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        <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:32px">Bread & Puppet<br>
        celebrates its<br>
        50th anniversary<br>
        in Boston</span></span><br>
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        <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:24px"><strong><em>The Possibilitarians</em></strong><br>
        and<br>
        <strong><em>Dead Man Rises</em></strong><br>
        Thurs.-Sun., 7 pm<br>
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        along with<br>
        <strong><em>The Circus of Possibilitarians</em></strong><br>
        (family-friendly)<br>
        Sat. & Sun., 2 pm<br>
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        and<br>
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        Peter Schumann's<br>
        <em>Exhibit of Recent Work</em><br>
        opening reception Mon., 6-8 pm<br>
        exhibit hours Tues.-Fri., 11 am-6 pm<br>
        and before & after each show</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Happy New Year Boston-area <strong>Bread & Puppet Theater</strong> friends, fans, will-be fans ... and prospective performance participants [***more info on that further down]!<br>

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<strong>Bread & Puppet</strong> is returning to Boston for its 6th annual visit to the <strong>Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts</strong> <strong> </strong>from January 21 through 27 ... and would love to offer some <u><strong>discount show tickets</strong></u> as our way of thanking all those who have been connected to us in some way throughout our 50 years of performing world-wide. Details about all the events scheduled for the week of January 21st can be found specifically at <a href="http://marycurtinproductions.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8dd68e355816b775b32bf40c0&id=af3d22f3c3&e=9c0d36c1b4" style="color:#336699;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.bcaonline.org/public-programs/bread-and-puppet.html</a>. The Cyclorama is located at 539 Tremont St. in Boston's South End.<br>

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On our general admission ticket price of $12, we are offering <strong>2-for-1 tickets</strong> for the Thursday 7 pm show, and <strong>$2 off</strong> general admission for all shows, including the Circus matinees. You can take advantage of this offer either by <u>presenting a print out of this email at the door</u>, or for ordering tickets in advance, call <a href="tel:866-811-4111" value="+18668114111" target="_blank">866-811-4111</a> or follow the ticket link at <a href="http://marycurtinproductions.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8dd68e355816b775b32bf40c0&id=5662a62ed6&e=9c0d36c1b4" style="color:#336699;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.breadandpuppet.org/tour-schedule</a> and use the following codes when ordering to receive the discount: <strong>BP2FOR1</strong> (Thurs. show only) and <strong>BP2OFF</strong>. These codes are applicable as long as seats are available, so ordering in advance may be advisable. [Just so you know, there are already discounted tickets available for students, seniors, and kids.] <br>

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<strong>Please feel free to share this ticket offer with your pals!</strong><br>
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For this one week residency at the Cyclorama, both the evening and matinee performances will be performed by artistic director <strong>Peter Schumann</strong>, the Bread & Puppet touring company, and a large number of local volunteers and musicians, including the popular Somerville-based <strong>Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band</strong><strong> </strong>(<a href="http://marycurtinproductions.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8dd68e355816b775b32bf40c0&id=bb897dd3ad&e=9c0d36c1b4" style="color:#336699;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.slsaps.org</a>), which serves as the house band for Bread & Puppet’s Boston performances. [They also happen to be the host band for the annual HONK! Festival (<a href="http://marycurtinproductions.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8dd68e355816b775b32bf40c0&id=fcefb51ac2&e=9c0d36c1b4" style="color:#336699;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.honkfest.org</a>) held in October in Davis Square, Somerville.] The week will also include an art exhibit, the sale of Bread & Puppet’s legendary <strong>Cheap Art</strong>, and after the 7 pm evening performances, the opportunity to savor Schumann’s home-made sourdough rye bread spread with garlic-laden aioli.<br>

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[***<u>If you are interested in participating in the performances</u>, rehearsals for the evening shows will be held in the Cyclorama on Tues. & Wed., Jan. 22 & 23, from 6-10 pm, and for the Circus matinees, on Sat., Jan. 26, from 9 am-1 pm (with a possible brush-up rehearsal on Sun. starting at 11 am). Please contact me for further details: <a href="mailto:marycurtin@comcast.net" target="_blank">marycurtin@comcast.net</a>, <a href="tel:617-470-5867" value="+16174705867" target="_blank">617-470-5867</a>.]<br>

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Looking forward to having you join us!<br>
 <br>
Mary Curtin (on behalf of Bread & Puppet)<br>
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        <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><em>“The audience of cynical New Yorkers in attendance …<br>
        audibly responded to the beauty and<br>
        pathos in these simple puppets.<br>
        We collectively gasped with pleasure and awe as<br>
        a giant puppet descended as if from the sky and<br>
        hovered over us,<br>
        very nearly within our reach ...<br>
        we are still willing to step into<br>
        this allegorical world and be transported.<br>
        In fact, we long for it.”</em><br>
        [New York Theatre Review,<br>
        review of the recent NYC run of<br>
        <em>The Possibilitarians</em> and <em>Dead Man Rises</em>, Dec. 2012]</span><br>
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        <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">[Photo in this email is of a scene from <em>The </em><em>Possibilitarians</em> taken by Ashley Marinaccio.]</span></div>
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