{"id":5118,"date":"2024-03-12T16:48:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/?page_id=5118"},"modified":"2024-08-21T12:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:30:22","slug":"marooned-a-space-comedy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/?page_id=5118","title":{"rendered":"Marooned! A Space Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1560px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:6px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.648%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.648%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 class=\"intro\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">MAROONED! A Space Comedy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro\"><b>Alex and Olmsted (Maryland)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\"><i>Sunday, Sept. 15, 4pm, Latchis Theatre<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">Recommended for ages 8 and up<br \/>60 minutes, no intermission<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/app.arts-people.com\/index.php?show=234140\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Purchase Tickets<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"margin-top: 22px;\">School Performances Thursday, Sept 12, 10am and 1pm, Latchis Theatre. To book your school or youth group for this event please email jana@sandglasstheater.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"331\" title=\"home-space\" src=\"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/home-space-700x331.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5098\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:1px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0;--awb-border-sizes-left:0;--awb-border-sizes-right:0;--awb-border-color:#afafaf;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1560px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p class=\"description\"><strong><i>MAROONED! A Space Comedy<\/i><\/strong> is an innovative sci-fi 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&#8230; in MAROONED!\n<\/p>\n<h4>Testimonials \/ Awards<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-fusion-200 wp-image-5121 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marooned1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marooned1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marooned1.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/>\u201c\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 &#8230;amusing, charming, delightful and, at times, utterly and completely astonishing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Lorraine Treanor, DC Theater Scene (April 29, 2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s in a name? That which we call Alex and Olmsted would by any name or names be full of innovation, emotion, and wry commentary on contemporary conventions&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;The magnetism of the performers, the deliberately slow-paced action, the array of media and the required attention to interpret the story were so mesmerizing&#8230; It is extraordinarily engaging to immerse into this performance collage, which, despite feeling deeply familiar, is packed with startling surprises&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Cybele Pomeroy, DC Metro Theater Arts (May 7, 2022)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;See this wholesome and utterly mesmerizing show! Alex and Olmsted are leaders in their field for a reason. They are the mark all other puppetry is trying to achieve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Baltimore Independent Theater Review (May 3, 2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1560px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AuNrY-fxt0g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h4>About the Company<\/h4>\n<p>Alex and Olmsted (Alex Vernon and Sarah Olmsted Thomas) is an internationally acclaimed puppet theater and filmmaking company based in Maryland, USA. They have toured at festivals in Italy, Denmark, South Korea, and Canada, and have performed at numerous venues within the United States. Alex and Olmsted was awarded the 2020 State Independent Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council, the highest honor for performing artists in the State of Maryland; their works have been supported by the Jim Henson Foundation and Greenbelt Community Foundation, recognized by the New York Times, and named an official selection of the Maryland Film Festival, Paris Art Film, and others. Alex and Olmsted is a resident company at Baltimore Theatre Project. Vernon and Thomas are also proud company members of Happenstance Theater with whom they have created 11 productions since 2012.<\/p>\n<h4>Credits<\/h4>\n<p>Written, Directed, and Performed by Alex and Olmsted (Alex Vernon and Sarah Olmsted Thomas)<br \/>The Great Cosmic Space Peanut is played by Sylvia Vernon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong>:<br \/>Voyager Golden Record: Tchakrulo by the Georgian S.S.R. Chorus<br \/>Labyrinth by Stefano Mastronardi<br \/>D\u00e9but Impromptu by Kishi Bashi<br \/>Voyager Golden Record: Cranes in Their Nest by Goro Yamaguchi<br \/>Voyager Golden Record: Chinese Flowering Streams by Kuan P\u2019ing Hu<br \/>Misty Mountain by Tilman Sillescu<br \/>Voyager Golden Record: Mu\u011fam by Kamil Jalilov<br \/>Space Disco by Stefano Mastronardi<br \/>Voyager Golden Record: String Quartet 13 in B flat, Op. 130, by Beethoven<br \/>Surgery by Kishi Bashi<br \/>Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It! by Kishi Bashi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inspiration<\/strong>:<br \/>Music: The Voyager Golden Record, chaired by Carl Sagan. In 1977, \u201cNASA placed a&#8230; message aboard Voyager 1 and 2, a kind of time capsule, intended to communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials. The Voyager message is carried by a phonograph record, a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.\u201d &#8211; NASA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Film<\/strong>: Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) and other films by Georges M\u00e9li\u00e8s (1888\u20131923), 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Puppetry<\/strong>: Hansj\u00fcrgen Fettig, Jim Kroupa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science<\/strong>: Carl Sagan, Ada Lovelace, Sally Ride, Neil deGrasse Tyson<\/p>\n<p><b>Company Website<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandolmsted.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.<b>alexandolmsted<\/b>.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5118","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5118"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5487,"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5118\/revisions\/5487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppetsinthegreenmountains.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}