Description

OTOSAN 

Little Onion Puppet Company 

Created by Shizuka Kai, Jess Amy Shead, and Randi Edmundson 

When little Shizu hides in her Otosan’s suitcase and secretly travels to his most dangerous destination The North, her presence is a big surprise and an even bigger nuisance to her gruff, no-nonsense father. Facing snowy owls, white wolves and grizzly bears in the most remote of locations, Otosan and Shizu must learn to tackle challenges together, eventually learning how to communicate their love. Inspired by Co-creator Shizuka Kai’s real-life experience with her father, a wildlife videographer, Otosan is a beautifully told story that uses puppetry, real wildlife projections and an original score to take the audience on an immersive journey. Otosan is based on Shizuka Kai’s real life experience of trying to connect with her father, a dedicated wildlife documentary videographer. Otosan means “father” in Japanese, but in a gentle and friendly way. It evokes a feeling of nostalgia. Created with the support of Deaf Consultants, Caroline Hébert and Ladan Sahraei, to include people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Otosan development support provided by Young People’s Theatre, Toronto, Canada.

 ABOUT THE ARTISTS Little Onion Puppet Company, formed in 2016, is committed to high quality puppet play-building with a focus on community engagement. The company’s first production was Freddie in the Neighbourhood, created with the help of Grade 3 students in Vancouver, and winner of two Jessie Richardson Awards. Since then, Little Onion Puppet Co. has toured to Victoria’s Puppets for Peace Festival with Freddie in the Neighbourhood, created short puppet pieces for the Vancouver International Puppet Fest, and completed a period of research and development for an upcoming puppet show about dementia called The Dorothy Project.

SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE: All tickets just $12, pay-more-if-you-can! 

https://evergreenculturalcentre.ca/events/otosan/

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