FUN-LOVING FOLKS from 4 TO 94 are invited to

THE CARDBOARD EXPLOSION with Puppeteer Brad Shur

            Sunday, Jan. 22 at 2 pm

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind puppetry experience!  CARDBOARD EXPLOSION! brings five original stories to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of our imagination.  With help from the audience, puppeteer Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters to life, right before your eyes.  Get ready to outsmart dragons, choose your own superpower, and train adorable animal sidekicks in this fun, energetic, participatory show. 

Since 2009, Brad has been the Resident Artist at Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline Village & creator of 4 original shows. Brad Shur grew up making art out of any materials he could find. In puppetry, Brad discovered a medium that let him share his passion for all forms of creativity: sculpting, writing, performing, and more. Brad began performing in puppet shows while he was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He then hit the road, touring nationally with several puppet companies before beginning to create his own full length shows. As a puppet builder, Brad has created characters for American Idol, Dolly Parton, and a number of theater companies and independent performers. As a teaching artist, Brad has led workshops at the Center for Puppetry Arts, the National Puppetry Conference, the Puppeteers of America National Puppetry Festival, and at camps, schools, and colleges across New England.

 Brad's newest creation, "Cardboard Explosion!" brings together puppetry, design, and creative improvisation to energize audiences to become art makers themselves. Brad hopes that families and school groups will leave the theater ready to transform their old cardboard boxes into something magical.

 Sponsored by Temple Emmanuel, tickets are just $10 each or three for $25.  Children under 4 are free.  There is a chairlift to the social hall.

Tickets will be on sale at the door beginning at 1:30.

 Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield is located at 120 Chestnut St., Wakefield, MA 01880.  For more information 781-245-1886, www.WakefieldTemple.org.