From: "Mary Horsley" <mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net> To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: RE: [Puptcrit] wedding puppets Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:54:10 -0400 When I married back in 1984, my good friend, Gwen Bell (who recently passed away) did a wonderful puppet show for our reception along with her daughter. It was very touching and people were really impressed. Now, let me tell you what my new principal said in her "go get them" speech the other day....I want to see teaching and learning, not some old puppet show.......I almost threw up on that one....like children can really learn a lot from creating a script, fashioning the puppets and performing. Who does she think she is, anyways? Mary "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." -Walter Bagehot "One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."-----Eleanor Roosevelt "Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. -Michael Landon www.gentleteaching.com > [Original Message] > From: Alan Cook <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com> > To: <susan-AT-carouselpuppets.com> > Cc: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> > Date: 9/1/2005 11:52:42 AM > Subject: [Puptcrit] wedding puppets > > Many years ago, I presented the world premiere and only performance of GOLDILOCKS & PRINCE CHARMING in our family's living room for invited guests One guest had never ever seen a puppet show (culturally deprived!!!!) > > Goldilocks was forced by an evil witch to work endlessly in the Tower of the Recreation Dept of our little city (South Pasadena CA). One day Prince Charming arrived in his Austin Healey sports car, saw her visage in the window and immediately fell in love and rescued the distressed damsel. > > Of course my sister Laurel worked at the Rec. Dept. at the time, and Fred (her boyfriend) drove an Austin Healey, but only ONE person in the audience (who had been my Hi School ART TEACHER) had an inkling where the show plot was going. I could hear her murmering "ahaaaa". The rest of the audience didn't "get it" until the King announced to all his citizens that his son would marry Goldilocks and live happily ever after. Then the rest of the audience also murmered "ahaaaa...". We used one of the Brandenburg Variations by Bach with all the trumpets as background for the ending. > > The show kept the attention of the audience. We must have done something right because Laurie & Fred are still married. > > Maybe this will provide some ideas for a wedding show? > > Our show was reported in the South Pasadena Review social columns and provided a nice change of pace from the standard reports of engagements and weddings.---ALAN COOK > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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