Check out the schedule here.

BREAKING NEWS FROM YOUR FAVORITE HORSE PULLED THEATER…

This fall The Rural Academy Theater will clip clop its way into your back yard and heart with a full array of exciting new material to inspire, charm, divert and incite.

The ambassadors of The Slow Theater Movement bring with them an evening of audience manipulated mini-circus, a fast paced, slap stick exposé of North Carolina’s pro frackinglegislation and a two dimensional study commissioned by the University of Cardboard exploring ideas of geographical identity and the human presence as viewed on a geological timeline.  The evening will wrap up with a screening of Georges Méliès’ 1902 classic silent film “A Trip to the Moon” with live, eclectic score provided by The Rural Academy Orkestar.

Bring a blanket to sit on, a coat to wrap up in, cash for the show and all your cheap art needs (most shows suggested $10-$20 donation/ kids $5-$10), a friend to share in your delight, a sense of wonder, good boots, and a flashlight to find your way back to your car, bike or horse.

If you want to go the extra mile and make a puppeteer’s day, check out the wish list on our website. 

Below is a little more info on each of the pieces for the overly curious...

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The Real Reel Small Lap Circus:
The Too Short To Suck Theater presents the Real Reel Small Lap Circus: An audience manipulated mini-circus in a box full of real life wonders and classic humbuggery. Sure to confound and delight.    

Observe the Cow:
A fast paced, two dimensional, exposé of North Carolina’s pro fracking legislation and the dairy industry led by two charming lads from the public health board.   

Not for Long:
Not for Long examines the identity of place via shadow puppetry and toy theater.  Does a geographical locale have an identity that is distinct from its human usage? How is humanity defined by location as opposed to location defined by humanity? How would the biography of a geographical feature read? What sort of supporting role would humanity play, if any? On a geological timeline, the human presence becomes difficult to conceptualize and notions of time must be reimagined. These questions and more will be batted around by a host of puppets and low tech theater appliances.

A Trip To The Moon:
Georges Méliès’ 1902 classic silent film “A Trip to the Moon” appearing now in hand painted color follows a band of bearded explorers on their destructive misadventures on the moon, set to a live score by the Rural Academy Orkestar.