Family Matinee Performance: There's A Nightmare in my Closet

The Family Matinee Series is excited to welcome back the renowned Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre, with their performance of "There's a Nightmare in my Closet". This classic Tears of Joy production is performed with a variety of styles of puppets. The boy and the Nightmare are adaptations of Japanese bunraku puppets and the Jabberwocky is performed with three dimensional shadow puppets created from kitchen utensils which fuels the imagination! These stories are tied together by the theme of facing and overcoming our fears. The play addresses childhood fears in ways that will elicit both wonder and giggles.

Details:

Time:
Activities start time: 1:00 pm
Doors open: 1:30 pm
Performance start time: 2:00 pm

Cost:
Tickets are $5/all ages, and are available for purchase online or at the door.
*All tickets are non-refundable
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Location:
Center for the Arts - Theatre: 22689 SW Pine Street, Sherwood OR

Click here to view the full 2017-2018 Family Matinee Schedule

About Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre:

The company was founded in Hawaii in 1971 by Reg and Janet Bradley. In 1973 the Bradley’s returned to the Portland area accompanied by Norman and Dale Kaneko and began touring throughout the Northwest.

In 1980 Tears of Joy Theatre was reorganized as a not for profit corporation governed by a board of directors.

Celebrating it’s 45th year, the company continues to tour widely. In 2015-16 season it toured to Western Canada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and Georgia, as well as offering a variety of educational programs in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

Tears of Joy Theatre is recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding puppet theaters and known internationally for its innovation and excellence. Each year our programs serve over 50,000 children and adults. It has received a Washington State Governor’s Arts Award and a Young Audiences Sunburst Award for its “exemplary commitment to arts in education.” Four of the theater’s productions have received American puppetry’s highest honor, The Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry from UNIMA-USA.

“At Tears of Joy Theatre, puppetry is enlarged, taken on stage and combined with the tradition of classical theatrical performing. The company’s beautifully designed puppets will blow you away as they come to life.” Willamette Week

Tears of Joy is currently led by Artistic Director Tim Giugni and Managing Director Emily Alexander.

   
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

A huge shout-out and thank you to the 2017/18 Family Matinee Series sponsors! Because of your support, we are able to enjoy yet another fun-filled year of wonderful performances - we greatly appreciate your contributions!

Directing Sponsor:
Senestraro Family Orthodontics 

Spotlight Sponsor:
Sherwood Dance Academy