History and pure fun are integrated in this imaginative retelling of the much loved classic fairy tale. Puppetmongers reset the story in 1834 Upper Canada, just as “Muddy” York is to be renamed Toronto, and Ella is a kind and capable young girl whose good nature is imposed upon by her new step-family who have come from England with ideas about their own privilege. True to the original tale, with a little magic and some imaginative special effects she does get herself to the Ball, and to the satisfying conclusion of the story. The play is ingeniously staged with a traditional marionette theatre that transforms, as the story unfolds, into scenes evoking the wilderness, settler life and early Canadian society.
It is a Cinderella that Canadian children can call their own!
DETAILS
- For family audiences, ages 5 to 105
- For school audiences Grades K to 8
AWARDS
- Nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award, for Outstanding Production
- Nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award, for Best Actor in TYA,
- Citation for Excellence in the Art of Puppetry from UNIMA USA
HAS PLAYED AT
- Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (many Winter holidays);
- Old Fort York, Toronto;
- Carousel Theatre, St. Catherines;
- schools around Ontario;
- Puppeteers of America Festival, Atlanta.
For further details please contact Puppetmongers at Tel: (416) 538-6210
Length of performance: 45 minutes
Age of audience: Families (school age and up)
Maximum audience size: 350 with raked seating
Performing area: 6 meters wide X 6 meters deep X 3.3 meters ceiling.
NB: Can not be performed on a carpeted floor.
Set Up & Strike
- Set up time for the set is two hours
- Take out time for the set is one and a half hours
- An additional 2 hours may be required for light hang in theatre
Sound: CD player required
Personnel: 2 performers and 1 technical director
Freight: this production has not yet been packaged for freight:
Estimate less than 500 KG, volume less than 70 cubic meters
For further details contact: Email: info@puppetmongers.com
Telephone: 416-469-3555
Length of performance: 45 minutes, plus Q & A session if requested
- Set up time: One and a half hours:
- Take out time: One and a half hours:
- Thus the total time in venue is 4 hours.
Age of audience:
- Grades K to 8 (mixed is ideal), maximum audience 250
- Or – if primaries only, then the maximum is 200
Maximum audience size: 250 seated on the floor will enable all to see and hear the presentation
Performing area: 6 m wide x 6 m deep x 3.3 m ceiling. (18’ wide x 18’ deep x 10’ ceiling)
NB: Can not be performed on a carpeted floor.
Sound: We bring our own sound equipment
Lighting: We bring our own lighting equipment.
Please note that the show works best in a darkened venue
Electrical: We require one standard 120 volt outlet
Personnel: 2 performers
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