All photographs by Ryan Maxwell Photography
Happy Birthday, Mon Ami
Happy Birthday, Mon Ami was awarded a 2024 Jim Henson Foundation grant.
Happy Birthday, Mon Ami was awarded a 2024 Jim Henson Foundation grant.
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Class, cultures, and expectations clash when Jacques’ American cousin Sam visits him in Paris for a birthday celebration. Winner of a 2024 Jim Henson Foundation grant award, Happy Birthday, Mon Ami combines glove puppetry, live music, and audience participation to create a delightful hour of fun for the whole family.
60 minutes. No intermission. All ages. Available for touring engagements. Tech rider available upon request. |
Photographs by Ryan Maxwell Photography.
PRESS:
Broadway World:
“It is tiny, enchanting and exquisite, like a delicious handcrafted chocolate truffle in a gleaming box.”
- Cybele Pomeroy, Broadway World
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MON AMI is a show for lovers, for puppet lovers, for accordion lovers and for those who love the idea of travel but not the exertion of actual travel. Transport yourself to Paree, er, Paris, with Alex and Olmsted and enjoy the tiniest, darlingest homage to classical puppetry you’re likely to see without leaving Baltimore.”
- Cybele Pomeroy, Broadway World
Broadway World:
“It is tiny, enchanting and exquisite, like a delicious handcrafted chocolate truffle in a gleaming box.”
- Cybele Pomeroy, Broadway World
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MON AMI is a show for lovers, for puppet lovers, for accordion lovers and for those who love the idea of travel but not the exertion of actual travel. Transport yourself to Paree, er, Paris, with Alex and Olmsted and enjoy the tiniest, darlingest homage to classical puppetry you’re likely to see without leaving Baltimore.”
- Cybele Pomeroy, Broadway World
AWARD:
Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant - 2024
Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant - 2024
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
UPCOMING: Gaithersburg Arts Barn, Gaithersburg, MD - Feb 2025
UPCOMING: The Cherry Arts, Ithaca, NY - June 2025
The National Theatre, Washington, D.C. - Dec 2024
Winter Puppetfest with Puppets Off Broad Street - Dec 2024
Baltimore Theatre Project, Maryland, USA - Dec 2024
Black Cherry Puppet Theater, Maryland, USA - 2024 - World Premiere
UPCOMING: The Cherry Arts, Ithaca, NY - June 2025
The National Theatre, Washington, D.C. - Dec 2024
Winter Puppetfest with Puppets Off Broad Street - Dec 2024
Baltimore Theatre Project, Maryland, USA - Dec 2024
Black Cherry Puppet Theater, Maryland, USA - 2024 - World Premiere
Original theater poster design by David Plunkert.
