Major Productions
Stan Bolovan and the Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
by Kenneth Grahame
Custard the Dragon
by Ogden Nash
Merlin, the world’s foremost authority on Dragons, leads the cast through three classic Dragon Tales and invites selected members of the audience to join in an authentic Chinese Dragon Dance.
"How Long" ready for th show at Dawes Elementry
Chicago, IL - May 28, 2010
The "Chinese Dragon Dance" video (below) was taken at the Peru Public Library, June 2009
An Introduction to Poetry Through the Art of the Puppet
The Pied Piper of Hamlin
Special Guest Appearace by
Edgar Allen Poe
"Woofer & Howard"
in Casey at the Bat
Darlene "Q" Dimples and the Dream Peddler
The Stout Man
and The Fly
The Grasshopper and The Ants
The Lion & The Mouse
The Shepherd Boy
Who Cried Wolf
The Tortoise and the Hare
A good friend of The Melikin Puppets, Mr. Aesop brings to life some of his favorite fables. Each story ends in a moral that has survived and has held true for more than 2,500 years.
Choose from these classic fables, or contact the Melikin Puppets for other fables and ways to incorporate them into the Summer Reading Program theme.
The City Mouse & The Country Mouse
A classic tale by the Brothers Grimm. The Miller's idle boasting about his daughter's talent to spin straw into gold is challenged. A mysterious gnome to the rescue! With a little "Melikin Magic" he actually spins the straw into gold... three times!
