Crack!

Crack!
Theater	Salvage Vanguard Theater
Directed by	Sara Farr
Produced by	Template:Unbulleted List
Cast	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:
  • Photoset by Roy Moore.
  • Video by Sara Farr, in four parts: 1, 2, 3, 4.
• 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.

More Information

• The show's website.