KEENE, NH — MoCo Arts kicks off its spring show season with its Middle/High School Play’s production of, Puffs (One Act for Young Wizards), on Sunday, April 2 at 2 and 5 p.m. in The Founder’s Theatre at MoCo. Tickets to the performance sponsored in part by Season Sponsor @310 Marlboro Street and Show Sponsor Mascoma Bank cost $15. Tickets selling fast! To purchase, call MoCo Arts at (603) 357-2100 or stop by MoCo at 40 Roxbury Street, Keene, NH during business hours. Livestream tickets are also available for $20 per household. Enjoy live theatre from the comfort of your home! Visit https://bit.ly/LIVESTREAMMoCoArtsPuffsPlay to purchase tickets.
“You are about to enter a world that may seem vaguely familiar. Like you are reliving a book and movie franchise with an estimated net worth of $25 billion but it feels slightly… off.” says Director Laura Carbonneau, “You might think “hey, I know these characters!” But you would be wrong. It’s definitely NOT about THAT magic school and THAT special boy.”
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. This clever and inventive play will keep you laughing through the whole performance, giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers who are so lovable and relatable. Their grand journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.
“What does it mean to be a Puff? Puffs are loyal, kind, and hardworking. They accept each other for who they are and always choose to do what is right.” states Laura. Students have worked hard all semester to produce an epic, laugh worthy performance for their audiences. Attempting British accents, exploring wild characters and learning about live comedy, this is a performance you don’t want to miss.
MoCo Arts’ award-winning theatre program, for kids and teens in grades 2 through 12, offers classes in musical theatre, straight plays, improvisation workshops and more. Each Musical Theatre class rehearses once a week, working together to perform in a fully produced musical. All students are cast in a role and are encouraged (but not required) to practice and audition for specific roles. Students then work together with the director’s learning elements of acting, singing, and dancing to put on the production. Tuition assistance is available for all classes and camps at MoCo Arts. For more information, visit moco.org.
About MoCo Arts
Established in 1991, MoCo Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, multi-arts educational organization located in downtown Keene offering dance and theatre classes for children ages 18 months to 18+ years and multi-arts vacation and summer camps for students ages 4 through grade 12. As part of the educational process, MoCo Arts provides professional-quality performance experiences for students and family-friendly performances for audiences of all ages throughout the year. MoCo Arts is inclusive and welcoming to all, regardless of social, and current or past financial background, and provides up to $79,000 in tuition assistance per year. MoCo has never turned a child away because of a family’s lack of ability to pay. MoCo Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about MoCo’s mission and ways you can support the organization’s work in arts education, please visit moco.org, contact (603) 357-2100, and/or MoCo Arts, 40 Roxbury Street, Keene, NH 03431
