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A Christmas Carol, Oy! Hanukkah, Merry Kwanzaa, Happy Ramadan!

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THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY | 155 FIRST AVE, NYC

Crystal Field, Director presents

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre

Dec 26, 2025 to Jan 11, 2026 / Thu-Sat at 8:00 | Sun at 3:00

Adapted and directed by Vít Hořejš

Marionettes Miloš Kasal & unknown folk artists

Vocals: Valois Mickens, Katarina Vizina / Puppetry: Sayma Karim

Set and Costume Design: Michelle Beshaw

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Eight inch marionettes from Prague. Photo by Orlando Marra.

“Delightful” New York Times

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Supported by GOH Productions,  public funds from New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support: BBLA, SVU, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Materials for the Arts, and private donors.

Johannes Dokchtor Faust at Theater for the New City! 3/21-4/7

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THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Crystal Field, Executive Artistic Director, Presents:

Johannes Dokchtor Faust

MARCH 21 – APRIL 7, 2019 / THURS-SAT at 8pm; SUN at 3pm

TICKETS

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre (CAMT) re-imagines its perennially popular “Johannes Dokchtor Faust, a Petrifying Puppet Comedy,” translated and directed by Vit Horejs. The story of the learned Johannes Faust, who sold his soul to the devil for ultimate knowledge, is staged with age-old technical tricks of Czech puppetry, including fire and thunder, hellish gargoyles and underwater creatures. A classic of the Czech marionette repertoire, the play traditionally contains satirical pokes at contemporary authority figures, such as a king, a congressman, or a local mayor.  The company’s adaptation was initially developed in 1990 and its topical references are updated to the current topsy-turvy political climate.

With Michelle Beshaw, Deborah Beshaw-Farrell, Vít Hořejš, Jane Catherine Shaw and Ben Watts, Music: Melissa Elledge, accordion

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