Event

Pinocchio!

Pinocchio!
Adapted and Directed by Paul Reisman

2014 Helen Hayes Award nominee for Outstanding Theatre for Young Audiences.

This adaptation for young audiences follows a marionette's wild adventures in becoming a real boy. Five actors bring Carlo Collodi's classic tale to life is a flurry of masks, music and merriment!

Originally penned as a serial in 1881, Le avventure di Pinocchio (The Adventures of Pinocchio) was the birth of a rascally wooden character who would grow to be a time-honored favorite. Written in the tradition of the wily servants of Commedia dell'Arte, our hero is always getting himself in and out of scrapes, running into colorful characters, and trying his best even at his worst. This production marries Commedia's bold theatricality to this fantastical story of foxes, fairies, high-strung puppet-masters and underwater beasts. Wooden you like to join us??

Fri, Nov 27 - Sat, Dec 19
Fri evenings at 6:30pm;
Sat at 2pm and 4pm

Special free performance Sat Dec 12 at 2pm (no 4pm show that day)
ASL Interpreted Performance Sat, Dec 5 at 2pm

50 minutes without an intermission
Appropriate for all ages.

Location: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Street parking, or Metro to Eastern Market.

Pinocchio! was originally Co-produced by Faction of Fools and NextStop Theatre Company in March 2014 at NextStop Theatre Company's Industrial Strength Theatre in Herndon, Virginia.

Written and Directed by Paul Reisman*
Based on the novel by Carlo Collodi

Featuring:
Jack Novak
Toby Mulford^
Hannah Sweet
Matthew Pauli^
Alani Kravitz

Scenic Design by Daniel Flint^
Costume Design by Lynly Saunders
Music Composed by Jesse Terrill*
Properties and Puppet Design by Dan Mori
Masks by Tara Cariaso at Waxing Moon Masks
Additional masks by Aaron Cromie

For more info, go to www.factionoffools.org
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* Member, Actors' Equity Association
^Equity Membership Candidate