Alex and Olmsted’s Jim Henson Foundation grant awarded MAROONED!A Space Comedy is an innovative new puppet show–featuring music from the Voyager Golden Record–that takes place at the outer reaches of space.
An astronaut crashes on an uncharted planet. Will she be able to survive strange creatures, anomalous atmosphere, and isolation in order to find her way home? See for yourself … in MAROONED!
“★★★★★ … amusing, charming, delightful and, at times, utterly and completely astonishing.” – Lorraine Treanor, DC Theater Scene
“Achingly beautiful…The setup is ingenious and inventive with what seem to be deliberately low-tech execution of some very ambitious production ideas…The puppets are captivating in their design simplicity and impressive in their use. The costumes seem right out of a George Lucas movie. In fact, everything about the production feels perfectly integrated, and the storytelling is personal, enchanting, and rich… Alex and Olmsted have devised a beautiful piece of theater … ” – Max Garner, MD Theatre Guide
