190. A Theatre all of Our Own
The new theatre is like a dream come true for the village
The village Children’s Theatre began in 1987 where schools from all over the Veneto Region came to see theatre performances in our village held under a big tent with temporary toilets on the side and electric generators that would pack up at the most inconsiderate times.
The new theatre
Waiting excited to go in
All that is over because now we have a theatre of our own thanks to the efforts of the Pro-Loco (a group of volunteers to act in an official capacity for the good of the town), The President of the Children’s Theatre Fair, Danny Masutti, a legacy left to us by some good soul that has now departed to a better world and the savings from the village children fairs held every year for the past twenty-two years.
This is me making a rain check to see what the audience mood is like
So it is with great pride and joy that the village of Sarmede presents its first performances in the brand new theatre- a heritage for generations to come.
This performance, executed with hand puppets is about a flying rabbit, pursuits on the snow, bears that escape and flights into space.
The next performance
The story begins with the familiar woeful tale of being sent to bed without supper since the “girlie” in question did not eat her vegetables. There are talking cauliflowers, stinking beans, nosey carrots and weeping onions.
A trial against vegetables is set up to see why they are so horrible. It ends up that they are not that bad after all and a Feast Day for Vegetables is proclaimed. So everyone dances about happily with mums hoping kids will eat their vegetables from now on!
A view from the “gods” as they would say in Shakespeare’s times
Comments
Hi Eva- I am having trouble leaving a comment on your website (They deny my password is my password) so I'm sending it like this
What a wonderful post Eva! - such exquisite puppets and sets too - it's thrilling to see children given access to good theatre at a young age Not only for the happiness i gives, btu tehe idea that the theatre is a place for them, where they can experience and express both magic and truth. As actress and teacher I have always believed that the theatre a) is and must be for everyone and b) is about being human - and also, it is at its core a spiritual experience. I wish your theatre many happy years