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Current Touring Shows
 Mutual Strangers: Henry Hudson & the River that Discovered Him
- A new show for the 400th anniversary of Hudson's voyage
September, 1609: A small ship sent from Europe to find a northern route to the Orient sails 150 miles up a river on the "unknown" North American continent. The events that transpire on that voyage -- the encounters of European sailors and indigenous people, and the information brought back to the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam -- prefigure the interaction of cultures that will shape a new nation.
With stunning visuals and live music, Arm-of-the-Sea harnesses the transformational energy... more
For school audiences this production is best suited for Grades 3-12. However, a special abridged presentation is available for Grades K-2. |
 Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Giant Puppets, Masks & Live Music in a Contemporary Fable and Cautionary Tale
Turtle Island Medicine Show is a contemporary fable and cautionary tale inspired by both the Lenape Indian origin story and by current reports from climate studies. Created by Arm-of-the-Sea directors Marlena Marallo & Patrick Wadden, the show features whimsical kinetic sculptures, richly painted paper mache masks and puppet figures that range in size from 12 inches to the 16 foot tall Tree of Life. Composer & music director Dean Jones' inventive score loops together gongs, hoop drum, jaw harp... more
Appropriate for young audiences (ages 6 & up) and Family Audiences. |
 La Cosecha / The Harvest
- In Spanish and English; the story of an immigrant farm worker.
Cesar is a young man looking for work. But when he can’t pay the Coyote who has smuggled him across the border, he becomes caught in a web of modern-day slavery. This bilingual drama features haunting mask and puppet characters and live music by Dean Jones and Juan Basilio Sanchez. With tenderness and beauty, the show offers a compelling glimpse into the plight of America’s farm workers.
La Cosecha / The Harvest is 55 minutes in length and presented by a company of six performers.
Production... more
Grades 5-12, Colleges and adult audiences. |
 To Defy the Beast
- Our own version of Greek tragedy. Inspired by Barbara Ehrenreich’s book "Blood Rites."
A curse is upon the people. The blind prophet is called to exorcise the curse and save the community. But that means confronting the predator and refusing him the sacrificial blood.
This spectacle is a potent fusion of theatrical image and brass band roots music. It unfolds like an ancient Greek tragedy populated by a mélange of larger-than-life size mask characters---goats, warriors, tigers, hunters, mothers & sons----and, alternately, by lyrical shadow puppet scenes.
Inspired by Barbara... more
Grades 6-12, colleges and adult audiences. |
 At the Turning of the Tide
- A performance spectacle celebrating the Hudson River Estuary.
Lusciously painted puppet figures and hauntingly beautiful mask characters populate this large-scale, informative production celebrating the life and times of the Hudson River. Throughout the sixty-minute stream of spellbinding imagery, Arm-of-the-Sea blends regional history and natural sciences to reveal the river’s inner life.
Archetypal scenes portray the tidal rhythms of the river, the eat-and-be eaten dance of the food chain, the invention of the steamboat, settlement of river towns, fishermen,... more
Grades K – 12 and family audiences. |
 City That Drinks the Mountain Sky
- The epic story of NYC's water supply told in the elemental beauty of puppet theater. A perennial favorite since 1999.
Heralded as one of the wonders of the world, New York City's ingenious system of aqueducts and reservoirs provides clear mountain water from the Catskills to nine million downstate residents. And though the struggle over these water resources has, at times, bitterly divided city managers and watershed residents, it has also irrevocably united them.
Through a shimmering tapestry of poetry, puppetry and evocative music, City that Drinks the Mountain Sky brings alive the lyrical landscape... more
Grades K-10 and family audiences. |
General Requirements for Hosting a Show
These productions are presented by a company of 4 to 6 performers & musicians.
All feature live music, large sets and elaborate visuals.
Most require a space of at least 35’W X 25’D X 15’H.
We can provide lights & sound system for performances in schools and small venues.
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In addition to these company shows, we are available for parades, pageants, processions, workshops, residencies and other special events.
For more information on a particular show please click on the title.
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