Western Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


Performer Information
Stage name:	Patrick Wadden, managing director
Performer name:	Theater Arm-of-the-Sea
Phone:	845-246-7873
Mailing address:	PO Box 175 Malden on Hudson, NY 12453
E-mail address:	bookings@armofthesea.org
Website:	http://ArmoftheSea.org
Previous appearances at:	Ellenville Public Library & Museum, Ellenville, NY, Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh, NY, New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, NY, New York Public Library, NY, NY, Richmondtown Public Library, Staten Island Contact information for New York State Public Libraries
Information last updated:	07/10/2011

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Program
Category
Description
Fee

City That Drinks the Mountain Sky History,
Nature- Environment,
Performing Arts- Puppetry

The epic story of water for New York City, told in the elemental beauty of mask & puppet theatre. 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. And though the struggle over these water resources has, at times, bitterly divided city managers and watershed residents, it has also irrevocably united them. Through a shimmering tapestry of poetry, puppetry and evocative music, City that Drinks the Mountain Sky brings alive the lyrical landscape of the Catskills— to portray the on-going story of the watershed and the uneasy marriage of those who must protect its vulnerable flowing treasure. You can expect plenty of visual punch and timely wit as the Hudson Valley's premier eco-logic theater traces life's quintessential liquid from mountain top to city tap. Study guide and post performance discussion provided for school audiences. Photos and video available at www.armofthesea.org
$1001- $3000

At the Turning of the Tide History,
Nature- Environment,
Performing Arts- Theater

This theater extravaganza is a celebration of the Hudson River Estuary. Incorporating mask characters, large puppet figures, vivid paintings and live music, the show explores themes from the natural and social history of the Hudson. Appropriate for family audiences and students, grades 1-8. School performances include study guide and post performances discussion with cast. Photos & video available at www.armofthesea.org
$1001- $3000

Turtle Island Medicine Show Multicultural- Native American,
Nature- Environment,
Performing Arts- Puppetry

Turtle Island Medicine Show is a contemporary fable and cautionary tale inspired by both the Lenape Indian origin story and by current reports from climate studies. The show features whimsical kinetic sculptures, richly painted paper mache masks and puppet figures that range in size from 12 inches to the 16 foot tall Tree of Life. Composer & music director Dean Jones' inventive score loops together gongs, hoop drum, jaw harp and trombone scats in a medley of live sound. He also supplies voices for narrator and characters. Meanwhile four nimble, shape-shifting performers bring to life the mask and puppet multitudes. The Lenape origin story describes a great flood and how various animals try to dive to the bottom and bring up mud. When one of them, Muskrat, finally succeeds and Duck and Frog spread the mud on Turtle's back, this tiny island grows into a mighty continent. Arm-of-the-Sea carries the tale into the fossil-fueled modern moment where climate change threatens to de-stabilize this Turtle Island home. Appropriate for family audiences and grades 1-8. School performances include a study guide and post performance discussion with cast. Photos and video available at www.armofthesea.org
$1001- $3000

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* Inclusion in this database does not indicate endorsement of any performer or program by the NYS Education Department, the Office of Cultural Education, the NYS Library or the participating library systems, nor does it eliminate the need for reference checks and appropriate standard screening procedures.

Program	Category	Description	Fee
City That Drinks the Mountain Sky	History, Nature- Environment, Performing Arts- Puppetry	The epic story of water for New York City, told in the elemental beauty of mask & puppet theatre. 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. And though the struggle over these water resources has, at times, bitterly divided city managers and watershed residents, it has also irrevocably united them. Through a shimmering tapestry of poetry, puppetry and evocative music, City that Drinks the Mountain Sky brings alive the lyrical landscape of the Catskills— to portray the on-going story of the watershed and the uneasy marriage of those who must protect its vulnerable flowing treasure. You can expect plenty of visual punch and timely wit as the Hudson Valley's premier eco-logic theater traces life's quintessential liquid from mountain top to city tap. Study guide and post performance discussion provided for school audiences. Photos and video available at www.armofthesea.org	$1001- $3000
At the Turning of the Tide	History, Nature- Environment, Performing Arts- Theater	This theater extravaganza is a celebration of the Hudson River Estuary. Incorporating mask characters, large puppet figures, vivid paintings and live music, the show explores themes from the natural and social history of the Hudson. Appropriate for family audiences and students, grades 1-8. School performances include study guide and post performances discussion with cast. Photos & video available at www.armofthesea.org	$1001- $3000
Turtle Island Medicine Show	Multicultural- Native American, Nature- Environment, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Turtle Island Medicine Show is a contemporary fable and cautionary tale inspired by both the Lenape Indian origin story and by current reports from climate studies. The show features whimsical kinetic sculptures, richly painted paper mache masks and puppet figures that range in size from 12 inches to the 16 foot tall Tree of Life. Composer & music director Dean Jones' inventive score loops together gongs, hoop drum, jaw harp and trombone scats in a medley of live sound. He also supplies voices for narrator and characters. Meanwhile four nimble, shape-shifting performers bring to life the mask and puppet multitudes. The Lenape origin story describes a great flood and how various animals try to dive to the bottom and bring up mud. When one of them, Muskrat, finally succeeds and Duck and Frog spread the mud on Turtle's back, this tiny island grows into a mighty continent. Arm-of-the-Sea carries the tale into the fossil-fueled modern moment where climate change threatens to de-stabilize this Turtle Island home. Appropriate for family audiences and grades 1-8. School performances include a study guide and post performance discussion with cast. Photos and video available at www.armofthesea.org	$1001- $3000