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Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities


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About

Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities is a tale of resilience, adaptation and ingenuity that tells the story of puppet-maker Geppetto, who is attempting to perform — all by himself for the first time ever — the grand mythical love story of Perseus, who slays a sea monster to save his beloved Andromeda. During the show things begin to go haywire, and Geppetto finds himself desperately improvising to overcome the challenges of performing solo while at the same time scrambling to devise new story lines, new characters, and even new limbs.

Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities was inspired by a NPR story on Hugh Herr, whose legs were amputated after a climbing accident and who now designs technologically advanced artificial limbs.

 

History

  • June 2018

    New York State Puppet Festival, Theatre@37, Perry, NY

    March 2018

    SUNY-Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, NY

    January 2018

    Canal Café Theatre, London, UK

    November2017

    Dixon Place, New York, NY

    October 2017

    Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI

    June 2017

    Storytelling Arts Center, Laurinburg, NC

    January 2017

    South Korea Tour: Gwangju Cultural Center, Baekseok University & Jeju

    December2016

    Flint Institute of Arts, Flint Public Library, Flint Local 432, and Mott Middle

    College,Flint, MI

    November 2016

    Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill, NY

    March 2016

    Amphibian Stage Productions, Fort Worth, TX

    September 2015

    The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO

    June 2015

    Diana H. Jones Innovative Senior Center, Brooklyn, NY

    March 2015

    Creative Aging Conference, The Creative Center, New York, NY

    January 2015

    Mint Theater, New York, NY

    January 2015

    Rowan University, Performing Arts Center, Glassboro, NJ

    November 2014

    Pontine Theatre, Portsmouth, NH

    April and May 2014

    OFF-Broadway, SoHo Playhouse, NYC

    January 2014

    Teatro Jaco, Jaco, Costa Rica and Embassy Club de Artes, Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

    November 2013

    7-City Tour of Northern Italy

    August 17-18, 2013

    Bard SummerScape Spegieltent, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

    June 10-30, 2013

    HERE Arts Center, New York, NY

    March 16, 2013

    Two In-progress showings at Hudson Opera House, Hudson, NY

    June 1-3, 2012

    An early In-progress showing, St. Ann’s Warehouse’s Labapalooza!, Dumbo, NY

     

  • Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities development began during a residency at St. Ann’s Warehouse’s Puppet Lab, Brooklyn, NY, 2011-2012. The development of Geppetto has been made possible through the support of New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and The Jim Henson Foundation.

Press

“The play focuses on a longing for magic, a wish for a transformative power…A compelling performance, enhanced by haunting cello music… It celebrates human ingenuity.”
– The New York Times

 

“It’s romantic in an old-fashioned way…lovely music…Carlo Adinolfi’s performance is charming.” – The New Yorker

 

“Poignant yet funny… worth seeing…” –nytheatre.com

 

The New York Times

The New Yorker

Show Business Weekly

Blogcritics.org

NYTheatre.com

LettersFromTheMezzanine.com

New York Theatre Wire

 

 

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Video

 

Workshops

1) “Geppetto” Workshop – “Evil Guy” (one of Geppetto’s puppets): Participants make their own “Evil Guy” and learn how to manipulate him.

 

2) “Geppetto” Workshop – Acting and Directing with Puppets: Can be either an introductory workshop or a master class and can focuse on either acting or directing or both.

 

3) “Geppetto” Workshop – What are Prosthetics: looks at developments in modern prosthetics and the use of prosthetics in “Geppetto”.

 

4) Talkback with Audience or Special Focus Group.

 

5) Lecture/Demonstration: with excerpts from the show as examples. The Lecture/Demo can focus on: Our Creative Process, “Meet the Puppets,” Different Types of Puppetry, Manipulation of puppets, Creating Puppet Plays, etc.

 




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