The Headless Horseman by the Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers rides into the Center for Puppetry Arts again with their hilarious retelling of Washington Irving's Halloween tale. Don't let the name "headless horseman" scare you and your kids away, because the scariest thing in this show is hearing the words, "the end".
In this comedic adaptation, schoolteacher Ichabod Crane has just moved to town and is having problems with everything! His classroom is filled with unruly kids who leave the schoolhouse a wreck and poor Ichabod tied up every afternoon. Then he hears a tale about a crazy man on a horse that chops off the head of every schoolteacher that come to town and when he finally meets the girl of his dreams, she has a big, dumb, jealous boyfriend named Brom Bones, that instantly wants to run him out of town!
Just when he thinks things couldn't get any worse, he runs into the headless horseman. But, he stands his ground and soon discovers that although headless, with no sword and a horse named Cuddles, this pitiful horseman couldn't scare anyone. He talks Ichabod into helping him get a scarier image and after several very funny possibilities, they find a new name for the horse and a perfect head made from a pumpkin.
In a much better mood, Ichabod, decked out in his best suit with sequin lapels, heads to a party at the Van Tassel mansion. He and Katrina wow the crowd in a dance routine that makes "Dancing with the Stars" look like small potatoes. They boogie down to everything from disco to moon walking! The music is great including favorites such as "Stayin' Alive", "The Time of My Life" from "Dirty Dancing", and "Footloose". Trust me, it's worth the price of admission just to see this dance!
In an unexpected turn of events, it's the Headless Horseman that saves the day and becomes everyone's favorite hero!
Katie, Johnny and I had already seen (and loved) "Everyone Loves Pirates", another show by this sibling trio of puppeteers from Bar Harbor, ME, so we were expecting to see a zany mix of traditional story lines with contemporary music and hip one-liners. And that's exactly what we got!
This show was filled with fun music, quirky characters and laugh-out-loud humor for the whole family. We all loved this show and think your family will also. Don't forget to head upstairs after the show to the Create-A-Puppet Workshop to make your own Hilarious Horse Rod Rod Puppet.
Oh, and be sure to bring an extra pumpkin... you'll need it after you laugh your head off!!
Johnny & Katie with Ichabod & Headless.
WHEN: October 22- November 3
Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
WHERE:
Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
HOW:
Purchase tickets HERE. Tickets are $19.50 (Nonmembers) and include the performance, entrance to the Create-A-Puppet Workshop (or To-Go Kit) where guests can make, decorate and perform with their own Hilarious Horse Rod Rod Puppet and admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum, featuring a global gallery and the largest collection of Jim Henson puppets in the world.
For more information, call 404-873-3391 or visit http://www.puppet.org/perform/headlesshorseman.shtml.
