SQUIRREL STOLE MY UNDERPANTS to Play Ocean State Theatre, 5/2

Performer Bonnie Duncan brings her poignantly silly adventure tale for families, Squirrel Stole My Underpants, to Ocean State Theatre. The production, which is part of Ocean State Theatre Company's Family Fun Fest, will be performed for one show only on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 11:00 am.

A lonely, awkward girl named Sylvie is sent out to the backyard to hang up the laundry and keep herself busy. The moment her back is turned, a mischievous squirrel appears, steals her favorite piece of clothing and runs off. When the girl gives chase, she finds herself lost in strange lands. As the story unfolds, an entire world emerges from her laundry basket and Sylvie learns that she is a strong girl with magic within herself.

Bonnie Duncan has blended puppetry, dance, and physical theatre in surprising and delightful ways for the past 14 years. Her work has been described as "an artful world of silent dreams, mime, and dance" (Austin Live Theatre). She has most recently been working as one half of They Gotta Be Secret Agents with Tim Gallagher. Their show, Poste Restante, continues to tour worldwide, and won "Best Touring Show of 2011," Austin, TX; Best of the Fringe, San Francisco, 2009; and a nomination for Most Innovative Show at Prague Fringe Festival. Prior to her work as a Secret Agent, Bonnie was a company member of Snappy Dance Theater for eight years, performing sculptural, acrobatic dances nationally and internationally. Her movement was called "breathtakingly simple" and "delightfully crafty" by the Boston Globe.

With Squirrel Stole My Underpants, Ms. Duncan is exploring the delicate time in childhood when one desperately wants to be a grown up, but still needs their blanket to feel safe. She uses puppetry as a way to fill the world of one lonely girl with many friends, foes, and magical creatures. The combination of puppetry, dance, and physical theater creates a world that transforms in scale, color, texture, and time. Ms. Duncan draws inspiration from the worlds of magical adventure tales including Alice in Wonderland; The Wizard of Oz; Where the Wild Things Are; and, a new story, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Squirrel Stole My Underpants will be performed with live music. Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

Squirrel Stole My Underpants will be presented on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 11:00 am. The theatre is located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI. Single tickets are $10.00 each. Discount rates are available for groups of 20 or more by calling (401) 921-1777 x112. Tickets are on sale at the box office Monday through Friday from 12 noon - 6:00 pm, Saturdays from 12 noon - 4:00 pm, and from 12 noon until curtain time on performance days. Tickets are also available online 24 hours a day at www.OceanStateTheatre.org and via telephone during normal box office hours by calling (401) 921-6800.

Introduce your child to the magic of live theatre at the state-of-the-art Ocean State Theatre!

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