Apr 02 – 10 (Weekends only)
Saturdays, Apr 02, 09 – 1:00pm & 4:00pm
Sundays, Apr 03, 10 – 11:00am, 1:00pm & 4:00pm
TICKETS
$22 / $18 / $15 (You choose YOUR price!)
Our sliding scale ticket prices offer choice, and do not reflect priority or zoned seating. All seats are equal at PHT.
Mexico’s Marionetas de la Esquina and Presentation House Theatre are back together again!
The creative & playful minds that brought you Sleeping Beauty Dreams and Jack and the Magic Bean have teamed up to create Learning and Forgetting, a family tale about remembering.
Young Eva is excited to learn new words and ideas. Her beloved Grandpa forgets – his memories and words aren’t close at hand anymore. But that doesn’t keep them from playing in the present and creating new stories together. This joyful theatrical experience for kids (ages 3-7) explores intergenerational love with warmth, laughter & puppetry.
Eva and her brother lift Grandpa’s spirits on moving day as he transitions into a new home. Follow along as they find joy in the moment and learn understanding for a lifetime.
A Marionetas de la Esquina and Presentation House Theatre co-production
Written by Amaranta Leyva
Co-Directed by Kim Selody and Lourdes Pérez Gay
Performed by Raes Calvert, Linda A. Carson, Manami Hara, Kim Selody
Special guest artists as Grandfather – Patti Allan, Bernard Cuffling, Tim Gosley, Sam Seward
Wonderful for children 3+ years old, grandparents of all ages (and everyone in between)
Performed in English
“This is a tribute to my father, Lucio,” says Leyva of Lucio Espíndola, founding patriarch of Marionetas de la Esquina. “When he began to lose his memory, his awareness became focused in the present, just as a small child’s often is. While one learns, the other forgets.”
Written by Amaranta Leyva
Co-Directed by Kim Selody and Lourdes Pérez Gay
Performers – Raes Calvert, Linda A. Carson, Manami Hara, Kim Selody
Special guest artists as Grandfather – Patti Allan, Bernard Cuffling, Tim Gosley, Sam Seward
Puppet Choreography – Amaranta Leyva and Lourdes Pérez Gay
Puppet design and construction- Emiliano Leyva, Humberto Camacho and Lourdes Pérez Gay
Memory Puppet Design – Robert Leveroos
Lighting Design – Brad Trenaman
Original Music – Rodrigo Flores López
Video Design – Emiliano Leyva
Video Production – Joel Grinke
Set Design – Gabriel Pacale
Stage Manager – Giselle Clarke-Trenaman
Production Assistant – Jackie Hanlin and Tochukwu Muonagolu
Props & Set Assistant – Monica Emme
Head Technician – Kaeden Atkinson-Hill
Photos by Emily Cooper
IMPORTANT ADVISORY: Audiences are advised that Presentation House Theatre respects and follows all Public Health Orders regarding masks, vaccines, capacity, and physical distancing.
Special thanks to Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada and Vancouver Foundation for their support of this international collaboration.
