Tales From The Odyssey
With a colorful cast of characters and deft sleight-of-hand, puppeteer/poet Patrick Wadden brings to life Homer’s ancient epic of Odysseus and his trouble-fraught journey home from the Trojan War.
Hook, Line & Sinker
Hook line and sinker is Arm Of The Sea’s newest production that tells the tale of fishing in the Hudson River.
The Rejuvenary River Circus
This CIRCUS is an allegorical tale featuring gorgeous masks and puppet characters, a bio-morphic set design and live original music.
Turtle Island Medicine Show
TURTLE ISLAND MEDICINE SHOW is a contemporary fable and cautionary tale inspired by the Lenape Indian origin story, and by current climate reports. The show features whimsical kinetic sculptures, richly painted paper mache masks and puppet figures that range from...
City That Drinks The Mountain Sky: Part Two
Heralded as one of the wonders of the world, New York City’s ingenious system of aqueducts and reservoirs provides clear mountain water from the Catskills to nine million downstate residents.
Into The Light
INTO THE LIGHT is a dance/theater collaboration by The Vanaver Caravan and Arm-of-the-Sea Theater. It features the Caravan’s dancers and musicians and Arm-of-the-Sea’s signature masks and puppet figures in the coming-of-age story about a young girl named...
To Defy the Beast
TO DEFY THE BEAST is inspired by ancient Greek tragic drama, and by Barbara Ehrenreich’s book Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War. The show premiered as our 2003 Esopus Creek Puppet Suite, featuring music by Thomas Workman and The Big Sky...
Residency at Greenville High School
2013 Esopus Creek Puppet Suite – "A Bend in the Crick of Time"
A BEND IN THE CRICK OF TIME – True Tall Tales From Olde Saugerties Presented Aug. 23-25, 2013 at Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park in Saugerties NY. Cast and production credits available here. Read press coverage here. A video of the August 24th performance...
At the Turning of the Tide
AT THE TURNING OF THE TIDE AT THE TURNING OF THE TIDE is a performance spectacle celebrating the life and times of the Hudson River Estuary. Propelled by Dean Jones’ live music and pithy narrative, the show draws from history, science, politics, and art to...