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Join us for the Misadventures of a Scientist Penguin!
By Kurt Hunter of Minneapolis, MN
Penguin in My Pocket tells the fun-filled and quirky tale of a penguin scientist who crash lands in the jungle when her experimental jetpack fails and how she works with an artistic monkey to find her way home. This solo-puppeteer production features marionettes, rod puppets, audience members’ puppeteering participation, and a musical concertina.
Created and performed by puppeteer and engineer Kurt Hunter, Penguin in My Pocket highlights the importance of imagination in both art and science.
Director: Laura Wilhelm
Costume Designer: Robert Graff
Composer: Arthur Clyde
Creative Consultant: Paul Mesner (assistance with painting and costuming)
Music: Kathy Hunter
*The production of Penguin in My Pocket was supported by a grant from the Jim Henson Foundation.
Themes: Animals, Music, Inventions, Creative Problem Solving
Puppetry Styles: Marionette, Rod
Create-A-Puppet™: Playful Penguin String Puppet
Location: Vincent Anthony Founder's Theater (downstairs theater)
All-Inclusive-Performance Ticket
One Ticket = Three Activities
Your All-Inclusive-Performance includes the show, admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum, and a Create-A-Puppet™ Workshop. The puppet is based on the style of puppetry or character used in the production.
Visitors can create a Playful Penguin String Puppet, inspired by the character from Penguin in My Pocket.
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