ALEX & OLMSTED
  • THEATER
    • Milo the Magnificent
    • Marooned! A Space Comedy
    • Happy Birthday, Mon Ami
    • Hubba Hubba
    • Homebodies
    • Variety Acts
    • Crankies
  • FILM
    • Marianne's Onion
    • Kindred Spirits
    • World Puppetry Day Shorts
  • Build Videos & Tutorials
  • UPCOMING
    • 2024
    • 2023
  • SUPPORT
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT

THEATER


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MILO ​THE MAGNIFICENT®
Alex and Olmsted's Jim Henson Foundation grant awarded Milo the Magnificent®​ is a highly engaging puppet show about an aspiring  magician. This wordless comedy, inspired by turn of the century vaudeville entertainers, is as highly physical as it is charming. Using stunningly innovative puppetry, Milo presents a variety of magic tricks which don’t always go as planned. 
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MAROONED! A Space Comedy
An astronaut traveling 87,000 light years into space crash-lands on an uncharted planet where she must resort to emergency measures to seek rescue. MAROONED! A Space Comedy is a show where elegant puppetry design meets joyful, meaningful storytelling in a production that is “Achingly beautiful...” (Maryland Theatre Guide) and “...amusing, charming, delightful and, at times, utterly and completely astonishing” (DC Theatre Scene). This Jim Henson Foundation grant awarded show is puppetry life support of the best kind – at just the right moment.
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HUBBA HUBBA
Created and performed by the Jim Henson Foundation grant award-winning Alex and Olmsted (Milo the Magnificent®​ and MAROONED! A Space Comedy) comes HUBBA HUBBA, a new show about romantic love that is "...equal parts awkwardness and side-splitting laughter" (Broadway World). Using puppetry and physical comedy, from the sublime to the ridiculous, Alex and Olmsted present love and all its quirks. Suitable for all ages.
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Happy Birthday, Mon Ami
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.

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HOMEBODIES
Alex and Olmsted's HOMEBODIES is a comedy about a tiny home. Centered around a 30 cubic inch puzzle box that contains a hot plate, an amplification system, and a cat among other surprises, Alex and Olmsted combine physical comedy and puppetry to unlock the house of the imagination. All ages.
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VARIETY ACTS
Alex and Olmsted have been creating short-form variety acts since 2011. 
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CRANKIES​
A "crankie" is a type of puppet show illustrated on a long scroll and cranked across a frame.
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We are incredibly grateful to the organizations below for their support.
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  • THEATER
    • Milo the Magnificent
    • Marooned! A Space Comedy
    • Happy Birthday, Mon Ami
    • Hubba Hubba
    • Homebodies
    • Variety Acts
    • Crankies
  • FILM
    • Marianne's Onion
    • Kindred Spirits
    • World Puppetry Day Shorts
  • Build Videos & Tutorials
  • UPCOMING
    • 2024
    • 2023
  • SUPPORT
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT