Marionette Show
In conjunction with the Ware Family Center,
the Ware 250th Anniversary Committee presents:
Hansel and Gretel
performed by
Tanglewood Marionettes
January 15, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
Ware Jr/Sr High School Auditorium
Admission: $4.00/person
$15/family (immediate family only)
Post-show Cookie Decorating: $1/cookie (details below)
For more information and to order tickets,
please contact Laura at 413.658.7319
the Ware 250th Anniversary Committee presents:
Hansel and Gretel
performed by
Tanglewood Marionettes
January 15, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
Ware Jr/Sr High School Auditorium
Admission: $4.00/person
$15/family (immediate family only)
Post-show Cookie Decorating: $1/cookie (details below)
For more information and to order tickets,
please contact Laura at 413.658.7319
Tanglewood Marionettes' productioon of Hansel and Gretel is based on the classid fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, and features melodied from the Humperdink opera. The colorful set is in the shape of a giant storybook. As the pages turn, each new and exciting scene is revealed. All the staging, scenery and marionettes are handcrafted by Tnaglewood Marionettes; and together represent over a year of construction time. The story itself is set in the mid-nineteenth century.
As the tale unfolds, Hansel and Gretel must call upon their inner reserves and learn new methods to overcome the challenges they encounter while lost in the wood. In keeping with the theme of the show, children will be invited to decorate their own Hansel or Gretel cookie for $1 per cookie.
Tanglewood Marionettes is a nationally touring marionette theater based in New England. Tanglewood Marionettes was founded in 1993 by Anne Ware and Peter Schaefer and have toured throughout the United States performing at venues as prestigous as the Children's Museum in Boston, the Showplace Theater in Brookline, the Boston Athenaeum, the Springfield Museums, Yale Art Gallery, First Night/Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Academy of Music in Northampton, and at schools, libraries, theaters and festivals throughout New England and beyond.
In 1997, 2001 and again in 2009, Tanglewood Marionettes was a featured performer at the Puppeteers of America National Festivals held in Toledo, Tampa and Atlanta, respectively. In 2008, their newest production, The Dragon King, was featured at the Puppeteers of America Southeast Regional Festival. In addition, Tanglewood Marionettes has been invited annually to the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. The Center for Puppetry Arts is considered by many to be one of the nation's foremost pupperty centers. Tanglewood Marionettes are also the recipients of two Citations for Excellence in the Art of Puppetry, awarded each year by The American Center of the Union International de la Marionette (UNIMA-USA).
The Ware Family Center is part of The Collaborative for Educational Services (formerly HEC). They are located on the second floor of the United Church of Ware, 49 Church Street. The Family Center is a drop-in facility where parents and care givers of children up to 5 years of age can come to play, interact and learn with others.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ware Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
As the tale unfolds, Hansel and Gretel must call upon their inner reserves and learn new methods to overcome the challenges they encounter while lost in the wood. In keeping with the theme of the show, children will be invited to decorate their own Hansel or Gretel cookie for $1 per cookie.
Tanglewood Marionettes is a nationally touring marionette theater based in New England. Tanglewood Marionettes was founded in 1993 by Anne Ware and Peter Schaefer and have toured throughout the United States performing at venues as prestigous as the Children's Museum in Boston, the Showplace Theater in Brookline, the Boston Athenaeum, the Springfield Museums, Yale Art Gallery, First Night/Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Academy of Music in Northampton, and at schools, libraries, theaters and festivals throughout New England and beyond.
In 1997, 2001 and again in 2009, Tanglewood Marionettes was a featured performer at the Puppeteers of America National Festivals held in Toledo, Tampa and Atlanta, respectively. In 2008, their newest production, The Dragon King, was featured at the Puppeteers of America Southeast Regional Festival. In addition, Tanglewood Marionettes has been invited annually to the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. The Center for Puppetry Arts is considered by many to be one of the nation's foremost pupperty centers. Tanglewood Marionettes are also the recipients of two Citations for Excellence in the Art of Puppetry, awarded each year by The American Center of the Union International de la Marionette (UNIMA-USA).
The Ware Family Center is part of The Collaborative for Educational Services (formerly HEC). They are located on the second floor of the United Church of Ware, 49 Church Street. The Family Center is a drop-in facility where parents and care givers of children up to 5 years of age can come to play, interact and learn with others.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ware Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.