A heartwarming and engaging story about the friendship between a young fox and the Moon told with the magic of shadow puppetry, music, and theatre in a sensory-rich and intimate setting. Cautious and fearful of venturing far from his home in the woods, the fox is happy to bask in the moon’s stories about far off places that she has seen on her path across the sky. One night, the Moon goes missing so the fox must summon the courage to go in search of his friend. Along the way he discovers a newfound independence and the wonder of the world beyond his den.
Olivia Wheeler is a mixed-race, Chinese Canadian director, sound designer and composer. Her artistic work in sound design, composition, immersive performance design and puppetry spans across the country. Carolin Lindner is a multi-facetted visual and theatre artist with a degree in drama pedagogics and graphic design and has led theatre workshops with young people and seniors internationally. Annie Luján is a Latinx actor, clown and theatre creator from Toronto, ON. Annie has studied various forms of clown extensively in Toronto, Montreal and in Italy. Michelle Urbano is a Toronto puppeteer, theatre creator, and producer. She has performed and worked with the CBC, Theatre Passe Muraille, Eldritch Theatre, the Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Hilary Wheeler is a queer Chinese-Canadian actor, musician, and playwright. She is a recent graduate from the Acting program at the National Theatre School of Canada. Robert Morrison is a director, actor, writer for theatre and film and the artistic director As a performer has appeared on stage with companies from west to east.
WeeFestival is a Toronto-based international arts festival dedicated to early childhood. They have inspiring performances and events especially for children aged 0- 6 years. They offer practitioners, researchers, and theatre-studies students the opportunity to view performances from leading theatre artists specializing in a range of disciplines and dedicated to younger audiences. Wee Festival is dedicated to the presentation of inspiring theatre and performing arts created especially for very young children and their families. They curate a dynamic and culturally diverse mix of productions from around the world and across the country from leading companies and artists specializing in art for early childhood.
Created by Olivia Wheeler
Performed by Annie Luján, Michelle Urbano, and Hilary Wheeler
Costume and Additional Design by Carolin Lindner
Lighting by Sarah Mansikka
Associate Director | Robert Morrison
Crane Creations acknowledges that the land on which we are grateful to work, and which the city of Mississauga operates on, as being part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and The Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. We recognize these peoples and their ancestors as peoples who inhabited these lands since time immemorial.
Based in Mississauga, Crane Creations Theatre Company hosts Puppet Festival Mississauga, an annual event celebrating global puppetry through performances and interactive experiences.
USE CODE: CHRISTMAS1
ends 12/20/2023
