Blair Thomas & Co. Puppet Theater

Moby Dick

Friday, February 5, 2016, 7:30 PM
At the Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
In the Street and Davis Performance Hall's Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
$25, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under
Adapted, directed, and designed by Blair Thomas
Songs by Michael Smith
Live sound by Michael Zerang
Puppet design by Andrea Everman and Jesse Mooney-Bullock

"There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seems to speak of some hidden soul beneath."  — Herman Melville, Moby Dick

Melville's famed narrator Ishmael recounts his journey on the Pequod as Captain Ahab's relentless pursuit of the White Whale leads the entire crew to the depths of the ocean's great unknown. The words and contemplations of this great American novel are brought to life on the stage through bunraku puppets, rolling paper scrolls, and a unique combination of folk songs by Michael Smith and the ambient sound of percussionist Michael Zerang. Founded in 2002, Blair Thomas & Company is an internationally recognized Chicago-based theatre company creating innovative puppetry performances incorporating musical, literary, and puppetry traditions to create uniquely expressive spectacle theatre.

Recommended for ages 13 and older


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This program was made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts