2007-08 Bits 'N Pieces Season

Cinderella and the Chinese Slipper!!

January, 2008

21-22 Wildwood, FL
24 Punta Gorda, FL
29 Belle Glade, FL

February

1 Madison, FL
6 New Port Richey, FL
7 Wesley Chapel, FL
9 Sunrise, FL
12 Wilkesboro, NC
13-16 Mocksville, NC
26 Lutherville, MD
28-29 Ashland, KY

March

1 Zanesville, OH
4-5 Cheboygan, MI
7 Roscommon, MI
10-11 Somerset, KY

27 So. Walton, FL
29 Orange Park, FL

April

1-5  New Port News, VA

7-9 Okeechobee, FL
11 Avon Park, FL
12 Boca Raton, FL

18  Tampa, FL  tent.

May

9-10 Beaufort, SC

12  New York City, NY

July

TBA Tampa, FL

2007-08 Tampa Season, Giant and Small Puppets

PUPPETWORLD PLAYHOUSE,  $5 general admission

Call 813-659-0659 for reservations or send us an email for dates, times, ticket prices and location. Most performances are held at Bits 'N Pieces PuppetWorld Playhouse or at our partner, Great Explorations Museum in St. Petersburg, FL. Up to 70 people may be accommodated in the enchanting PuppetWorld Playhouse, an ideal venue for school field trips or individuals wanting to experience the art of puppetry personalized by Bits 'N Pieces' Master Puppeteers.   Map to PuppetWorld.

FEATURING

	JACK AND THE BEANSTALK December 2007 through March 2008 Reservations Required, Includes Hands-On Workshop Master Puppeteer Jerry Bickel performs the show just for you! Call us to reserve seats, (813) 659-0659.      AT PUPPETWORLD PLAYHOUSE Fee, Fie, Foe, Fun! A Giant is loose in Cloudland. Jack climbs the magic beanstalk skyward. If Milky White the Cow can remember how to wind up her tail and talk, she can save the day!. Marionettes, big and small, perform together on stage in this traditional Celtic puppet play. Bits ‘N Pieces presents classic puppet fun at PuppetWorld Playhouse. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK combines storytelling, books and string puppets. In the after-show workshop students make a souvenir puppet.  top
	OTHER PUPPETWORLD SHOWS
	THE MUSICAL TALE OF PETER RABBIT Reservations Required, Includes Hands-On Workshop   Peter Rabbit learns “Mother knows best!”  Peter not only gets a taste of fresh vegetables but also of life and the perils of trespassing in a forbidden garden.  Children are delighted as they watch the thoroughly Scottish Farmer McGregor in hot pursuit of that rascal Peter Rabbit.  Pete manages to save his own tail and learns the valuable lesson – “It’s better to be good than bad!”  Master Puppeteer Jerry Bickel performs the show just for you! Call us to reserve seats, (813) 659-0659.    AT PUPPETWORLD PLAYHOUSE         top
	HANSEL & GRETEL Reservations Required, Includes Hands-On Workshop   Old world marionettes perform in Engelbert Humperdinck’s famous operetta. Puppeteer Jerry Bickel sings the score live and presents the timeless fairytale with classic string puppets from Prague.  The puppet operetta is staged in a tiny toy bakery shop where the goodies are made.  Dusted with sugar this confection is a childhood treat. In the workshop, you make gingerbread pop-up puppets that become live boys and girls! Master Puppeteer Jerry Bickel performs the show just for you.Call us to reserve seats, (813) 659-0659.       AT PUPPETWORLD PLAYHOUSE             top
	THE WIZARD Includes Hands-On Workshop   The Wizard has questions for you: Courage comes from where? What makes love strong? How do you think smart? Can you find your way back home? Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre goes pint-sized with glove puppets in this rollicking good-time puppet production. There’s laughter and merriment on both sides of the rainbow with Bits ‘N Pieces’ Wizard! Every student sees the show and builds a puppet. Master Puppeteer Jerry Bickel performs the show just for you! Call us to reserve seats, (813) 659-0659.      AT PUPPETWORLD PLAYHOUSE           top
SPECIAL SCHOOL FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCES FEATURING OUR GIANT PUPPETS
	CINDERELLA AND THE CHINESE SLIPPER November 14, 2007 and April 18, 2008 10:30 am at Tampa Theatre featuring the Bits 'N Pieces World Famous GIANT PUPPETS   . Giant nine-foot tall puppets and costumed characters take the audience to China, the home of their heroine “Pandarella.” Yes, “Cinderella” and her family are pandas. Her Fairy Godmother is a magic goldfish! At the stroke of midnight in the Chinese New Year, amidst the “panda”-monium, the New Year Baby Dragon helps the king search for the girl whose foot fits the golden shoe. Recommended: Grades Pre-K - 5; $5.00 admission. Call us to reserve seats, (813) 659-0659.  top
07-08 St. Petersburg Great Explorations Season Bits N Pieces Puppet Theatre presents a season of Puppetry at Great Explorations We’ll explore the world of puppets! P E R F O R M A N C E S every THIRD Weekend! Fridays and Saturdays at 11:00am September 14 & 15, 2007 “Jack and the Beanstalk” October 19 & 20, 2007 “The Wizard of Oz” November 16 & 17, 2007 ONCE-A-YEAR GIANT PUPPETS Bits ‘N Pieces’ GIANT Puppets “Cinderella and the Chinese Slipper” December 14 & 15, 2007 “Hansel & Gretel” January 18 & 19, 2008 “The Mischievous Tale of Peter Rabbit” February 15 & 16, 2008 “The Wizard of Oz” March 14 & 15, 2008 “Jack and the Beanstalk” April 18 & 19, 2008 “The Mischievous Tale of Peter Rabbit” May 16 & 17, 2008 “H2-ology” - Something's fishy in Florida's waterways. June 20 & 21, 2008 July 18 & 18, 2008 August 15 & 16, 2008 ”Summer Puppet Workshops” ONGOING PUPPET EXHIBITION Continuous Viewing  top

All Dates and Locations Subject to Change 

Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre gladly accepts additional engagements throughout the touring season. Most requests may be reasonably accommodated by linking with the existing schedule. Please telephone your local arts agency, call our studios at (813) 659-0659 or email us for the latest calendar information.