Return Performance at
the Grange August 27th, 2002 at 7:00 pm
Dawn Jordan started making
puppets when she was ten years old. She's made all the
marionettes, forty in all, out of paper mache,
styrofoam and bits of cloth. She writes the stories
herself, dusting each one with a renaissance brush.
Each story is narrated with Dawn's original
soundtrack, a mixture of classical, jazz and blues.
Originally
the controllers were behind the stage. These days Dawn
is trying a new method-- being on stage with the
marionettes, dressed in black to blend in with the
stage. Dawn admits it can be hard to get people to
come out to theater these days, with so much
technology, it's easy to sit and watch a video.
She also does a Christmas pageant every year. You can contact
Dawn Jordan to bring her magical production to
your event or town.
Dawn Jordan's String Theatre
performance of "The Dragon Of Umshire", at
the Grange building on 7/14, her third time visit to
The Grange. She will give a return performance on
August 25th (Sunday) at 7:00 PM. Sponsored by the
Spafford Area Historical Society.
The story begins...
George the Page (older than the usual), is in
love with the King's daughter, Rosebud. The king
announced whomever slays the dragon will win his
daughter's hand in marriage.
A young knight, Evan, from the other end of the
forest, bids goodbye to his mother as he takes off
to seek adventure and serve the king. Off he goes
through the deep woods, over the green valleys, to
see the world...
Evan
comes across May, a fair maiden playing her flute.
The dragon follows the sound of her music. "A
harmless lover of music, but he scares the
townspeople of Umshire.
Evan suggests to May that she and the dragon go
to live with his mother in her cottage on the edge
of the forest, so the dragon will not be slain.
On his new quest to tell the King not to worry
about the dragon. Evan arrives at the castle, met by
George the page at the gate. King mistakenly thinks
the dragon has been slain. He goes off to prepare
for Princess Rosebud's upcoming nuptials.
Evan
meets the beautiful Rosebud, and they go off on a
picnic. The King orders George to find the Maiden
May to invite her to the wedding festivities.
George, morose, goes for a late night swim in the
moat. " I can't play, I can't compete. She's
beautiful and rich. I'm so poor...yet
talented." Moral: "It's OK to be
poor, if you're talented."
Meanwhile, Evan tells the Princess he did not
slay the dragon, he merely came to tell the King the
dragon was harmless. Maiden May plays her flute for
the townspeople. Dragon is attracted to the sound of
the music. Townspeople take off running.
Rosebud
tells her father the King she's in love with Page
George and she has proposed marriage to him. The
wedding is back on, with a quick change of groom.
People made sure the legend was spread throughout
the land.
Rosebud opened a tapestry shop to support George.
Maiden May is content living in the cottage
playing the flute for the Dragon of Umshire.
Dawn asks an audience member to help pack the
marionettes in their individual cloth bags.
Dawn Jordan String Theatre office: 2729 Mechanic St.
P.O. Box 685
Weedsport, NY 13166
phone: (315) 834-8864
email: rjordan1@twcny.rr.com
Originally
the controllers were behind the stage. These days Dawn
is trying a new method-- being on stage with the
marionettes, dressed in black to blend in with the
stage. Dawn admits it can be hard to get people to
come out to theater these days, with so much
technology, it's easy to sit and watch a video.
She also does a Christmas pageant every year. You can 
Evan
comes across May, a fair maiden playing her flute.
The dragon follows the sound of her music. "A
harmless lover of music, but he scares the
townspeople of Umshire.
Evan
meets the beautiful Rosebud, and they go off on a
picnic. The King orders George to find the Maiden
May to invite her to the wedding festivities.
Rosebud
tells her father the King she's in love with Page
George and she has proposed marriage to him. The
wedding is back on, with a quick change of groom.