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Bread & Puppet Theater
The Underneath the Above Show #1 (inspired by the forthcoming elections in the greatest country in the history of the universe) is a new work written and directed by Bread and Puppet founder Peter Schumann. It takes place in a distant, mountainous country much different from ours, where successive unsuccessful cardboard kings reign with fleeting promise over an over-life-size, technicolor cardboard electorate operated by a hardhat workforce prone to coffee breaks, until the eternally-hopeful population installs a jolly old god in the highest office of the land. It's a hilarious, timely antidote to the election-themed entertainment on TV. And, with its raucous energy and bright palette, it makes a great spring hurrah!
Schumann says that The Underneath the Above Show #1 is a puppet show contribution to the ongoing U.S. presidential election campaign. In our show the normally slightly overweight three-dimensional electorate is reduced to its proper election year cardboard two-dimensionality. Hardhat workers help to demonstrate the elementary dissatisfaction of this cardboard electorate and its desire for a new king who will promote life, health, home, and general protection from evil.
This show is appropriate for all ages, but contains some loud noises.
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15 Kimball Hill Rd
Putney, VT 05346
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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