Joann McMillan's Flying Heart Theatre

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for performances, workshops, camps, retreats or residencies.

Shows Now Available
  • Keeping the Peace: The Story of Marshall Bill Tilghman 
  • Puppets:  Always and Everywhere: a brief world wide history of the art of puppetry from storytelling to face painting to masks to Egyptian moving statuary, to Indian marionettes, to Medieval stick puppets  to Renaissance marionettes to Indonesian rod puppets, Japanese Bunraku style puppets to Turkish shadow puppets, to present day giant puppets, puppets have always been everywhere.  Audience participation and fast moving colorful skits make this an audience pleaser for all ages. 
  • THE LAST LAND RUN:Opening Kickapoo Territory Miss Fay's traditional wooden marionettes entertain while teaching Oklahoma History.  There are 3 different plays in yearly rotation. 2006/2007 will bring the new MISS FAY'S CENTENNIAL PLAY.  Watch for more on this! 
  • Lewis and Clark: A Dog's Eye View a 3 puppeteer extravaganza of marionettes, hand puppets, shadow puppets and beautiful slides as a moving backdrop. 
  • Cherokee Stories Miss Fay's Marionettes and dozens of large colorful stick puppets telling the stories of HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE, HOW WE GOT FIRE, THE ORIGIN OF CORN, THE ORIGINS OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE.  Lots of audience participation makes this show great for all ages. 
  • The Whole World of Dragons all types of marionettes, puppets and costume puppets bring the audience directly into stories from around the world about all of the known types of dragons. 
  • Giant Puppets on Parade
  • Queen Hallows Eve magnificently crafted marionettes by reknowned artist Robert Leroy Smith, many of them with special tricks are woven into a story which teaches character development with a fun Halloween theme. 
  • Christmas Around Our World
  • Unicorn Island Wildlife preservation is the theme of this story which showcases the story of the unicorn, whale, gorilla, cheetah, elephant, hyacynth and lion with marionettes, a large body puppet and hand puppets. 

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I am booking for the 2008-2009 school year right now. Just click this address to send me mail: joannmcmillan@hotmail.com or call 918-707-3000

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Click here to go to my listing on the Oklahoma State Arts Council Teaching Artist Roster

Click here to go to my listing on the Oklahoma Arts Countil Touring Artist roster