The Dragon and Castle Workalot, our most recent show at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum earlier this month, was a smashing success!  A simple story about simple machines, told through shadow and hand puppetry, we tell the tale of Queen Workalittle's distress over a very large dragon alighting on her castle tower.  After a succession of boastful buffoons fail to rid her of the dragon, she decides to have a nice little chat with the beast, and discovers the dragon to be a common prairie dragon just stopped over for a rest.  She sends it happily on its way North with a pulley, crane, and a friendly wave goodbye. 

We performed for the private and public grand openings of the Orpheum's newest exhibit, the Simple Machines Castle! The museum coordinator, Meadow Jones, said our show "really made the event!"  There were jousters, fire spinner Beth Simpson, castle crafts, and tasty nibbles throughout the evening.  Huzzah!


Lorene directing the comedic timing of the trebuchet scene

A nice one of Francis, our furry-bellied common Prairie Dragon, and controler, Qilo

Jacob doing a wizard of a job with the wizard puppet!

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Great, old fashioned entertainment.  Much better than a video any day!" --Jill Quisenberry, member of Orpheum Children's Science Museum board of directors