To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:23:39 -0400 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas This did not seem to make it to the list, so I'm resending it-- sorry to anyone who does see it twice! This version is a little more detailed in any event.-- SPK Dear Suzanne, I myself will be performing a puppet show for my sister's wedding in November. While satirizing marriage itself may be risky at a wedding... it could be done! I've done a translation of a 19th century puppet play about marriage which will be coming out in a book, in both French and English, next month. It's very violent, and more than a little cynical! And I think it's funny as well. (The book, by the way, from Canada's Charlemagne Press of Mr Luman Coad, with illustrations by The Old Trouts puppeteer Judd Palmer, and puppets by Petr and Katia Rezac, is called "The Merchant of Blows-with-a-Stick and Other Plays by Louis Duranty.") The script I was thinking of is called, "The Marriage of Reason," and was written for Pierrot and Madame Triffouillon. It's a French Punch & Judy, though whether I'll stage it at my sister's wedding, I can't yet say. It may be a little too raw. There could, however, be some very positive puppetry elements at a wedding -- cherubs sailing above the happy couple with a ribbon banner, etc. Animated flowers and puppet hearts could take part.... I remember reading that marionette angels could prove distracting in medieval churches when they appeared to blow out candles the priest or altar servers had just lit... the puppets were so funny, the Church ended up putting them out. An after service party, later in the evening at the reception, could be very raucous and naughty. Right now I'm planning to at least do a show for the children during the reception's open bar cocktail hour, which might not be naughty in the same way as the evening show, n'est ce pas? Sean -----Original Message----- From: tozuss-AT-aol.com To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Sent: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 8:55 am Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas The wedding is April of next year, at Longwood Gardens in PA. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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