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- Stony_Creek_Puppet_House abstract "The Stony Creek Puppet House is a puppet theater on the shoreline of the Stony Creek section of Branford, Connecticut, near New Haven, a stone's throw away from the famed Thimble Islands.The Stony Creek Puppet House was originally built in 1903 as a silent Movie Theater called “The Lyric Theater". In 1920, The Parish Players, a Stony Creek Community Theater group purchased the building and opened it as The Stony Creek Theater. It was then home to the famous Parish Players, who, in collaboration with Lee Shubert went on to produce the world premiere of Death Takes a Holiday in that very building.In 1930s the Theater became a Professional summer stock house. Such stars as the iconic Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten and many other members of the Mercury Players performed there. They began experimenting with film, which was to include a Stony Creek production of To Much Johnson, a farce written by the incomparable William Gillette.During WW II, the building was transformed into a parachute factory and did its part to help in the war effort. In 1960, the building returned to its tradition of theatre and became The Stony Creek Puppet House. Ownership changed in 2013. The Puppet House had a collection of traditional 4–5-foot-tall (1.2–1.5 m), 80-pound (36 kg) Sicilian puppets used in Opera dei Pupi. These puppets were the last few remaining of three hundred created by the acknowledged master of the field, Sebastiano Zappala, at the beginning of the 20th century. Their bodies are constructed of steel reinforced hardwood covered with hemp and canvas, with heads hand-carved out of solid walnut and painted with fine detail. Each puppet is immediately identifiable by his distinctive colorful costume, ranging from peasant garb to hand embossed brass suits of armor with individual coats of arms worn by emperors, kings, and knights of Western Europe, to colorful flowing robes worn by Moors from North Africa.The stories these puppets would portray are those of the ancient European poems and epics, such as Turoldus' "La Chanson de Roland", Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso", Boiardo's "Orlando Innamorato", and Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata", bringing to life the glory and spirit of the Crusades, battles of knights and kings, and the struggle of heroes against villains and evil wizards. Glory, fame, justice, love and impossible dreams would be pursued by great characters of history and legend as the plots unfolded before the audience, while comic relief is provided by a traditional buffoon, who acts as a link between the audience and the ancient characters on stage. In the traditional spirit of the Commedia dell'arte, dialogue would be improvised, while sound effects such as drums, trumpets, and the sounds of battle enlivened the action. The great size and sheer presence of these puppets would make their world of history, fantasy, myth and mystery seem to come to life, while the characteristic puppet-like movements would simultaneously lend the play an air of unreality.The puppeteers would stand six feet above the stage on a structure called "the bridge", manipulating each puppet by a rod attached to the head and torso, another rod attached to the sword hand, and a string attached to the shield hand. In addition to requiring great physical strength and dexterity, each puppeteer was required to manipulate several puppets during the play, giving each a separate personality by its physical movements and gestures.Today, the Stony Creek Puppet House, a Connecticut Historical Landmark, awaits renovation and restoration, continuing its rich legacy of theatre for decades to come.".
- Stony_Creek_Puppet_House wikiPageExternalLink LegacyTheatreCT.org.
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- Stony_Creek_Puppet_House comment "The Stony Creek Puppet House is a puppet theater on the shoreline of the Stony Creek section of Branford, Connecticut, near New Haven, a stone's throw away from the famed Thimble Islands.The Stony Creek Puppet House was originally built in 1903 as a silent Movie Theater called “The Lyric Theater". In 1920, The Parish Players, a Stony Creek Community Theater group purchased the building and opened it as The Stony Creek Theater.".
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