Trouble Puppet Theater Co. Opens THE CRUEL CIRCUS, 5/9

Trouble Puppet Theater Co. presents The Cruel Circus, an original play by Connor Hopkins.

A mysterious tinkerer brings to life an entire world of strange circus performers - some polished and complete, some clumsy and misshapen - then disappears, leaving them to make sense of who they are and what they are made for.

A new work of dark whimsy from the company who brought Austin award-winning productions of The Jungle, Frankenstein, Riddley Walker,and most recently, Toil & Trouble. Trouble Puppet deploys bunraku-style tabletop puppets to create graceful, lifelike, compelling drama for adults.

Arrive early for preshow music by Cami Alys.

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/357100.

Written and directed by Artistic Director Connor Hopkins (winner of B. Iden Payne Awards for Outstanding Direction of a Drama as well as Outstanding Original Script and The Austin Examiner's Best New Play Written by an Austinite), The Cruel Circus features music by Justin Sherburn, lighting by Stephen Pruitt, sound design by K. Eliot Haynes and Bernard Klinke, costume design by Monica Gibson, and imagery by Chris Owen. The show features performances by Zac Crofford, Travis Bedard, Seth White, Rob Jacques, Jose Villarreal, Gricelda Silva, Ellie McBride, Caroline Reck, and Brock England.

Group sales welcome. Director/cast talkbacks available for groups of five or more. ASL interpretation available selected nights. Made for adults. Children 10 and up, accompanied by adults, are welcome.