About This Show
Untitled Theater Co. #61 and Evolve Company revive two celebrated small scale puppet plays in one program. Unauthorized Magic in Oz is a toy theater piece based on the modern Oz novels of creator Edward Einhorn and the illustrations of celebrated artist Eric Shanower. Evolution is a comic fable tracking two characters as they evolve from amoeba to human. Both use a varied and visually astonishing vocabulary of puppetry, including bunraku, hand puppetry, rod puppetry, shadow puppetry, and classic toy theater techniques.
Unauthorized Magic in Oz originated in the Toy Theater Festival at St. Ann’s Warehouse, and it tells the story of a boy living in Munchkin Country, whose mother and friend are both sorcerers, although they know it is against the law. But when Glinda the Good discovers their activities, they have a lot of explaining to do. It is set inside miniature houses, which both serve as little theaters and are also puppets themselves. It features the work of Eric Shanower, winner of two Eisner Awards for his graphic novel Age of Bronze, the music of William Niederkorn (Fairy Tales of the Absurd), and the puppets/sets of Berit Johnson and Barry Weil. It is performed by Edward Einhorn, Talaura Harms, Tanya Khordoc and Maxwell Zener.
Evolution premiered at HERE and went on to be showcased in the Puppeteers of America National Festival. Directors/designers Barry Weil and Tanya Khordoc use large, colorful puppets, gentle humor, and original music to tell their tale of friendship. The show relates the evolution of the characters’ relationship to their physical evolution into dinosaurs, fish, and monkeys, among other creatures. It is performed by Tanya Khordoc, Barry Weil, and Edward Einhorn.
Box Office Hours: 1/2 hour before show
Group Sales Number (10+): 212-387-2043
Appropriate For All Ages
