"Fairies of the Season" by Talking Hands Theatre

Every season has unique qualities: the trees look different, different kinds of plants are growing, and people wear and do different things. In this magical show, set on a handmade dress that twirls as the year turns, each season has its own fairy that takes care of changing the natural world accordingly. That is, until a grumpy gnome decides to rearrange all the season fairies so things will stay the same all year round! Beautiful handmade fairy puppets and hand-felted animals invite young children to move, sing, and help the fairies of each season as they try find their way back.

All ages welcome, recommended for 2-7

About the Artist: Anna Sobel has been a professional puppeteer since 1998. She first trained and worked a puppeteer for Kids on the Block while at Wesleyan University, and went on to perform with the educational company Blue Sky Puppet Theater (University Park, Maryland). In 2003 she was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to study puppetry in India as a tool for social change and education. She spent nine months in India and founded Talking Hands Theatre on her return to New York in 2004. Anna holds master’s degree in educational theater and is also an award-winning teaching artist. Since 2010, she has operated her one-woman company Talking Hands Theatre out of Shutesbury, MA, bringing educational shows — and smiles!— to all of New England!