The Magic Teakettle

~Japan

A teakettle is placed over the fire for the tea ceremony and it sprouts a tail, a head and the four legs of a Tanuki (a raccoon-like animal found in Japan). Fearing it, the priest returns the Tanuki to Suzu, the peddler woman. Grateful for her kindness, the Tanuki reveals he is Bumbuku Chagama, a teakettle of good luck who can perform acrobatic tricks.

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.