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| 'Picolo' and Marilyn O'Connor Miller |
On Sunday, November 13,
beginning at 2:00pm, Storyteller and Master Puppeteer Marilyn
O'Connor Miller will be the featured performer for the Tellabration! event at Russell Library in Middletown.
Tellabration! is produced by The Connecticut Storytelling Center each November by
partnering with other individuals and organizations to bring storytelling to
sites all over the State of Connecticut for adult, as well as family audiences.
Marilyn O’Connor Miller is a
seasoned performer, with television and stage credits to her name. For the last
twenty years, she has performed in Connecticut’s theaters, schools and
libraries with her expansive selection of stories and puppets.
One of her signature
puppets, ‘Piccolo’, is an Italian baby boy deeply seated in Marilyn’s
ethnicity. Since her material Italian grandmother came to America at the turn
of the century and refused to speak any English the entire time she lived in
Hartford, so ‘Piccolo’ does the same. Now a grandmother herself, Marilyn has
the stage presence of a true Italian matriarch.
In this program, Marilyn
will blend folk tales such as the Italian “Zio Lupo” and the Japanese “The
Tongue Cut Sparrow” with puppets and masks in a performance that will delight
and thrill young and old alike. The theme of the performance is “Just Deserts”
– as several characters get that which they deserve!
This event is funded by the Friends of the Russell Library, through their book sales. The next book sale is The Holiday Book Sale on November 18, 19 and 20 at Russell Library.
Recently published books in excellent condition will be available
for holiday gift giving! Fiction, non-fiction in a wide range of
subjects will be sold!
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