Pinocchio
Other Hand Productions’ Got the Strings to Tug at the Young at Heart
| Other Hand Productions’ original adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio will keep you guessing. Collodi first wrote Pinocchio as a serial piece, always writing the poor puppet into some misadventure that would encourage readers to find the next installment. In this original adaptation, writer and composer Jodi Eichelberger ventures into what might have been a later installment in Collodi’s series had he continued writing. What happened after Pinocchio became a real boy, and what does he remember about his early life as a puppet? |  |
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Pinocchio has learned Gepetto’s trade and builds puppets of the characters he remembers: the Fox and Cat, Arlechino, and Lampwick. The Talking Cricket is still there in the toy shop as Pinocchio’s guide through life’s daily decisions, whether he’s listened to or not. Designer Mary Robinette Kowal has created a world on the edge of reality and fantasy where the unexpected is present even in the ordinary: a chisel becomes a woodpecker, C-clamps become a school of fish, and two huge saws slam shut as the jaws of the dreaded Great Shark. Pinocchio soon shifts from remembering to reliving his adventures! |
| The show includes five original songs scored for piano, violin, and accordion. Some of the songs include audience participation and the audience also helps Pinocchio escape from the Great Shark. |  |
Maximum audience size: 450
Length: 45 minutes
A full study guide, and publicity materials are provided with each booking.
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Posted by Mary Robinette Kowal |