R) A truly original theatrical experience
U) Tony-award winning Broadway hit
S) Puppets – Coming of Age – Satire
H) Cheap Rushmore member tickets
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT, BUT…
If you are dying to go, please contact the Rushmore Society. We many be able to secure special individual tickets, just let us know and we’ll do our best for you, and AWESOME members!
The Rushmore Society, your real life Social Network of Very Busy People, INVITE ALL to join us for a unique evening featuring puppets coming to terms with not being “special” as they face adulthood, on stage at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre.
Featuring songs like: “The Internet is for Porn“, “We’re all just a little bit racist” & “My Girlfriend, who lives in Canada” this is a show that will have your laughing and crying, sometimes at the same time?
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COMPLETE DETAILS & TICKETS:
WHO: all welcome
VIBE: Social, Fun, Positive
PRE-SHOW FUN: Smithfield’s Pub ‘n Pies, 6:30 pm
USE YOUR DOUGH: Yep, Pub ‘n Pies is on ERNDO!
SHOW TIME: Arrive at O.C.T. at 7:40pm
TICKETS: See how our members save
ROYAL: $18
FERRIS: $21
MURRAY: $24
NON-MEMBER: $31
*PRICES LIMITED TO FIRST 14 TIX SOLD
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION:
Avenue Q is an “autobiographical and biographical” coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. Its characters lament that as children, they were assured by their parents, and by children’s television programs such as PBS’s Sesame Street, that they were “special” and “could do anything”; but as adults, they have discovered to their surprise and dismay that in the real world their options are limited, and they are no more “special” than anyone else. The musical is notable for the use of puppets, animated by unconcealed puppeteers, alongside human actors.
Avenue Q’s unique presentation requires substantially more suspension of disbelief by audience members than normal. The cast consists of three human characters and eleven puppet characters who interact as if human, Sesame Street-style. The puppets are animated and voiced by actor/puppeteers who are present, unconcealed, onstage but remain “invisible” relative to the storyline. That is, puppets and human characters completely ignore the puppeteers, and the audience is expected to do so as well.
This can be a challenge as puppeteering mechanics are at times complex: The same puppet may be operated by different puppeteers in different scenes, and the actor voicing the puppet may not be the one animating it. To assist in the illusion, the puppeteers wear plain gray clothing in contrast to the human characters’ colorful costumes. One puppeteer sometimes voices two or more puppets simultaneously. Conversely, the so-called “live-hands” puppets (see Puppets) require two puppeteers — again, in full view of the audience.
So, what are you waiting for, get your tickets now!
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