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{{Infobox Show | |||
|Name = Crack! | |||
|Picture= Crack!.jpg | |||
|Theater= [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]] | |||
|Producer= {{Unbulleted List|[[Gnap! Theater Projects]] | [[The Puppet Improv Project]]}} | |||
|Director = [[Sara Farr]] | |||
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list| [[Alexander Hilary]] | [[Andreas Fabis]] | [[Heidi Rogers]] | [[Jayme Ramsay]] | [[Jessica Arjet]] | [[Lacy Shawn]] | [[Madeline Malka]] | [[Marc Majcher]] | [[Peter Rogers]] | [[Ryan Austin]]}} | |||
|Run = Aug 2010 | |||
}} | |||
'''''Crack!''''' (full name: ''Crack! The Improvised Puppet Musical'') was an improvised puppet musical. | |||
== Summary == | |||
It was a two-act show, featuring short-form songs and scenes in act one, and then an improvised narrative musical in act two. | |||
The show debuted Thanksgiving weekend, 2009, and returned to SVT for a run of 6 shows in August, 2010. | |||
=== Guests === | |||
Each performance had a (human) guest for the night, while all the other performers improvised through modified sock puppets with rod armatures. Sometimes, larger puppets, such as full-body puppets, were used as well. | |||
Here is a list of guests for each show: | |||
* 8/6/10: [[Albert Im]] | |||
* 8/7/10: [[Arthur Simone]] | |||
* 8/13/10: [[Les McGehee]] | |||
* 8/14/10: [[John Ratliff]] | |||
* 8/20/10: [[L. B. Deyo]] | |||
* 8/21/10: [[Shana Merlin]] | |||
=== Press Description === | |||
The show is created by mixing highly volatile puppet characters with a band of uninhibited improvisers. The result is a hilarious variety of songs and scenes in Act 1, and a completely improvise musical in Act 2 -- all conceived and performed on the spot and starring puppets. This is not your average puppet show, and it is definitely NOT a show for young children. | |||
== Media == | |||
* The 8/6/10 performance: | |||
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1325506949633.2039669.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]]. | |||
** Video by [[Sara Farr]], in four parts: [http://vimeo.com/16455732 1], [http://vimeo.com/16456196 2], [http://vimeo.com/16456760 3], [http://vimeo.com/16456886 4]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1328148975682.2039874.1589679282&type=3 Photoset of the 8/7/10 show] by [[Roy Moore]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1330395951855.2040063.1589679282&type=1 Photoset of the 8/14/10 show] by [[Roy Moore]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1333129940203.2040265.1589679282&type=1 Photoset of the 8/14/10 show] by [[Roy Moore]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1336635907850.2040545.1589679282&type=3 Photoset of the 8/20/10 show] by [[Roy Moore]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1339599941949.2040804.1589679282&type=1 Photoset of the 8/21/10 show] by [[Roy Moore]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150258545585324.492830.503270323&type=3 Photoset that includes ''Crack!'''s set] from [[Out of Bounds]] 2012 by [[Kevin Miller]]. | |||
== More Information == | |||
* [http://puppetimprovproject.org/crack.html The show's website.] | |||
Revision as of 20:47, 8 April 2013
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| Theater | Salvage Vanguard Theater |
| Directed by | Sara Farr |
| Produced by | Template:Unbulleted List |
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| Run | Aug 2010 |
Crack! (full name: Crack! The Improvised Puppet Musical) was an improvised puppet musical.
Summary
It was a two-act show, featuring short-form songs and scenes in act one, and then an improvised narrative musical in act two.
The show debuted Thanksgiving weekend, 2009, and returned to SVT for a run of 6 shows in August, 2010.
Guests
Each performance had a (human) guest for the night, while all the other performers improvised through modified sock puppets with rod armatures. Sometimes, larger puppets, such as full-body puppets, were used as well.
Here is a list of guests for each show:
- 8/6/10: Albert Im
- 8/7/10: Arthur Simone
- 8/13/10: Les McGehee
- 8/14/10: John Ratliff
- 8/20/10: L. B. Deyo
- 8/21/10: Shana Merlin
Press Description
The show is created by mixing highly volatile puppet characters with a band of uninhibited improvisers. The result is a hilarious variety of songs and scenes in Act 1, and a completely improvise musical in Act 2 -- all conceived and performed on the spot and starring puppets. This is not your average puppet show, and it is definitely NOT a show for young children.
Media
- The 8/6/10 performance:
- Photoset of the 8/7/10 show by Roy Moore.
- Photoset of the 8/14/10 show by Roy Moore.
- Photoset of the 8/14/10 show by Roy Moore.
- Photoset of the 8/20/10 show by Roy Moore.
- Photoset of the 8/21/10 show by Roy Moore.
- Photoset that includes Crack!'s set from Out of Bounds 2012 by Kevin Miller.
