For several years we have been invited to perform our productions for pre-school audiences. While our shows were not written or staged for this age level, many sponsors liked the idea of a "theatre" presentation of familiar stories. Understanding the attention span and subject matter for that age group, we produced familiar stories that were about 10 to 15 minutes in length and can present two or three stories with an introduction and follow up reviews with the audience and a "meet and greet the actors" afterward.
Theatre Time!
• Chicken Little
• Goldilocks? and the Three Bears
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Hansel and Gretel
• Three Little Pigs Construction Company
• The Tale of Two Bad Mice
Featuring
"Baby Melvin!"
a life-size baby elephant
and
The Gooney Bird Marionette Parade
(audience participation)
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 your program.
The City Mouse & The Country Mouse
The Tale of
Two Bad Mice
The Tale of
Peter Rabbit
The Tale of
Benjamin Bunny
Smiley is a friendly clown marionette who visits the audience and plays a game called
"Can you do this?"
For students too young to attend a performance, the Melikin Puppeteers, with friendly puppets "in hand", can bring the stars of the show right to the class room for a meet and greet.
The following programs are available in December for school time presentations or "Family Fun Nights".
As seen through the eyes of the family dog - Woofer
With a Santa Sing-a-long!