Wednesday, March 20, 2019
AVENUE Q Will Host Special Events in Honor of World Puppetry Day
www.broadwayworld.com: Avenue Q - the Tony Award winning Best Musical set to end its 15+ year run in NYC this spring - will celebrate WORLD PUPPETRY DAY on Thursday, March 21, 2019 with a one-night-only roster of special events, including a special ticket price for any patron who brings a puppet to the show AND a Puppet Dance Party after the 8 p.m. performance at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), it has been announced by Avenue Q producers Kevin McCollum and Robyn Goodman.
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I am honestly so glad that they are doing this. The theatre world to me has always been fun to me and when major companies and shows do something like this really proves that they are here to have fun too. I am so glad that the company of Avenue Q does not take themselves too seriously and that they are able to just have some fun every once in a while. I think that is something that is so important especially on shows that have been running for so long and especially on shows that are as much fun as Avenue Q is. I also had no clue that puppets are also always encouraged to be brought into Avenue Q and that they have a statement saying that lap seating is always allowed. Again, I think this plays into showing that they are honestly just having fun doing this show and they want the audience to have fun too.
Oh why when clicking on this article did I think it was actually useful or helpful to the puppetry community. It is not it is some alcohol filled party and probably will not promote puppetry in the slightest, which is sad. My very first introduction to puppets was a marionette show at our local library, and these were just colorful characters that only vaguely freaked out my mother, these were hand carved wooden works of art. The detail on the costume, the little laces on the shoes, and the gracefulness with which the puppeteer made them move so influenced me I am positive it has subconscious effects on how I filter theatre through my head to this day. Needless to say this is not just a testament to the importance of puppetry, but that importance for children and with children because playing with puppets is the earliest entrance into performing and creating imaginative worlds.
Honestly this is kind of weird. Part of me really hates puppets because they freak me out a bit when they are super realistic. I would hate going to this performance because of that. I feel like it is a good idea though. Puppetry is not something that is celebrated as an art like ever so having a major show do this is really good publicity for the community. It will also be super cute if people bring like sock puppets in because they are so dumb looking. I want this to be successful just because although I think puppets are creepy the concept of people watching a show with them on their laps is really funny to me. I want to know what people who go to that show without a puppet think of the experience because it will be strange to look around the room and see people just holding puppets.
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