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Alex Vernon has been a Happenstance company member since 2012. He is a DC based actor and puppeteer whose previous work has been seen with Constellation Theatre, Pointless Theatre, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theatre, WSC Avant Bard, and Washington Revels. He is also the other half of Alex and Olmsted, with which he creates original puppet works that have toured internationally.

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A Series Of Shadowy Events: Happenstance Theater's CABARET NOIR

Imagine ‘40s fashions, stark lighting, shadow-play, fog, fedoras, fistfights, physical comedy, femmes fatales, torch songs, desperation, dance, and dozens of puns: Happenstance Theater’s CABARET NOIR at Baltimore’s Theatre Project on Preston Street will thrill you with high-contrast comedy, drama and music through November 10th, 2024.
The Adorable Debut Of HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MON AMI by Alex and Olmsted

Incorporating many elements of traditional puppet shows, Alex and Olmsted's newest piece, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MON AMI, is a miniature adventure in Paree, er, Paris. It tiny, enchanting and exquisite, like a chocolate truffle in a gleaming box. Much of this script is adult-targeted, but it IS suitable for children, even young ones.
HERE's Dream Music Puppetry Program to Celebrate 25th Anniversary With PUPPETOPIA

HERE's Dream Music Puppetry Program celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new edition of PUPPETOPIA. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Wheelock Family Theatre to Present MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS in February and March

Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University will present 'Mr. Popper's Penguins' from February 10th to March 3rd.
6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival to Return in January

The 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is back January 18-28, 2024, ready to heat up Chicago with its annual international pageant of puppet shows and artists at dozens of venues around the city.
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal For SWEAT At Santa Fe Playhouse

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) has shared a look inside the first rehearsal for Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play SWEAT, directed by SFP artistic director Robyn Rikoon. See photos from inside rehearsal!
Review: Brava, Bravo! Fall In Love With HUBBA HUBBA at Theatre Project

Brava, Bravo! For HUBBA HUBBA At Theatre Project: Don't miss the World Premiere! This new show by Alex & Olmsted, internationally acclaimed winners of multiple Jim Henson Award grants, is a pastiche of comedic scenes starring humans, puppets and an invisible fruit fly. Each carries a unique message spotlighting different facets of romantic love.
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; Kennedy Center Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; at Gala Hispanic Theater Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; Signature Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Review: Happenstance Theater's POCKET MOXIE at Theater Project

In a tribute to Vaudeville, Happenstance Theater presents POCKET MOXIE. Structured as a Vaudeville show, it's also a show about Vaudevillians, a secret peek into their lives, and the arcs of their days. Infused with music and humor, artistic creativity and a dash of pathos, it's visually sumptuous, stylistically consistent and imminently watchable.
Baltimore Theater Project Presents POCKET MOXIE: A Happenstance Touring Vaudeville

POCKET MOXIE: A Happenstance Vaudeville is a light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville - an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made up of specialty acts, song and dance.
A Human, an Idea, a Stage: Santa Fe Playhouse Debuts The Skeletal Series, a New New-Works Festival

Santa Fe Playhouse’s new Skeletal Series is a three-week festival featuring solo shows by visiting theater artists from around the country. Three vastly different productions run Wednesday through Saturday evenings, with a Saturday matinee. 
MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS Comes to Imagination Stage This Summer

Imagination Stage brings Mr. Popper's Penguins to the stage from June 22 - August 7, 2022 promising the most fun kids will have inside this summer! Based on the 1939 Newbery Honor novel by Richard and Florence Atwater, the musical's book is by Robert Kauzlaric, with music and lyrics by George Howe.
Happenstance Theater Presents POCKET MOXIE

Happenstance Theater presents POCKET MOXIE: A Happenstance Touring Vaudeville, running March 24 - April 3.
BWW Interview: Directors Mark Jaster and Sabrina Selma Mandell Discuss BAROCOCO

59E59 Theaters (Artistic Director: Val Day, Managing Director: Brian Beirne) is currently staging their latest devised production by the Happenstance Theater, BAROCOCO. BAROCOCO is running in Theater B. The show began previews on February 9, and opens today, February 13th. It is set to play until March 6, 2022. 
59E59 Theaters Announces Casting for BAROCOCO and FIRST DOWN

59E59 Theaters has announced the casts of BAROCOCO and First Down. BAROCOCO will begin previews February 9 and open February 13 for a run through March 6, 2022. First Down is scheduled to start performances on February 18 and open February 24, ending its limited run on March 5, 2022.
Happenstance Theater's BAROCOCO Comes to 59E59 Theaters Next Month

 In this collaboratively devised ensemble work, the award-winning, DC-based company, Happenstance Theater portrays oblivious entitlement on the brink of extinction. BAROCOCO, loosely inspired by the book Last Letters: Prisons and Prisoners of the French Revolution (1987) by Olivier Blanc, takes a physical comedy dive into the late Baroque and flaunts 18th century finery, wigs, panniers, gestural styling, elaborate ornamentation and the excesses of Rococo.
BWW Review: CORDUROY at Imagination Stage

Everybody needs a friend, and finding out if Lisa and Corduroy will become forever friends is theatrical magic.

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