Because “she worked very hard”-and because “she was also very lucky”-she becomes a composer, and the performance of her work joins the chain of events that change lives. She floats out of the concert hall vignettes show her practicing multiple instruments diligently.
They practice and schedule a concert, and because “someone’s uncle caught a cold,” a brown-skinned girl in a red sweatshirt gets a ticket, and the experience changes her. Images by Manual Cinema, Characters © Mo Willems.A quiet Willems book traces a child’s path to her musical vocation as the consequence of a string of events and contributions: “Because a man named Ludwig wrote beautiful music-/ a man named Franz was inspired to create his own.” For the love of Schubert, present-day musicians form an orchestra. Purchase in groups of 4 seats to pay only $20/ticket. The performance will be accompanied by a meet and greet with the creative team, demonstrations of the unique technology incorporated into the show, and the opportunity for attendees to apply the artistic techniques from the show in our Monster Lab by creating your own puppet.įamilies and groups can save by purchasing the 4-Pack! Join Arts Commons Presents for this charming production that pushes the boundaries of shadow puppetry and theatre for young audiences with Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster. His work has been by recognized with best children’s book of the year awards from Time Magazine, Book Sense, and the Caldecott Medal. Manual Cinema breaks the mould by using vintage overhead projectors, multiple screens, puppets, actors, live feed cameras, and live music to make this story come to life like you’ve never seen!Ī staple of libraries and classrooms, author Mo Willems’s light-hearted stories tackle the real-life anxieties and struggles of young children through playful storytelling. Will Leonardo finally get his chance to scare the tuna salad out of an unsuspecting human? Or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship?Īdapted from the award-winning children’s books by Mo Willems and realized through mind-bending puppetry by the Emmy Award-winning performance collective, Manual Cinema, Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster tells the story of a monster who longs to be scary, and the big decisions about identity and empathy that we all must make. Then Leonardo finds Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just isn’t.
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