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Hey Puppet Showplace Folks, it’s me again, your favorite pink monster reporting to you from Harvard Square, Cambridge! I just went to see The Snow Queen at the A.R.T., and it was EPICALLY AWESOME- a beautiful storybook adventure for the whole family filled with puppets, masks and more!

Unlike prime time fairy-tale-with-a-twist hits “Once Upon A Time” and “Grimm,” American Repertory Theater’s newest play, “The Snow Queen,” is a throwback to simpler storytelling.

Holiday Critics’ Pick at the Boston Globe: The Snow Queen – A new stage adaptation of the 19th-century fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a boy kidnapped by a beautiful but malevolent Snow Queen and the girl who undertakes an epic journey to rescue him…

“…the ART’s 2011-12 season, Paulus’s third as artistic director, shows another way in which she’s setting the company apart: The lineup features a bounty of female playwrights and directors.” – Boston.com 

“Futurity is an epistolary science fiction story that is set in rural 19th-century Virginia, set to music that is a mix of experimental pop and down-home American folk and blues. But though it sounds like a lot to pull off, the show is scrappily engaging and surprisingly cohesive.” – At Length Magazine 

“Brooklyn-based band The Lisps definitely bring a unique element to New York’s indie rock scene. Quirky performances and eclectic sounds, influenced by folk and bluegrass, lend playful charm to lyrics-driven songs that are cerebral and wistful by turns…” – Lightspeed Magazine  

WGBH critic Jared Bowen reviews Futurity: A Musical by the Lisps on the air