By Alexandra Light The current production at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre is a charming puppet show featuring Molly Muffet (the great–great–great–great granddaughter of the original, “Little Miss Muffet”). Written and directed by Doug Strich, Little Miss Muffet’s Monster-Sitting Service tells the story of what happens when the little girl sets up a monster-sitting program [...]
Archive for the ‘Puppets’ Category
30 Jan
Staff Profile: Doug Strich
By Alexandra Light Doug Strich is the writer and director of Little Miss Muffet’s Monster-Sitting Service, currently playing at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. To most, his career path would probably not be considered mainstream, but rather an interesting occupational choice. What sparks one’s interest in this type of puppetry? And, if you are interested [...]
19 Oct
Throughout the Years
By Maggie Margolis As I conclude my third summer working at SummerStage, I can’t help but reflect on each summer and how very different they have all been. My first summer was in 2009 and I was an Operations Intern and an usher for SummerStage. Through this position, I saw the behind the scenes work [...]
29 Dec
The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre welcomes THREE
City Parks Foundation presents Three – an adventurous mash-up of the classic fairy tales “The Three Little Pigs,” “Three Billy Goats Gruff,” and “The Three Bears,” at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park. In this story, the central character, the “Big Bad Wolf,” is given a mission by the “Three Blind Fairy God [...]
