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Blown Away By Poetry

A show all about poetry!  When Wendy Windstrom blows away all the poems in Poetsville with her sneezes what will the town do?  Story, music and puppetry turn even the biggest skeptics into budding poets. After the show audiences will write their own poems. 

Help! Help! Wendy Windstorm had terrible sneezes. 

The poems of Poetsville were swept away by her breezes! 

Wendy’s dearest friendship was upset by the terrible commotion. 

Can she right this wrong by traveling to desert, jungle, and ocean? 

Join her as she spins, searches and soars 

With puppets, poems, live music and more!*

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Ages:  5 and up

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Grades:  K - 3rd

Virtual Programming

Blown Away by Poetry has been re-worked for the virtual platform, this 2-part series combines performance and workshops for grades K – 2nd

Series is pre-recorded, includes educational guides, and compliments National Poetry Month in April.

* Directly connects to literacy curriculums and encourages students to develop their poetic voice.

About The Company

Grand Pistachio (Rachel Sullivan and Liz Parker) After collaborating for over 10 years Rachel Sullivan and Liz Parker formed Grand Pistachio, a company that creates original theater with puppets for young people and other inquisitive souls. Infusing their work with a sense of wonder, Rachel and Liz choose topics that inspire their own curiosity and imagination.  The pair has a signature two-person performance style that utilizes highly theatrical forms of performance including puppetry mask and music to transport and engage audiences.  

The duo first began creating for family audiences with Urban Stages’ outreach department, performing regularly at over 80 NYC public libraries.  In 2011, their show Blown Away by Poetry was performed at the New York International Fringe Festival after which it toured to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The Bushwick Starr, Poet's House and numerous other NYC venues.  In the 2015-2016 season, Rachel and Liz were selected for The New Victory Theater's prestigious LabWorks program where they began development of Layer the Walls.  The Jim Henson Foundation selected Layer the Walls for a family grant in 2017.  

Liz and Rachel both hold an MA in Applied Theater from CUNY/SPS and have extensive experience as teaching artists and directors of devised work with various populations. Rachel co-founded Honest Accomplice Theatre which brings original pieces of theater and media to college campuses and local theaters to begin conversations about gender. Her work with Honest Accomplice has been supported by The Ford Foundation and is utilized The New York City Commission on Human Rights. Liz has worked for Lincoln Center Theater, The New Victory Theater, The Museum of the City of New York, The Child Abuse Prevention Program, New York City Children's Theater, viBe Theater Experience, and Young Audiences New York.

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