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35 Years of Enchantment: The Puppet Co.

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture and the Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo MD

Aug 03 - Aug 25, 2018

35 Years of Enchantment: The Puppet Co.

This special exhibit highlights the productions and the creative process of the Puppet Co. as they explore their four major directives: Creation, Presentation, Education, and Preservation.

Over the past 35 years, the principals of the Puppet Co. - Allan Stevens, Christopher Piper and MayField Piper - have created over twenty-five major productions illustrating the breadth and importance of puppetry as an art form, one with special appeal to children and family audiences. They have presented over 12,000 performances to a total audience of over two million individuals.

Location:
Park View Gallery
Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd
Glen Echo, MD 20812

ADMISSION INFO

Free Admission

Phone: 301-634-2222

Website: http://glenechopark.org/exhibitions

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

Art Walk & Opening Reception:
Friday, August 3, 6 to 8pm

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

PHOTOS

  • Gallery 1 - Puppets in perpetuity: Helios and Brycelyn are characters from the Puppet Co.’s production of “The Magic Mirror” (1983).
  • Gallery 2 - Singular puppets from different Puppet Co. productions: the Griffin from “Alice in Wonderland” and the Cowardly Lion from “The Wizard of Oz.”
  • Gallery 3 - On view in the Park View Gallery is the Puppet Co. cast of “Rapunzel” (1997): the Prince, Rapunzel and Witch Wartsmith. Jonathan and his Wife are hidden behind them.
  • Gallery 4 - Puppets from “The Magic Mirror” (1983) and other Puppet Co. productions are on view in the Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park.
  • Puppets in perpetuity: Helios and Brycelyn are characters from the Puppet Co.’s production of “The Magic Mirror” (1983).

LOCATION

Glen Echo Park

7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

PARKING INFO

Ample free parking in a large lot off of Oxford Road (off of MacArthur Blvd.)

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