Twenty-four years ago today I helped work on a
production of The Story of Jumping Mouse produced and performed by Das Puppenspiel Puppet Theatre.
Das Puppenspiel
was a well know puppet touring company that closed down in 2010.
The Department had brought them in to perform and they were fairly self-contained so I had little to do except
help them set up and then sit back and enjoy the show.
I enjoyed the show but even more I enjoyed the performers as
they were all fun and one guy in the company was truly nuts.
After the show I went out with them to eat.
While at the restaurant as I was talking with one of the puppeteers
he took out a small finger puppet and put on a show for a little girl at the
next table but all the time still talking with me.
Of course the little girl was captivated by the puppet and laughing
the whole time.
The 1990-91 season had the normal for plays and four music
events but that year we had several extra plays and music events.
Our plays that season were The Day Room by Don
DeLillo, a collection of three one-acts by women writers, Roshomon by Fay and
Michael Kanin and Dark of the Moon by Richardson and Berney.
Additionally we did an original production of Jacob’s
Ladder written by one of our staff and the cast included Taye Diggs and
his very talented mother Marsha Berry.
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