"Giving Tales" is touring through December 2022!
"Giving Tales" shares four folk tales from around the world.
"Giving Tales" shares four folk tales from around the world.
Contact cheryl@studiocapezzuti.com to book the show.
Did you know, this whole puppet show was made from items given to puppetmaker Cheryl Capezzuti by her super generous neighbors?
An artist like Cheryl Capezzuti…can find a whole world inside a discarded electrical box.”
–Brian C. Rittmeyer in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Giving Tales" is a puppet show that tells four different folk tales from around the world, exploring the themes of friendship, generosity and kindness. The City of Pittsburgh's Office of Special Programs commissioned this show conceived by Cheryl Capezzuti and Kellee Van Aken. It features 18 puppets made entirely from materials given to Capezzuti by her generous neighbors and friends. The work was written and directed Van Aken and is performed by Ryan Jordan and Lexie Hellinger.
Here's where you can catch the show:
June 24 Liberty Green @ 11:15
July 1 Troy Hill Spray Park @ 11:15
July 8 Riverview Park at Allegheny Observatory @ 11:15
July 12 West End Elliott Overlook @ 11:15
July 15 Forbes and Braddock Playground @ 11:15
July 29 Schenley Anderson Playground @ 11:15
August 2 Mt. Lebanon Library @ 6:30
August 5 Blue Slide Park @ 10:30 and 11:30
Sept. 10 Blue Slide Park between 10 and 1