Event Type : Playright

Join Dr. Longitude on his hilarious, puppet-packed quest for imaginary animals in the most ‘magnifical’, ‘tremendible’ and ‘fantasticulous’ show in town! Watch the caravan of curiosities and its crew of mysterious misfits as they discover if bumblewasps are poisonous, what whistling panks eat, what happens when you lick trisillian toads, and whether the fabled Brian May Cow actually exists?

Help them answer these and more pointless questions in a ludicrously lyrical and magically musical tour from Shreds & Patches Theater Co. This indoor theatre version of the silliest, funniest, and most entertaining family show to date is suitable for big kids and small grown-ups!

The Shreds & Patches Theater Company is dedicated to the undoing of expectation, excavating festivity from the subdued times and spaces of daily life, through performance and decoration to engender playful imagining and meaningful reflection.

“THE MARVELLOUS IMAGINARY MENAGERIE” (school edition) is presented by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Les Enfants Terribles.

Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, therefore individuals with accessibility needs or general questions are encouraged to call (276) 376-4520 or email the Pro-Art office at pro-art@uvawise.edu. For evolving conditions related to weather cancellations, or similar unforeseen circumstances, patrons are encouraged to check proartva.org for up-to-date information. 

Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Mountain Empire Community College, the Columbus Phipps Foundation, and the Lee County Community Foundation.