Frankenocchio August 12, 2010

Brian Kooser, the mad puppet genius behind Bloody Henry, Dracula: A Case Study, UFO the Puppet Show and the ongoing Pickled Puppet Sideshow proudly presents the return of Frankenocchio for its third run in Seattle.

Frankenocchio is the story of a stringed puppet made by God, who in a fit of boredom cuts Frank’s strings. The poor puppet plummets to earth and his head and body pop apart. Searching for its body, Frankenocchio’s head arrives in a dark and rundown circus. It’s adopted by an old alcoholic circus geek, who sews the head onto one body after another. While mad barkers and accident prone clowns attempt to use Frank and his headless body to fulfill their own dreams, Frank searches for a way to be made whole again and return to his former life as God’s favorite plaything.

“It's the sort of nightmarish world that might have been dreamt by Tim Burton after listening to Tom Waits while dosed up on codeine cough syrup.” – Christopher Comte, Aisle Say (Seattle) Theater Critic

“Headzapoppin'!” – Annie Wagner, The Stranger Theater Critic

“Puppet show is warped but winning” – Misha Berson , Seattle Times Theater Critic

"The puppets, the scenery, the manipulations, the bizarrely amusing story and the peculiar music are delightful.” – Joe Adcock, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Theater Critic

Created by Brian Kooser
Directed by Robertson Witmer
Script by Stephanie Timm
Live music by Gods Favorite Beefcake,
Featuring Shmootzi the Clod of Circus Contraption

Not suitable for children or the faint hearted.

Official Website: http://www.briankooser.com