October 6, 2024 | 2 pm @ Various Venues
St. Paul and Clintwood, VA– Join Dr. Longitude on his hilarious, puppet-packed quest for imaginary animals in the most "magnifical," "tremendible" and "fantasticulous" show in town.From the makers of “The Terrible Infants” and “The Vaudevillians” comes a spectacle like no other. Packed with circus, puppets, dance, music, and magic; these professional charlatans will regale you with tales of wit, virtue and courage—all loosely based upon Aesop’s fables.
Shreds & Patches Theater Company give two performances of “Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie” Sunday, Oct.6 — 2 p.m. at Lyric Theater in St. Paul, and 7 p.m. at Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood. Children and students are free to attend both performances. Adult tickets are $15 at the door. This indoor theater version of the silliest, funniest and most entertaining family show to date is suitable for big kids and small grown-ups. Find more information and make reservations to attend atproartva.org.
Watch the caravan of curiosities and its crew of mysterious misfits as they discover if bumblewasps are poisonous, what whistling panks eat, what happens when you lick trisillian toads, and whether the fabled Brian May Cow actually exists? Help them answer these and more pointless questions in a ludicrously lyrical and magically musical tour from Shreds & Patches Theater Co. Are you brave enough to get on board?
Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie was written by Oliver Lansley on behalf of Les Enfants Terribles. The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie is presented by special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Les Enfants Terribles.
The Shreds & Patches Theater Company is dedicated to the undoing of expectation, excavating festivity from the subdued times and spaces of daily life, through performance and decoration to engender playful imagining and meaningful reflection.
Tickets to the 48th Pro-Art season are on sale. Offering an impressive selection of theater, jazz and performances by storytellers, puppeteers and even an aerial circus—there’s something for everyone this season and a lot of additional opportunities to be adventurous and try something new. Pro-Art’s $40 season ticket ($35 for seniors) is less than $2 per show. Children and students are admitted free to every show. Season tickets are valid for all performances of the 48th season and can be purchased online, in person at any show, or by calling (276) 376-4520. Explore the season and make reservations to attend atproartva.org.
Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, therefore individuals with accessibility needs or general questions are encouraged to call (276) 376-4520 or emailpro-art@uvawise.edu. For evolving conditions related to weather cancelations, or similar unforeseen circumstances, patrons are encouraged to checkproartva.orgfor up-to-date information.
Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Mountain Empire Community College, the Columbus Phipps Foundation, and the Lee County Community Foundation.
Category: Theatre