Learning Live! at WCU
There are still tickets ($4) available for this Thursday/Friday's shows! Call Paul Lormand for more info 828-227-2505.
Wood and Strings Theatre uses the captivating and comprehensive nature of art to engage the imagination, create experiences full of meaning and provide tools to build positive solutions for life's challenges.
We awaken in people of all ages a sense of wonder, connecting them to the mystery of life and to the essential universal themes cloaked in the myriad ethnic cultures of the world.
Over two decades ago, Clarissa Lega and Leon Fuller began captivating audiences throughout the country with the magic of their high quality theatrical productions.
Video Interview
available in both realmedia
and windows streaming video
Out of a Mist a Dragon
An Irish Tale
10am Thurs & Friday
Recommended for ages K - 3rd grade
In a wild romp and stomp during an elfin visit, two silly people show how three wishes in the wrong hands can create hilarious havoc. They learn lessons about greed they shall not soon forget. This wonderful slapstick production is performed by outlandish "larger than life" body puppets and elaborate, rod style elves, casting a spell of brownie magic only found on the Emerald Isles. Oh, be sure to keep a firm grip on your gold and a sharp eye out for the "Wee Folk!"
OUTREACH: A demonstration of how failure becomes success through perseverance.
(50 minute program)
Paul Lormand, Director
Fine & Performing Arts Center
Wood and Strings Theatre uses the captivating and comprehensive nature of art to engage the imagination, create experiences full of meaning and provide tools to build positive solutions for life's challenges.
We awaken in people of all ages a sense of wonder, connecting them to the mystery of life and to the essential universal themes cloaked in the myriad ethnic cultures of the world.
Over two decades ago, Clarissa Lega and Leon Fuller began captivating audiences throughout the country with the magic of their high quality theatrical productions.
Video Interview
available in both realmedia
and windows streaming video
Out of a Mist a Dragon
12:30 Thurs & Friday
Recommended for ages 4th grade and up
Using elegant reproductions of the classic Bunraku puppets of Japan, a romantic drama unfolds that reaches into the world of myth and legend to portray a young man's journey of self-discovery. His encounters with traditional folk puppets from North America, England and Indonesia give exotic glimpses of puppetry styles rarely seen in this country.
OUTREACH: An entertaining post show informance examines the various styles of puppetry and the cultures that created them.
(50 minute program)
An Irish Tale
10am Thurs & Friday
Recommended for ages K - 3rd grade
In a wild romp and stomp during an elfin visit, two silly people show how three wishes in the wrong hands can create hilarious havoc. They learn lessons about greed they shall not soon forget. This wonderful slapstick production is performed by outlandish "larger than life" body puppets and elaborate, rod style elves, casting a spell of brownie magic only found on the Emerald Isles. Oh, be sure to keep a firm grip on your gold and a sharp eye out for the "Wee Folk!"
OUTREACH: A demonstration of how failure becomes success through perseverance.
(50 minute program)
Paul Lormand, Director
Office: 828/227.2505
Fax: 828/227.7632
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