November rehearsal residency begins!

Dan Hurlin working from the script

Today we began to work with "Mr. Miller," a shadow play that take place inside two TV sets.  The idea is "Dick van Dyke Show" meets "Eraserhead." We're experimenting with our materials and working our way through the scenes.

Zach and Darius operate the stage left TV set.

Pay no attention to the Zach behind the screen.

Darius working with a Mr. Miller shadow puppet.

Two levels of shadows work together: one on the overhead glass (Darius) and one against the screen (Zach)

Rachael and Sheetal work with stage right TV set.

Sometimes the two TV sets show identical images. Sometimes the two talk to each other.

November 8-18 rehearsal residency

Stay tuned for daily updates on rehearsals.  We'll be in residence at UCLA.  This time we're lucky enough to be working with our full ensemble, including musicians Mike Flanagan and Daniel Corral.  We'll be posting tons of photos, video clips and text, so please do check us out!

Article in the Brattleboro Reformer

A test kitchen for food for thought

Artistic team building puppet theater piece about hunger during Vermont Performance Lab residency

By JON POTTER / Reformer Staff

July 20, 2011

READ THE ARTICLE

From left, Darius Mannino, Sheetal Gandhi and Zachary Tolchinsky work on a scene from Who s Hungry Santa Monica, Tuesday afternoon at Broad Brook Grange in Guilford. (Zachary P. Stephens/Reformer)

Dinner with Friends of VPL

After our second day in the studio, we got to spend the evening with friends of Vermont Performance Lab. Great conversations and delicious food.

Darius and Sheetal chat on the wall.

Amy Denio takes a moment away from the studio to relax.

Darius, Zach, Amy, Sheetal and Rachael on Sara and Dave's beautiful screened-in porch.

Cupcake time!

Getting Wood to Walk

Zach, Rachael and Sheetal perform "Etude #1." Dan Hurlin and the performers have constructed a series of six etudes as a training regimen and to discover what the "Sharon" puppet does and doesn't do.

Viewing Schedule at VPL

Join us for informal viewings in the comings days. We welcome you!


open studios + work-in-progress showing

Who's Hungry Santa Monica?

a new tabletop puppet play 

produced and written by Dan Froot 

designed and directed by Dan Hurlin 

original music composed and performed by Amy Denio

Open Studios: Thursday, July 21 @ 7PM and Monday, July 25 @ 2PM

Work-in-progress Showing: Thursday, July 28 @ 7PM

presented by VPL @ the Broad Brook Grange

3490 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT 

$5 donation or 2 non-perishable items to benefit the Guilford Food Pantry

reservations strongly recommended: 802-257-3361 or sara@vermontperformancelab.com

Recording at the Vermont Performance Lab

Working with local community members to record voice over text for the show. Our young friends were very gracious in offering their time and talents, and such professionals!