The Piccadilly Puppets Company
Based in Atlanta, Georgia
We are so excited to debut this public performance series at Stage Door Theatre! Join us for Puppet Palooza Saturday, five different Piccadilly shows throughout Stage Door’s 50th season as part of their Spotlight Series. First up: Imagination Station on September 9th at 10:30am!
Tickets are only $10. Get them here and bring the whole family out!
Piccadilly Puppets is thrilled to welcome Rivka Levin to our Board of Directors!
Rivka Levin is an actress, musician, and teaching artist living in Atlanta, GA. For the past 18 years, she has served as the Development Director for the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, as well as frequently performing, teaching, and music directing for them. She is also a 28-year veteran of the Georgia Renaissance Festival, where she currently serves as the Music Director and a member of the Production Staff. She is thrilled to be delving into the power of puppetry with Piccadilly Puppets!
Rivka’s work can also be found featured in A Shore Thing–she is the harpist playing Seikilos Epitaph, which she also arranged. We are proud to add her talents and voice to the Piccadilly team.
As we’re taking stock of highlights this year, we want to extend a huge thank you to the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs for supporting us through the Municipal Support for the Arts Program. This support has been a key reason we have been able to reach more children in the city by keeping our prices low and offering free programs for children in need.
In a year of great transition for Piccadilly, it was especially important to be able to count on these funds to see us through. We just experienced one of our busiest booking seasons in many years, thanks in no small part to support like this.
Take a look at what make this program great below!
The Municipal Support for the Arts program is the City of Atlanta’s means of granting public funding to the arts. MSA awards contracts related to the production, creation, presentation, exhibition and management of artistic and cultural services in the city of Atlanta. The program recognizes that the presence of artists and non-profit organizations involved in the arts are critical to Atlanta’s cultural vitality. The arts enrich the creative development of the city’s diverse populations and contribute positively to the social and economic well being of Atlanta and the region. The goals of the MSA program are:
Piccadilly Puppets celebrates the spring season with a brand new version of Butterfly Ballad, featuring an all new script by Pamela Shook and the voice talents of Alejandra Ruiz and Sariel Toribio.
Join Katy and Kevin Caterpillar as they discover the wonders of the monarch butterfly’s life cycle, dodging predators like Frankie B. Frog, dreaming of flying, and even dipping into a fancy French restaurant in the milkweed patch!
New puppeteer Evan Hill Phillips rehearses Butterfly Ballad!
With a myriad of colorful puppets and the option to pair this show with our Butterfly Ballad study guide, this show can bring joyful learning to your classroom or brighten up any party or festival. We went live this week with multiple shows daily at three different venues, so don’t wait! Book Butterfly Ballad today!
Piccadilly is pleased to welcome two new puppeteers to our team!
Evan Hill Phillips Evan is a graduate from Michigan State University with a BFA in Theatre & an Alum of Aurora Theatre’s 2019 Apprentice Company. Evan is also an Associate Artist of the Sense-Ability Ensemble and is currently developing an original musical geared towards neurodiverse audiences. Evan has performed with a variety of theater companies including Aurora Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Out Front Theatre, The Center for Puppetry Arts, Synchronicity Theatre, Destination Theatre, Herschend Family Entertainment & Working Title Playwrights. Sporadic updates at @evanhillphillips & www.evanhillphillips.com..com.
Danielle Bryn holds a M.A. in Theatre from Kansas State University. Danielle learned puppetry with Kohl’s Wild Theatre, a conservation-based TYA program with the Milwaukee Zoological Society. Since moving to Atlanta, Danielle has worked with The Atlanta Shakespeare Company as an actor on their TYA tour of Much Ado, is a company member and regular performer with Murder, Mystery and Mayhem at Petite Violette (formerly Agatha’s: A Taste of Mystery), and has worked on various Audio Dramas including the 2022 Audioverse Awards favorite, Badlands Cola. She is also involved in Atlanta’s improv and sketch comedy scene. She has a passion for making people laugh, and loves hearing a good story.
With an updated script by Pamela Shook, our seasonal favorite Butterfly Ballad will soon be debuting a brand new recording! Featuring new voice talents Alejandra Ruiz and Sariel Toribio as the titular butterflies Katy and Kevin, this new version will flutter into your hearts this spring. Recording starts this week. Book Butterfly Ballad today!
Meet the Cast
Alejandra Ruiz is ecstatic to bring her voice to Katy the Caterpillar! She is an Atlanta based actor currently performing in the World Premier of ‘Oh To Be Pure Again’ at Actor’s Express. Keep up with all her endeavors on her instagram @x.alejandra.xx
Sariel Toribio – Recent credits include Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern), Sunset Baby (Actor’s Express), Knock Knock, The Lizard & El Sol (Alliance Theatre’s Theatre for the Very Young)
Additional Credits
Music by Jack David
Editing by Joel Ruiz
Additional voice work by Rachel Frawley
UPDATE: Current open slots have been filled. We will post any future opportunities here.
Piccadilly Puppets is a non-profit touring puppet theatre operating out of Decatur, GA. We perform at schools, libraries, birthday parties and private events throughout Atlanta, Georgia and the Southeast. We currently have about 12 shows in rotation, each 30-45 minutes. Puppeteers would be scheduled for shows according to their availability and preference. BIPOC artists encouraged to apply. Puppeteering experience negotiable.
Rehearsals would likely begin in late March.
Compensation: $20/hour rehearsal
$85/performance
$45/workshop
Please send headshots and resumes to Rachel Frawley at piccadillypuppets@gmail.com
We’ve got big things brewing at Piccadilly this month! This week, we’re introducing a brand new puppet to our longtime classic Imagination Station (with updated musical tracks on the way)! This quirky puppet variety show is a favorite amongst the preschool set, and a great choice for birthday parties and daycares. Now featuring Daisy, our new onion song girl.
Big thanks to Wesshots for an amazing photoshoot earlier this month. Keep an eye out for fresh looks at our favorite puppets, and don’t forget to book Piccadilly!
In honor of 2023’s Summer Reading theme, “All Together Now,” Piccadilly is putting the spotlight on two of our shows that bring together stories and folklore from all over the world: Wish Tales and Cat and Mouse! These shows each feature multiple tenets of ELAGSE and are the perfect way to get kids excited about stories, reading, and working together!
Today we are connecting with libraries and educators at the Fayette County Public Library Performer’s Showcase. Make sure to keep Piccadilly Puppets in mind for all your summer entertainment and education needs!
Can the power of wishing unite folklore on a global scale? Will cats and mice ever learn to work together? Find out when you book these delightful shows today!
Happy New Year from Piccadilly!
We’re kicking off the new year with a lot of exciting things in the works. We’re building a new puppet for Imagination Station, and have already begun the process of updating the entire show for Butterfly Ballad.
Now is a great time to book us for the spring. Our shows support many educational themes and bring excitement and interactive activities to learning. We’re already looking forward to a pre-booked four day stint of 8 Butterfly Ballad shows in April. Or bring some sunshine to these dreary winter months and book today!
We would love to take a moment to thank our wonderful donors from this year’s giving season campaigns. You help us continue to keep puppetry accessible and affordable to children across Georgia and the Southeast, and we couldn’t do it without you. Check out some special shout outs on our Instagram.
Keep an eye out for more exciting developments in 2023. We’re starting the year off strong!
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