SUMMER SERIES
A series of inventive interdisciplinary artists presented on the Sandglass stage.
Sandglass presents a series of special appearances by stellar artists working in exciting interdisciplinary performance techniques, all of which are closely related to Puppet Theater. The Sandglass Summer Series celebrates the crossroads of art forms and the connection between puppetry and other art forms like clowning, magic and music.
TICKETS: $20
[No one turned away for lack of funds]
All performances are at Sandglass Theater, 17 Kimball Hill in the heart of Putney, VT, just off of Exit 4 from I91.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Ha Ha Da Vinci
llusion, Music, and Theater show
by Phina Pipia
May 24th, 2025, 7pm
A tuba lights the way, beds make music, paintings come to life, and a radio delivers a message from the past in a whimsical production that combines elements of illusion, music, and theater. When a young grad student discovers that Leonardo da Vinci and his collaborator, magician and mathematician Luca Pacioli, invented a time machine, she is zapped back to the Renaissance. It’s up to her to decode their notes and solve a 15th-century mystery so that she can return to the present.
Winner of the San Diego International Fringe Festival’s Outstanding Solo Performance Award, the Vancouver Fringe Festival’s Joanna Maratta Award, the Critic’s Choice Award for Best Solo Show - Musical at Orlando Fringe, Artist Pick and Venue Pick Awards at the Minnesota Fringe, and named a Top Pick at the San Diego Fringe by PBS, Ha Ha Da Vinci invites audiences of all ages into a world where they can safely expect the delightfully unexpected.
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Book of Stars
A newly written folktale told through magic lantern performance and original music
by Georgia Beatty
June 7th, 2025
The Book of Stars is the folktale of the Light Queen, written and performed by fiddler and folk artist Georgia Beatty. The show combines original music with the old projector technology known as a “magic lantern” to tell the story of the cosmic queen who is reborn every 3,000 years to learn the songs of Light, and use them to heal Earth from oppressive powers.
Exploring resonance as both a musical and ancestral concept, visuals, song and story guide the audience through a grounding ritual to discover the present body as a living archive; capable of healing a broken world.
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Pocket Moxie
A light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville
by Happenstance Theater
June 26th, 2025
3pm & 7pm
Happenstance Theater brings old Vaudeville back - an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made up of specialty acts, song, and dance. Happenstance Theater's five versatile players breathe new life into classic old routines from a ventriloquist’s dummy to a magic act that goes awry, from novelty songs and a musical saw to waiters juggling meatballs, all with full live “foley” sound effects. This show is teeming with hijinks, harmonies, nostalgic beauty, and physical comedy. Something for everyone and family friendly!
Featuring Happenstance Theater’s Ensemble:
Owen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Alex Vernon.
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