Blood From a Turnip

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Perishable Theatre presents Blood from a Turnip, Rhode Island’s oldest late night puppet salon! Enjoy the salon that has lasted longer than some marriages.

Friday September 19, 2008 at 10 p.m.
SEATS STILL $5, after all these years.

Since the day Blood from a Turnip began in February of 1997, BFaT as the salon is affectionately called, has offered professional puppeteers and those new to the art form an opportunity to present big stories, in miniature. Co-curated by Vanessa Gilbert, and Boston-based, electronic puppeteer Evan O’Television, BFaT continues to redefine itself, but refuses to grow up.

Perishable Theatre’s - The 2008 fall edition of Blood From a Turnip will feature:

*Evan O’Television in Callbacks
Televised Evan announces his retirement and a new reality series to find his replacement is born.

*David Higgins- Bedtime for Gonzo
A meditation on the demise of political reporting as seen from the grave of Hunter S. Thompson

*With charming and personable musical interludes provided by Jacob Haller

What- Blood from a Turnip, RI’s only late night puppet salon
When- Friday September 19, 2008 at 10pm
Where- Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St, Downtown Providence
Cost: $5, NO reservations taken
www.perishable.org