This performance is designed for smaller aged theater goers (2 and up) which means more songs, shorter scenes, more interaction, and less complicated dialogue/plots.Posing with one of the puppeteers in the Create-a-Puppet Workshop! Now Playing through Sunday, September 20: The Tortoise, The Hare, and other Aesop’s Fables Tips and Tricks for a great experience: (My older daughter even turns barbie dolls into puppets by adding bigger skirts and costumes) My girls now turn everything into puppets and are so proud of themselves when they create new ways to do so. The Center for Puppetry Arts strives to create a magical and imaginative environment as well as, teachable moments.At the end of each performance, the puppeteers break the 4th wall and explain how each puppet works so the kids can learn and understand the mechanics behind the performance.Objectives met for this month’s performance of The Tortoise, The Hare, and other Aesop’s Fables are: fables and folklore, Ancient Greece, animals, character education, storytelling, puppetry, and classic literature.You can check out the show objectives in the Education section of their website. The shows are curriculum based and compliment school standards nicely.The warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that you supported the arts and a local nonprofit.Includes reserved seating in the first three rows! Yes–reserved seating up front, so when you’re running late because the little one didn’t want to put on her shoes, or refused to wear the weather-appropriate outfit you had pre-selected, or (INSERT HERE any of the other hundreds of reasons why kids don’t want to leave the house in order for a family to arrive on time) –DON’T WORRY- you have reserved seating in the FIRST 3 ROWS! (Collective parental Sigh of Relief…ahhhhh).Includes free parking–in midtown! (Umm, yes please!).Gives you 45% discount on all shows (This brings the ticket price down to the cost of a regular movie ticket)!.Membership Perks: (We purchased the Family Membership.).Here’s my daughter and her friend showing off their flying dragons made with string and rods. All performances include the post-show Create-a-Puppet Workshop where kids can build their own puppet!!!.The music was fun and enjoyable for both parents and kids–the farmer played a mean electric guitar! (yeah, man!) The set was extremely imaginative with a rotating screen-backdrop, giant-sized typewriter keys, and a farmhouse for shadow puppets at nightfall. My daughters are still singing them almost two months later. The songs were creative, educational, and catchy. I’m serious when I tell you that it was definitely Broadway caliber. The recent adaptation/performance of Click, Clack, Moo was unbelievable.The performance quality is top-notch, especially those performed by the Center for Puppetry Arts players!.(SPOILER ALERT-I’ve included a great COUPON CODE at the bottom of this post! woohoo!) Here’s what I love about the Center for Puppetry Arts: I had heard wonderful things about this theater but did not realize how truly special it really is until I started attending show this summer and umm now…I’m a little obsessed. They love hearing the live music and seeing their favorite characters come to life on stage! This summer, in an effort to beat the intense Atlanta heat, I decided to join the Center for Puppetry Arts. Now that my girls are getting a little bit older and can sit for longer periods of time (they’re now 3 and 5), we’ve started going to live theatrical performances.
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