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Welcome to Arm-of-the-Sea Theater!
Exploring contemporary themes through the ancient traditions of mask and puppet theater.

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'Hudson's son John with the Ship's Cat, from Mutual Strangers' — © 2009 Elijah Vanaver For over twenty years Arm-of- the-Sea has been developing a style of magical realism that marries the mythic and the everyday, humanity and the earth, visual arts and natural science, poetry and politics.

Our large-scale productions incorporate ancient theatrical devices for shared enchantment and visual storytelling. With music, gesture and stunning visuals, they illuminate the links between human communities and the life-support processes of this living planet.

Arm-of-the-Sea Theater is a not-for-profit organization based in Saugerties, NY, in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. Our five-member performance company tours shows to cultural centers, festivals and schools throughout the eastern half of the country. Performance fees provide the majority of our operating budget, with additional support from the NY State Council on the Arts, The Jim Henson Foundation, The Puffin Foundation, The Hudson River Foundation, the Catskill Watershed Corp., the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, and individual donors.

For a more complete glimpse of our work please visit the rest of this site. Then come out and see a show!



"You have surpassed yourself with this beautiful work, with its timely message and mysteriously lovely visuals." — Jenneth Webster, Lincoln Center

"Arm-of-the-Sea creates a vivid symbolic language, a mythology in which we can see our actions mirrored. It is a colossal undertaking and much needed." — Todd Paul, Woodstock Times

"Arm-of-the-Sea has a remarkable ability to make things happen visually, with a tremendous amount of theatrical force." — Beth Fargis Lancaster, Vassar College
News:

Featured productions for Spring 2010 - "Turtle Island Medicine Show"- a contemporary fable on global warming. Also: "Mutual Strangers:... more


Upcoming Events:

Sat, Apr 17th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Woodbridge Community Center in Woodbridge, NJ

Sat, Apr 24th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- New Canaan Nature Center in New Canaan, CT

Sun, Apr 25th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- EarthFest at Mt. Creek South in Vernon, NJ

Mon, May 3rd through Fri, May 14th
Residency
- Jefferson Elem. School in New Rochelle, NY

Sat, May 22nd
Orange County Earth & Water Festival
- Thomas Bull County Park in Goshen, NY

Tue, Jun 1st through Mon, Jun 7th
Residency
- Catherine St. School in Saratoga Springs, NY

Sat, Jun 5th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Governor's Island in New York, NY

Sat, Jun 19th through Sun, Jun 20th
Clearwater Hudson River Revival Festival
- Croton Point Park in Croton on Hudson NY

Wed, Jun 30th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Playhouse on the Green in Bridgeport CT

Tue, Jul 13th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Huntington Summer Arts Festival- Heckscher Park in Huntington, NY

Wed, Jul 14th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
in Ellenville, NY

Fri, Aug 13th through Sat, Aug 14th
Esopus Creek Puppet Suite
- Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park in Saugerties, NY

Wed, Oct 20th through Thu, Oct 21st
City That Drinks the Mountain Sky
- Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York, NY


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Arm-of-the-Sea Theater • [show email address] • 845 246-7873
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