HIP POCKET THEATRE
Programs
Theatrical Performances Series
The six-show 47th Season (2023) ran most weekends through Oct. 29 at its outdoor amphitheater. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 9 p.m., May through August, and 8:15 p.m., September and October. Riders of the Purple Sage was last seen at Hip Pocket in 1996; it's a "classic Western of the silent film era," performed in the style of a silent film. JoAnn Gracey, director; Joe Rogers, new music and lyrics, and musical direction. El Maleficio De La Mariposa; The Butterfly's Evil Spell, "[Federico Garcia] Lorca's poetic world of beetles, fireflies and other magical creatures is disrupted when a hypnotic, wounded butterfly enters their dewdrop paradise." Beautiful bi-lingual adaptation by Yvonne Duque-Guerrero who also directs; Darrin Kobetich, music composition and live performance. White Elephant was first produced in New York in 2009. It "is a meditation on transition, memory and release." Co-written and directed by Lake Simons and John Dyer; music composed and performed live by Dyer and choreographed and designed by Simons. Testing Ground 3+3, consisted of a festival of three new works by Rob Bosquez, JoAnn Gracey and Shelby Griffin. Old and in the Way is a "tender remembrance of the past and a tragi-comedic look at the last days of an old elderly hippy." The Fly, a James Clavell screenplay for this Halloween production, adapted for Hip Pocket by Shawn Gann who also directs, with music by Joe Rogers.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$224.3KPuppet Pageant Outreach Program
The outreach portion of Hip Pocket's program, was fulfilled by the Puppet Pageant which was re-instated after a several-year hiatus. The two-week series of workshops, culminating in 3 nights of performances was open to the community free of charge, with the impetus on encouraging families from all areas to gather to learn the art of creating and performing with puppets, large and small, and build commonalities with other puppeteers.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$11.5K
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