Événement

Milo the Magnificent

Unexpected Stage Company Presents

Alex and Olmsted's

MILO THE MAGNIFICENT

In "Milo the Magnificent" (recipient of a Jim Henson Foundation Grant), Milo, an aspiring magician -- and puppet -- will charm kids and adults. Using stunningly innovative puppetry, Milo presents a variety of magic tricks which don't always go as planned.

Each performance will run 45 minutes, and will be followed by a meet and greet with the artists.

Great for all ages!

AWARDS:

2017 Jim Henson Foundation Workshop Grant
2017 Greenbelt Community Foundation Grant

REVIEWS:

"Milo is a bit of a cardboard character, but you cant blame him for that. He's a puppet: specifically, a huge cutout fellow, whose arms, hands and feet belong to one of his creators, and whose changing facial expressions are recorded on flippable circular cards. The duo Alex & Olmsted -- Alex Vernon and Sarah Olmsted Thomas -- invented his world, which includes other puppets made of cleverly repurposed materials. Milo, appearing here as part of the Just Kidding series, aspires to be an illusionist, and while his tricks and experiments rarely work out as planned, children will still find them magical." - The New York Times

"The anchor of The National Puppet Slam, this piece amazed audiences in more ways than one... Performed so masterfully and effectively, the audience is swept away in Milo's quick changes of expression as he struggles and achieves each feat." - The Puppetry Journal

ABOUT ALEX AND OLMSTED:

Alex & Olmsted (Alex Vernon and Sarah Olmsted Thomas) has been making puppets since 2010. In recent years, they have performed at the international Puppet Festival Chuncheon in South Korea, the Festival de Casteliers in Montréal, Symphony Space and LaMaMa in New York City, The Puppeteers of America Festival, and two National Puppet Slams. In 2019, they will be performing Milo at the Festival of Wonder in Silkeborg, Denmark and the Festival of Animated Objects in Calgary, Canada. "Milo the Magnificent" was awarded a 2017 Jim Henson Foundation Grant and a Greenbelt Community Foundation Grant and was featured on the front page of the Hartford Courant. Alex & Olmsted are resident artists at Baltimore Theatre Project. They are also proud company members of Happenstance Theater with whom they have created 9 productions since 2012.

Photo by Alex Griffin