adventure is interwoven with the Greek myth of Icarus, the man who flew too close to the sun. Orville and Wilbur may have been the first to fly but Madcap’s giant puppets will take you to new heights filled with wings, dreams, and flying machines!

Available: January 17, 2011 - May 22, 2011

Activity Options:

Tales of Flight with the Brothers Wright
  • Duration: 45 min. show + 10 min. Q&A
  • Fees: $630/ $1030 for two back-to-back
  • Requirements: Performance area 20’ x 20’ x 10’
    6’ or 8’ folding banquet table
    Two chairs
    Access to an open electric outlet
    Access to a changing area before and after the performance
    Exclusive access to performance area one hour before and one hour after the show

Residencies & Workshops (Grade levels K-6)
Madcap residencies and workshops provide a focused experience in art, theatre, puppetry and team-building.  Host Madcap at your school, library or community center to learn the secrets behind our giant puppets while benefiting from arts in education!

In this week-long, specially created workshop, schools, libraries and other community settings are transformed into a Madcap Puppet Studio, complete with amazing collections of puppets, costumes and sets.

Available: September 2010 – August 2011
Duration: Varies (depending on the program you choose)
Fees: Varies (depending on the program you choose)

Activity Options:

Residencies & Workshops
  • Duration: varies; contact GCAC for more information
  • Fees: varies; contact GCAC for more information



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