Puppet Uprising  
produces and promotes cutting-edge theater and puppetry in Philadelphia
by bringing local and touring artists to perform at various venues.
 
The Clementines returned, November 21st, 2008 at Studio 34. Click here for details.
 
 
Past Events: July 25 & 26, 2008
 
 
The Last Hurruh of the Clementines
Poster by Rode Chase
The Missoula Oblongata
The Oblongatas: Travis Sehorn, Donna Sellinger & Madeline ffitch
 

After 2007's tour de force of plays that included The Wonders of the World: Recite, The Most Mysterious Day of the Year, and a five-company production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, The Missoula Oblongata returned with their third original full-length touring play, The Last Hurrah of the Clementines, written by and starring Madeline ffitch (yes, "ffitch") and Donna Sellinger, with a live musical score by Travis Sehorn of the band Pebblelight. Puppet Uprising brought The Last Hurrah of the Clementines the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival (which is ore of a theater than an actual festival) for two evenings of performance in Center City Philadelphia.

About The Last Hurrah of the Clementines

LATE ONE NIGHT a stranger knocks at the door of the laboratory (and residence) of Mr. and Mrs. Clementine. 
INDUSTRIOUSLY sending eggs into outer space, sharpening the knives, and engaging in higher mathematics, Mr. and Mrs. Clementine must suddenly live up to their vow: "We will harbor any fugitive, and ask questions later." 
QUESTIONS such as when will Mr. Clementine retire?  When did Mrs. Clementine know she would never play sports professionally? And most importantly, is the fortune-cookie delivery-boy at the door really who he seems?

Infamous for their blend of object theater, physical comedy, junkshop aesthetics and wittifully magical spectacle, the Missoula Oblongata wowed us again, so much so that we have vowed to bring The Last Hurrah of the Clementines back to Philadelphia for another round. Look for it in November of 2008!

 
Last Hurrah of the Clementines Links

Visit the Missoula Oblongata's website here.
See their tour schedule here.
Check out Travis Sehorn and Pebblelight here.
Find the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival here.
Read about the Missoula Oblongata's previous colleborations with Puppet Uprising:
• The Most Mysterious Day of the Year
• The Wonders of the World: Recite
• The Tempest
• King Lear

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