Aesop’s Fables
~Greece
Aesop, born a slave in 6th Century BC, is heralded as one of the great moral teachers of all time. Traveling to countries around the Mediterranean Sea, he tell entertaining stories of animals with human foibles and strengths. One of the stories he tells is the “Tortoise and the Hare” teaching that “slow and steady, wins the race.”
2024 - 2025 Season
October 2019
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red sets off to Grandmutter’s house with a basket of goodies and along the way meets a feisty squirrel, a sweet rabbit family and a wolf in sheep’s clothing!
December 2019
Celebrations of Light
From around the world, traditional festivals of light are celebrated with puppets, songs, stories, and dance. The show includes an original story about Pepito, a lonely cactus and a star named Estrella.
March 2020
Funny Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling
Funny Woman grabs her umbrella and leaps after a rice dumpling that bounces down into another world. To save herself, the Funny Woman uses humor and her wits to adapt to changing situations.
May-June 2020
Brother Coyote and Sister Fox
In this delightful and hilarious adaptation of a Mexican folktale…Brother Coyote wants one thing and one thing only, to catch and eat one of Doña Conchita’s plump chickens.