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“Snowy Tales,” a family-friendly winter-themed puppet show, will run from Dec. 4\u201319 at the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Why do animals change color with the seasons? How do snowflakes find their shapes? Why don’t pine trees lose their needles? In a season full of questions and curiosities, Theatreworks at UCCS invites audiences of all ages to explore the marvels of wintertime through the magic of puppetry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following last year\u2019s production of “The Mitten,” Theatreworks is launching a new tradition \u2014 and continuing its popular foray into puppetry and mid-winter storytelling \u2014 with this year\u2019s “Snowy Tales.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The production, running weekend mornings from Dec. 4\u201319, features multiple kinds of puppets and a script developed by local artists to explore the mysteries of winter for audiences of all ages. Theatreworks is excited to be working with Katy Williams of Katy Williams Designs to bring to life stories of fact and fable, engaging curious minds both young and old this holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performing Saturdays (9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.) and Sundays (11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.), the production will feature pod-style seating, as well as floor space near the stage and around the theater, <\/a>to encourage kids of all ages to spread out, wiggle around, and enjoy the show free of seating constraints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Snowy Tales”\u00a0runs for 40 minutes and features three mythical and scientific explanations for the changes we see in the natural world every winter, told through three distinct styles of puppetry, including bunraku, crankie and blacklight techniques. The performance combines the artistry of traditional puppetry with the frosty charm of the mid-winter world, offering warm, wintery fun for the whole family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to director and puppet designer Katy Williams, \u201c[Puppetry] is this unique art form\u2026My favorite part is bringing a thing to life. You take something inanimate and puppeteer it\u2026so that folks don\u2019t recognize the puppeteer is even there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams has worked hard with puppet master Cyndi Parr, a band of local puppeteers comprised of Creston Cooper, Kate Hertz, Bekah Irwin, AJ Jones and Julie Talty, and a stellar production team \u2014 Brooke Callahan, Seth Alison, Sean Hennessy, Julie Parker, Eli Atkins, Lucas White \u2014 to animate arctic foxes, falling snowflakes, chickadees, snow-covered trees and more to delight audiences and add\u00a0a touch of magic to the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Snowy Tales”\u00a0runs at the Ent Center for the\u00a0Arts Saturdays (9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.) and Sundays (11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.) from December 4 to December 19. Tickets are available at\u00a0tickets.entcenterforthearts.org\/events<\/a>, or by calling\u00a0719-255-8181.\u00a0Tickets start at $8 for adults and youth; UCCS students always receive free tickets to UCCS production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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