Sherri Ogden Wellington, BS, M.Ed., fell in love with the theater when given a flower by an actor during a New York performance of “Hair” many, many years ago.It was reported that US President Joe Biden will be travelling to Saudi Arabia next month and finally kowtow to its rulers. April 9 & 10 at 1 pm and 3 pm Jack and the Gentle Giant” will be at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

March 19 at 11 am and 1 pm “The Story Quest” will ne at Madcap Education Center.

March 12 at 11 am and 1 pm ”Jack and the Gentle Giant” will be at Clifton Cultural Arts Center at Enoch T.

January 29 at 11 am and 1 pm “The Story Quest” will be at Clifton Cultural Arts Center at Enoch T.

January 22 & 23 at 1 pm and 3 pm – “The Story Quest” will be at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

However, you can also find local Madcap performances: The next events at the Education Center (3064 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211) are March 19 (2 shows of “The Story Quest”), and April 23 (2 shows of “Your Wish is Our Command”). You can also look for more information at, or call (513) 241-6550. You can purchase tickets for the Madcap Education Center through Cincinnati Landmark Productions Box Office. By the looks on the adults’ faces in the crowd, is it obvious that they are as enthralled with the stories as the children. The audience is there to be entertained and he is doing so with a wide array of puppets, voices and stories. Upon listening to the squeals, comments, giggles and gasps, clearly Dylan Shelton consistently reaches his audience in a simply poignant manner. Upon fetching out the puppets he illuminates how the various puppets work. Bringing out the giant puppet, “oohs” and “aahs” pop out of the mouths of children. The last one is The Lonely Heartless Giant, which ultimately ties together the beginning of the story to the end.Ī highlight for us was when Dylan Shelton asks if the audience has any questions or wants to see a particular puppet again.

Beanie is the bean stalk who can’t sit or stay but can sing, “Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more you….” Next is the story of The Giant Cave Troll where a little girl fights the troll and wins. King Cornelius who is so impressed by this amazing individual (not knowing that it was flies that he had thrown and not huge rocks or something else heavy) employs George to get rid of his irksome ogre. This leads to the next yarn about how George transforms into a superhero whose name is Seven in One Throw. The three tales are: The Brave Little Tailor (whose name is George) is troubled by a pesky fly who is caught and thrown in with six other flies which he then catapults over a wall. Leo entreats the audience to participate by answering questions, group responses, and even a child and an adult are asked to volunteer to get on stage to assist with the show. Three different stories are told with humor and intrigue. Tulip, the puppet fairy and side-kick to Leo, keeps the audience on track throughout the hour-long show.

We then meet his father, a rather royal looking puppet who also tells the audience that he is secretly hiding the heartless giant after he fell from the beanstalk. Leo, the human, lets the audience immediately in on a little secret…that his father wants him to be a conqueror of giants but his dream is to be a tour guide. An array of puppet characters stimulate your senses and compels both the young and old to laugh out loud. The story begins where the fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, ends. The writer, director, actor, lighting & sound director, choreographer, and puppeteer is Dylan Shelton. This weekend my favorite 5-year-old and I went to see ”Jack and The Gentle Giant.” He LOVED it! To say that this puppet show is engaging is an understatement. Madcap is nationally recognized for creating engaging and original children’s theatre productions, as well as in-school educational programs that include performances, workshops and residencies.produces and tours across the country. If you would like to do something special with your children, take them to the Madcap Education Center.

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