Using puppetry (hand, rod, and shadow puppets), live music, and live actors, the Good Life Theater presents folktales from the rich and vibrant Appalachian tradition. Granny, our life-size puppet storyteller, weaves “Appalachian Jack” tales, the African American legend of John Henry, and the Cherokee tale, How the Milky Way Came to Be. Join Granny in a singalong on the mandolin and watch as her stories come to life and her mountain home transforms into a magical puppet stage.

A Closer Look – About the Artist
The Good Life Theater, combining puppetry and other dramatic arts, has thrilled audiences at The Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Maui Arts and Culture Center, The Museum of Women in the Arts, and hundreds of schools, libraries, parks and family celebrations. Husband and wife team, Jeanne Wall and Joe Pipik, each have more than 30 years of performing experience. They are both master artists with Wolf Trap’s Early Learning Institute.  Live music, humor, audience participation, and puppets are used to tell tales.

For more information on the Good Life Theater, please visit their website at www.goodlifetheater.com.