Virtual - World Premiere! Rating: PG Genre: Theater
"A Comedy of Feathers" is a 32-minute version of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors," performed by an all-bird puppet cast! Written and directed by Darlene Thompson, whose company has 3 times won awards at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. Some of the performers are doing puppets for the first time. A funny and family-friendly offering. About the Company or Performer(s): Puppets in Performance has been performing in the Pittsburgh area since 2014, in various venues. Three times, PiP has won awards in the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. A puppet film, The Tempest in a Teaspoon, won honorable mention at the Seattle Film Institute in 2022. PiP's founder and artistic director, Darlene Thompson, is a playwright and composer with over 25 years' experience in puppetry. She and her puppets have performed hundreds of times in 15 states. She holds a BA in Drama and an MFA in Playwriting. She is a member of the Musical Theater Artists of Pittsburgh, the Tuesday Musical Club, and the Puppeteers of America.
Local: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other Fringes Performed At: *Pittsburgh Fringe (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2023)
DATE AND TIME: All throughout the festival, April 18th - April 27th, any time you're available!
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