Stuffed and Unstrung Off-Broadway Hit Featuring Comedy Improv by Henson Puppets
Irvine Barclay Theatre (4242 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612)
- Full Price:
- $45.00 - $55.00
- Our Price:
- $22.50 - $27.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Stuffed and Unstrung have expired.
The last date listed for Stuffed and Unstrung was Sunday January 1, 2012 / 7:00pm.
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- Full Price:
- $20.00 - $50.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00 - $25.00
Leave your expectations at home for this inspired collaboration that pairs top creative talent with under-served youth. The Wooden Floor arts organization unites professional choreographers, lighting designers, set designers and costume designers with hundreds of young, aspiring artists yielding an original, inventive and distinctive output that will move and delight you. Tuned In is a contemporary dance piece that seeks to break down stereotypes about who can create art and is every bit as meaningful for the audience as it is for the dancers. Learn More
Goldstar Member Tips
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Katherine on Where to Park
Parked across the street and save eight dollars
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Vrhodes on Where to Eat
We ate at University Center and walked over bridge to venue
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Goldstar Member on What to Wear
Mostly casual, but not sloppy
33 Goldstar Member Reviews
RMMcIntosh
My family and I saw this last night, as a New Year's Eve event. It was *amazing*. The cast is so talented and funny. There were no slow moments, which I was impressed by, given the nature of improv. Every scene seemed to flow effortlessly. The audience participation was lively, and we even had a live feed from New York for the countdown/ball drop at the end of the show. As there were still three or four minutes left, the cast worked in a quick puppet improv of the crowd waiting in NY that had everyone cracking up all over again. Awesome! We had so much fun, I would like to go back over and over. In fact, I'd like to take all my friends and family. Everyone should experience this. If you have a chance to see this, my family and I highly recommend it!Written on Jan 01 2011
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Goldstar Member
Time flies when you're having so much fun and the show was hilarious and interesting from the beginning to the end. Patrick, the host of the show, would call upon the audience to shout out ideas on topics at the beginning of each skit and the puppeteers would have to improv on those suggestions. Naturally, the audience did not make things easy but the puppeteers pulled each one off pretty well! Definitely worth watching!Written on Dec 29 2011
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Michele Lejeune
Outstanding event! I took my Mom with me as a NY's present and we had a wonderful time (despite the nasty weather)! The entire thing was not only funny but informative as well. I think that it took us a couple of days to recover from laughing so much. I (we) highly recommend it!Written on Feb 09 2011
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Austin Nation
It was a pretty cool show. I expected it was going to be really super outrageous but it wasn't.Written on Jan 03 2011
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More Information About Stuffed and Unstrung
Website
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Quotes & Highlights
- “It’s nearly impossible to do anything but laugh.” --Entertainment Weekly (Grade A)
- “A comedy improvisation show with a twist, Stuffed and Unstrung has a wonderful and inventive cast – who also just happen to be extremely talented Henson puppeteers. The result is a first-rate evening of comedy – with a program that changes from show to show.” --Theatermania.com
- Check out a preview video of the show.
Description
Uninhibited, irreverent and rebellious, it's never the same show twice. These free-wheeling puppets and their human counterparts are a bit naughty, but really, really funny. This show is not for kids -- only adults age 18+ will be admitted.
Stuffed and Unstrung is a wild romp in which the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide. Unpredictable and irreverent, it’s never the same show twice. Expert puppeteers create twisted scenes and songs on the fly, as suggestions from the audience prompt the improvised storylines unfolding on stage. This production delivers “two shows in one” as the hilarious puppet action is projected live on large screens flanking the stage, while the puppeteers race around below – displaying their skills in full view of the audience. With live musical accompaniment and Patrick Bristow as host, Stuffed and Unstrung boasts a cast of six world-class puppeteers in an uninhibited live puppet performance, as never seen before.
Brian Henson (Creator, Producer) is Chairman of The Jim Henson Company and an award-winning director, producer, writer and puppeteer. Henson served as Executive Producer on the television projects Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (which he also directed) and Jim Henson's Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (which he also co-wrote and directed). He directed "Battleground," an Emmy Award-winning episode of the Nightmares & Dreamscapes anthology for TBS. Previous television projects that Henson produced include Farscape, Gulliver's Travels, Muppets Tonight, and Dinosaurs. Henson's film directing credits include The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.
Co-Creator/Host Patrick Bristow is best known for his television appearances, most notably as "Peter" on the groundbreaking ABC series Ellen. Other small screen appearances: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and others. Film credits include The Longest Yard, Austin Powers, So I Married An Ax Murderer, Twilight of the Golds, and the accidental comedy Showgirls. He performed, directed and taught at The Groundling Theatre. Directing credits include the Off Broadway run of Stuffed and Unstrung, Hot Dog TV for The Cartoon Network, numerous theatre productions and the 2004 L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards Show. His improv company, "Improvatorium" produces costumed and improvised short plays in Hollywood. And just like everyone else, he has a first draft of a screenplay somewhere in his house.