INDIVIDUAL PERFORMER SCHEDULE:

5/15 FRI 6-7PM: DAVEY ROCKER'S Barnyard Jam, jam-packed with fun and entertainment for kids of all ages! Join local musician Davey Rocker and his friend Fiddlin' Jessy as they and their puppet buddies play original songs all around the barnyard. And don't forget to sing along!

5/16 SAT 4:30-5:30PM: KATIE ADAMS' Johnny Appleseed features Puppetry, Quilting, Whirligigs, and Limberjacks in a heart-warming adaptation of the story of America's beloved folk hero. Tampa puppeteer and storyteller Katie Adams weaves the story of Johnny Appleseed out of legendary tales from the early days of the United States. Puppets crafted like old fashioned toys, a storyquilt, and traditional music are all part of Katie's show. Each square of the storyquilt starts an episode in the life of Johnny Appleseed, a man who followed his own unique dream and showed respect for all life. Kate, from Tampa, has performed at the National Festival of the Puppeteers of America and the Smithsonian Discovery Theatre.

5/17 SUN 4:30-5:30PM: GOOD KNIGHT PRODUCTIONS present their own versions of beloved classics as well as wholly original productions. Founder April Willett Tennyson offers a new piece intended to amuse and educate young children, The Fuzzy Freak Show, featuring a Ringmaster, Leon the Lion, and a cast of furry, fluffy, totally kooky hand puppets!

5/19 TUE 6:15-7:15PM: DAVEY ROCKER'S Barnyard Jam

5/21 THU 6:10-7:10PM: LESLIE CARRARA-RUDOLPH, Orlando Puppet Festival favorite and performer of Sesame Street's Abby Cadabby, returns to Orlando with Wake Up Your Weird, a performance workshop that will give you all the tools you need to spread joy through your own unique talents! With the help of a few puppet friends, music, art, and all out silliness, you are sure to leave with a smile on your face, a song in your heart, and a new imaginary friend in your head! Leslie's puppets Lolly, Slax, and Dot, will appear, as will Madame Velveeeeeta... and of course Leslie will be walking her brain, Doyle. Though Leslie often performs while hidden under a puppet or behind a cartoon, she can actually be seen at a variety of stage venues, performing Puppet Improv or her own brand of Cabaret Comedy in shows intended for adults as well as children. She has been known to sit in and sing with big bands performing around the LA area, and with Lolly, of course, at area theaters, or while working on new material at The Actor's Lounge.

5/22 FRI 6:30-7:30PM: LESLIE CARRARA-RUDOLPHwith Wake Up Your Weird

5/23 SAT 4:30-5:30PM: GOOD KNIGHT PRODUCTIONS' April Willett Tennyson withThe Fuzzy Freak Show

AND SURPRISE APPEARANCES MAY BE MADE AT SOME SHOWS BY:

AM-JAM PRODUCTIONS, founded by Jamie Donmoyer and Amy Strickland to travel across Central Florida, bringing wonderful puppet experiences to neighborhood doorsteps... and now to the Orlando Fringe Festival! AM-Jam's repertoire includes Old MacDonald's Jumbled Jungle and The Greatest Show on the Range.

PINOCCHIO'S MARIONETTE THEATER, the host company, currently engaged in re-opening its beautiful purpose-built space at the Altamonte Mall. Pinocchio's deeply committed to keeping traditional forms of puppetry alive and present in our Central Florida community, and within the imaginations of children everywhere. Please join Pinocchio's attempt to re-open its physical theater; for information, visit www.pinocchios.net.