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Puppet power. (Roaming Spotlight).(Pinocchio Commedia)(Theater Review)

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From: American Theatre
Date: 20030201
Author:Wren, Celia

BETHESDA, MD.: Let blase outfits like Miramax Films tell Pinocchio the old-fashioned way--Deaf Access Company, a troupe based at BAPA's Imagination Stage, has mounted a version with a little ambition. Pinocchio Commedia, performed through Feb. 9 by the company's deaf, hearing and hard-of-hearing teenaged actors, features English and Italian spoken language, English and Italian sign language, puppetry, masks, song, dance and commedia techniques--plus all the essential elements of Carlo Collodi's classic tale (adapted by Johnny Simons). The show continues Deaf Access's tradition of ...

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