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Bread & Puppet TheaterBread & Puppet Theater presents Sourdough Philosophy Circus and Pageant May 22, 23 & 24, 2009
The Sourdough Philosophy Circus and Pageant is about the need for human fermentation. Human fermentation concerns those parts of the human body that are not governed by the government, like the guts and the gutsy parts of the brain. This is also applies to zebras and city bred cows, dancing bears and independent donkeys. The show is run by a bunch of cooks, specialists in cooking the various stews and pancakes of our everyday first world existence. Additional commentary is provided by the Rotten Idea Theater Company. Music is by the Sourdough Philosophy Brass Band and a quartet of sheep. Visit the concessions area or bring your own picnic for a fun family outing in the outdoor amphitheatre located adjacent to the rose garden on the Raleigh Little Theatre Complex. Indy Weekly says Bread & Puppet Theatre is worth seeing. See Our Picks: 8 Days a Week. Mom2Mom also says the show is one of thier Best Weekend Bets. Visit the Bread & Puppet Web site. Ticket informationTickets on sale now from etix.com or from the RLT Box Office at 919-821-3111.
Ticket prices: Adults and children over 12: $12 Tickets are good for any performance. Dates and Times: May 22 & 23 at 7:30pm Gates and concessions open at one hour before the start time.
For more information, please contact the RLT Box Office on 919-821-3111.
A short history of Bread & Puppet TheaterThe Bread & Puppet Theater was founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side. Besides rod-puppet and hand-puppet shows for children, the concerns of the first productions were rents, rats, police and other problems of that neighborhood. More complex theater pieces, in which sculpture, music, dance and language were equal partners, followed. The puppets grew bigger and bigger. Annual presentations for Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and Memorial Day often included children and adults from the community as participants. Many performances were done in the street. During the Vietnam War, Bread & Puppet staged block-long precessions involving hundreds of people. In 1970 Bread & Puppet moved to Vermont as theater-in-residence at Goddard College, combining puppetry with gardening and bread baking in a serious way, learning to live in the countryside and letting itself be influenced by the experience. In 1974 the Theater moved to a farm in Glover in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The 140-year-old hay barn was transformed into a museum for veteran puppets. Our Domestic Resurrection Circus, a two-day outdoor festival of puppetry shows, was presented annually through 1998. The company makes its income from touring new and old productions on the American continent and abroad and from the sales of Bread & Puppet Press posters and publications. The traveling puppet shows range from tightly composed theater pieces presented by members of the company, to extensive outdoor pageants which require the participation of many volunteers. Bread & Puppet is one of the oldest, nonprofit, self-supporting theatrical companies in this country. Attending a performance in the AmphitheatreYou are welcome to bring your own dinner, however since the amphitheatre is part of a City of Raleigh park, please adhere to these rules:
Bringing blankets or chairs makes seating more comfortable. Lawnchairs or the folding chairs that come in a bag work well. There is grass between the concrete benches and chairs fit well in that space. Food coupons To make the sales easier for our volunteers in the Food Court, we use a food coupon system. Please purchase coupons at the tent in the parking lot before getting your food or drinks. Vendors and concessions workers cannot take cash, only the coupons. Each coupon = $1. In the food court
Food and beverages will be on sale from gates open through to the end of intermission. RLT mechandise will also be on sale in the food court including seat cushions, jackets and sweatshirts. Rest rooms Restroom facilities available in the Food Court and at the Main Stage Lobby Entrance. Parking The RLT parking lot will only be open to handicapped drivers. The RLT staff parking lot is only for handicapped drop-off only - no parking. You may park on the street where signposted. Parking is also available at lots 401 & 505 Oberlin Road at Stafford Avenue (opposite the McDonalds at Cameron Village). Shuttle buses from and to the parking lots run from 6:30pm until 10:30pm. View a map showing the theatre and parking/shuttle pickup locations (opens in a new window)
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