Frog & Peach Theatre Offers Fairy Tales, Puppet-Making and More This Halloween

The perfect outing families and audiences age 4 and up, starting this afternoon, Halloween, October 31, and going through Sunday, November 15, Frog & Peach Theatre Company (known for popular & critically-acclaimed productions of Shakespearean plays), will present the fun and family-friendly fairy tale series TINKERBELL THEATRE, where they have adapted CINDERELLA and THE TINDERBOX (both from the Brothers Grimm) into exciting and interactive live shows featuring sing-along songs and unique, large-scale puppets.

Everyone is also invited to participate in a special Puppet Making Workshop right on stage after each show with the cast! High quality puppet kits are available ($10) or bring an old sock & make a new friend!

CINDERELLA (Saturdays & Sundays at 12PM) is the classic tale of a young girl and her quest to discuss Ornithology with Prince Dreamboat (It's pronounced "Dram-beau"). With the help of her faithful Bird friends, Albert and Cameron, the brave Cinderella is a real survivor. Will she make it to the Three Day Ball? Will the King & Queen ever get to retire to Boca? And what about that slipper?

THE TINDERBOX (Saturdays & Sundays at 1PM) is a favorite among dog lovers everywhere! An Evil Witch guides the Pure-Hearted Soldier to a secret treasure house deep beneath the earth--but first he must brave Three Magical Dogs--Goldie, Silvie, and Red--and fetch a mysterious Tinderbox. His adventures lead him to riches, friendship with a Lonely Princess, and a stand-off with an Evil Queen.

The actors include Jonathan Reed Wexler, Collin Blackard, Nicholas Corda, Alyssa Diamond, Claire Elise Walton & Samantha Cooper; set design is by Ashley Cusack, costume design by Asa Benally, lighting design is by Dennis Parichy, and puppet designs are by Spica Wobbe.

This family-friendly theater production will be performed in repertory at the Workshop Theatre with Frog & Peach Theatre Company's fall show for general audiences, Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Lynnea Benson. Performances are October 22 to November 15.

The two shows will be presented every Saturday & Sunday October 31 to November 15 at the Workshop Theatre (312 W 36th St. 4th Floor) and the plays are written and directed by Lynnea Benson and feature toe-tapping tunes by Ted Zurkowski. Tinkerbell Theatre will run on Saturdays and Sundays at 12PM and 1PM: CINDERELLA plays Saturdays & Sundays at 12PM. THE TINDERBOX plays Saturdays & Sundays at 1PM.

Tickets are $12 in advance/online and $15 at the door, or $20 for both shows. All performances are followed by a puppet-making workshop. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 212-868-4444 or online at www.smarttix.com. For more information visit www.FrogandPeachTheatre.org.

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