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The Gift of Night
by Jenny Campbell
July 6th, 7th, 13, 14 - 8pm and 10pm at Frenetic Theatre

at Frenetic Theater
5102 Navigation, Houston TX

An experimental optometrist living in the 1930s thinks he can see his future. But his past keeps getting in the way. THE GIFT OF NIGHT is a dramatic work of puppet and human theatre that considers memory and sight, darkness and light. Inspired by the story "The Gale" by Bruno Shulz, this piece incorporates shadow, Bunraku



and tabletop puppetry and wind manipulation to create a storm of darkness and the surreal world of its victim.

PG ALERT! This is a rare Bobbindoctrin show to which you could bring children. Like most Bobbindoctrin productions, this show is built for grown-ups. But unlike most Bobbindoctrin productions, the content in THE GIFT OF NIGHT will not traumatize children.

Written and directed by Jenny Campbell

With:
Camella Clements
Brian Irwin
Francesca Marquis
Lisa Pearson
Nick Peck

Live Music Composed and Played by:

Christopher Daniello (Ukulele)
Valerie Pinchuck (Accordion)

Bunraku Puppets Designed by Marcia Yingling, Justin Dunford and Katie Jackson

Shadow Puppets Designed by Katie Jackson
Sets Designed and Painted by Katie Jackson

Lighting Design: Kevin Taylor
Sound Design: Jenny Campbell

Costumes Designed by Marcia Yingling and Jenny Campbell

Build Crew: Justin Dunford, Robin Ziegler, Joel Orr, Katie Jackson, Jenny Campbell, Francesca Marquis, Marcia Yingling


WHAT: THE GIFT OF NIGHT by Jenny Campbell
WHEN: July 6, 7, 13, 14 - 8pm and 10pm at Frenetic Theatre
WHERE: Frenetic Theater, 5102 Navigation, Houston TX 77011
HOW MUCH: $10 adults, $7 children 12 and under

For reservations call Bobbindoctrin at 713-526-7434


About Bobbindoctrin

Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre has been producing original puppet works for the benefit of the Houston community since 1995. Bobbindoctrin provides experimental adult puppet performances with low admission prices and gives actors, directors, playwrights, musicians, sculptors, dancers and engineers a much-needed and unique venue for their art while encouraging theatregoers from all economic strata to attend.

Bobbindoctrin has a history of introducing audiences to new forms of stagecraft using puppet techniques rarely touched upon by conventional theatre groups. Bobbindoctrin incorporates a mix of shadow, rod, hand, string and tabletop puppetry, as well as masks, in any given show. These varied traditions of puppetry are applied to presenting new and original works (not performed or published elsewhere) written explicitly for the puppet stage by local playwrights.

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