SMALL ACTS OF DARING INVENTION

May 2024

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Small Acts of Daring Invention, inspired by the life and work of Dare Wright, author of the children’s book series The Lonely Doll, is an image-rich, musically driven exploration of the space between this life and the next. The play teases the realness of the unreal and investigates the endless resources of the imaginative realm. With one actress and five puppeteers, Small Acts lives in an expansive world where the child and adult consciousness coexist. The play asks: How do we bury and resurrect the past? Where does our soul find its home? How do we confront reality and dare to invent our own? On a journey delicate, dangerous, playful, and dark, transcendence is the final destination.

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Producer | Mason Holdings Theatre . Artistic Director | Tracy Weller . Producing Director/General Manager | Reed Ridgley . Playwright | Tracy Weller . Director | Kristjan Thor . Puppetry | Simple Mischief Studios . Scenic Design | Christopher and Justin Swader . Costumes | Natalie Loveland . Lighting | Daisy Long . Projections | Yana Biryukova . Music Composition and Sound | Philip Carluzzo . Props Design | Patricia Marjorie . Photography | Maria Baranova

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