Coyote Tales by Tears of Joy Puppet Theater

Family Matinee Series

The Sherwood Center for the Arts is pleased to present the Family Matinee Series, where families and friends can experience a diverse and highly entertaining season of performances from world renowned performers of a wide variety of styles and backgrounds. Bring your family and neighbors for the full season, and be entertained and enriched by this fabulous season of performances.

Individual Tickets: $5 
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Tears of Joy

Tears of Joy Theatre is recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding puppet theaters and known internationally for its innovation and excellence. Each year our programs serve over 50,000 children and adults. It has received a Washington State Governor’s Arts Award and a Young Audiences Sunburst Award for its “exemplary commitment to arts in education.” Four of the theater’s productions have received American puppetry’s highest honor, The Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry from UNIMA-USA.

Coyote Tales 

Nearly every indigenous culture in the world tells ‘trickster tales’. Prevalent in North America are stories about the famous Coyote! "Coyote Tales" is an adaptation of two hilarious stories derived from Clatsop/Chinook and Okanogan tales and is performed with puppets, masks and costumes inspired by Pacific Northwest Native American art. Learn Native American words, songs and trickster tales of how things came to be! 

Thank you to our Sponsors:

A huge shout-out and thank you to the 2016/17 Family Matinee sponsors! Because of your support, we are able to enjoy yet another fun-filled year of fantastic performances- we greatly appreciate your contributions!

Presenting Sponsor:
Sherwood Modern Dentistry and Orthodontics & My Kids Dentist
 

Spotlight Sponsor:
Sherwood Dance Academy

If you or your business is interested in supporting/sponsoring the 2016/17 Family Matinee Series, please contact Leah Burgess at: Burgessl@sherwoodoregon.gov or 503.625.4251