Unauthorized Magic in Oz
"...exquisitely ingenious...truly enchanting"
The New York Times
Written and directed by Edward Einhorn
Produced by David A. Einhorn
Original art by Eric Shanower
Music composed by William Sullivan Niederkorn
Puppets and set by Berit Johnson and Barry Weil
Lights by Alex Senchak
Wood working by Art Wallace
Performed by Edward Einhorn, Talaura Harms, Tanya Khordoc and Maxwell Zener
Sound/additional puppetry by Amy Kaskeski
Edward Einhorn takes his Oz novels and brings them to the world of puppetry!
Using toy theater, shadow puppetry, banraku techniques, and many more surprises,
Untitled Theater Co. #61 takes a story about Oz and brings it to the stage. Buddy, a small boy,
has a mother who like to perform sorecery and a good friend who's a magician. But Glinda won't
be happy when she finds out they are defying Oz law to do so. See the Living House,
a two and a half foot tall puppet filled with characters in its windows! See Dr. Majestico
attempt to destroy his own home! See Glinda, Omby Amby, Tempus the Parrot-Ox, and many more!
Puppet makers Berit Johnson (Fairy Tales of the Absurd) and Barry Weil adapt Eric
Shanower's art to make it all come to life. William Niederkorn ( Lysistrata,
Fairy Tales of the Absurd, Golem Stories) adds his original, signature
music, and Talaura Harms, Tanya Khordoc, Maxwell Zener and Edward Einhorn combine to perform it.
UNAUTHORIZED MAGIC IN OZ
and EVOLUTION
Produced in association with The Looking Glass Theatre
at The Looking Glass Theatre
422 W. 57th St (between 9th & 10th Ave.)
Saturdays at 11am
October 15 - November 19
Tickets at TheaterMania!
Call 212-351-3101, 1-866-811-411,
or buy tickets online
Performing with UNAUTHORIZED MAGIC IN OZ, Evolve Company presents:
EVOLUTION, directed, produced and designed by Barry Weil & Tanya Khordoc,
is a gentle, comic fable about friendship. Two amoebas split from a single cell
and evolve together into fish, dinosaurs, monkeys, humans, and everything in
between. Their relationship evolves as well, from confusion, to conflict,
into the kind of comfort only a lifelong friend can provide. The piece
features a brightly colored cast of large, soft puppets, manipulated by
fully visible puppeteers on a whimsical tabletop set. EVOLUTION premiered at
HERE and went on to be performed at the Puppeteers of America National
Festival. It is performed by Tanya Khordoc, Barry Weil and Amy Kaskeski.
UNAUTHORIZED MAGIC IN OZ was originally performed at St. Ann's Warehouse
June 16 & 17, 2005
38 Water St.
in DUMBO, Brooklyn
as part of Great Small Works'
Toy Theater Festival