Event

Reverse Cascade

After building a career as a circus performer and juggler with remarkable physical control, Judy's body began to fail her. For years, she searched for an answer and was eventually given a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. Slowly, Judy lost control of her body, her spirit, and the juggler that was inside of her. But the circus called her back, and Judy found new ways to challenge herself, pushing her body to the limits once again. Through the simple magic of found object puppetry and live music, this production will lead you through a story inspired by Judy Finelli's amazing journey from legs, to wheels, to new heights.

Anna Fitzgerald is a puppeteer based in Baltimore, MD and a recent MFA graduate in Puppet Arts at the University of Connecticut. She is the artistic director of the new Red Ball Theatre Company. She has performed at The Green Mountain Puppet Festival, Baltimore's Artscape and Whartscape, EnvisionFEST Hartford, and in theaters around the country. She co-founded UnSaddestFactory Theater Company in Baltimore producing, directing and performing in several original plays and organizing and producing three sold out Ten Minute Play Festivals. She studied Theater at The Baltimore School for the Arts, Mime and Social Theater with The San Francisco Mime Troupe, Justice at American University, and Clown at the Clown Conservatory of San Francisco. She was an Emerging Artist at the 2013 National Puppetry Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and a recipient of a Puffin Grant, both for her production of Reverse Cascade. She was also the recipient of the 2014 Jerry Rojo Award for Production Excellence for Reverse Cascade at The University of Connecticut.Anna is also a proud board member of UNIMA-USA, promoting friendship and understanding through the art of puppetry.

Part of Flint & Tinder, The Tank's flagship theater series.