PICTURE BOOK THEATRE presented
a dramatization of
The Littlest Matryoshka
at
the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art inthe Fall of 2018 and again in 2019.
Founder/Director Therese Brady Donohue created the marionettes that were used in the performance
by four puppeteers.
These are photos of the work in progress in her studio:
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(left to right)
Therese Brady Donahue, Karen Tarlow (music),
Kathryn Brown,
and Corinne Demas
The Toy shop
The ship sailing across the ocean
Moving the ship
The House
Admiring the set
At work
The squirrel comes alive
Nikolai with his matryoshkas
The toy shop owner
Great Blue Heron
"The face in the moon reminded her of Anna's face, round and wise, and she felt comforted."
Jessie
The stream
Bedroom
