#  TDM Fall 2022 Production: The Poacher 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **December 3, 2022** 

 03:00PM - 04:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Farkas Hall, 12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge**  



 

 



 

 ![The title and production information for The Poacher, surrounded by the silhouette of branches.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6821/files/tdm/files/tdm_poacher_11x17_01.jpg)

 

 **About the Show**  
*The Poacher* is a visually evocative puppet show for discerning adult audiences. A young puppet seeks refuge from a difficult home-life by poaching mushrooms in a dark, but spirited forest. This impenetrable fortress hides a bright secret which our protagonist dares to disturb. Adapted from Ursula K LeGuin’s short story of the same name, *The Poacher* walks a sharp edge betwixt reality and fantasy, sleeping and waking, and the distinction between animate and inanimate. Featuring bunraku-style, shadow, tabletop, full body, and scenic puppetry.

 **Performance Dates and Times**  
Farkas Hall, 12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge, MA  
Thursday, December 1 at 8pm  
Friday, December 2 at 8pm  
Saturday, December 3 at 3pm and 8pm

 [Click here to RSVP for The Poacher](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpW1oMSrU65j8AGC2A8KBu2PHLkozk2KfiZUx1x4egJPyizA/viewform?usp=sf_link). Free and open to the public.

 Adapted from the short story by Ursula K. Le Guin  
Adapted and Directed…Kate Brehm  
Created with Students in TDM Production Studio… Tess Carney ’23, Yuan Ting Chan GSAS '23, Avery Hansberger ’25, Katie McClanan ’23, Madison Pankey ’24, Yolanda Peng GSD '23, Tatara Tang GSE '23, and Ari Troper ’23  
Set Design…Andreea Mincic  
Lighting Design…Caitlin Smith Rapoport  
Burnaku-style Puppet Design…Tom Lee  
Tabletop and Shadow Puppet Design…Linda Wingerter  
Hedge Puppet and Costume Design…Sarah Lafferty  
Composition and Sound Design…Sxip Shirey  
Stage Management…Sam Tirrell

 **Accessibility**  
Farkas Hall is wheelchair accessible and assisted listening devices are available.  
Please note below or contact <tdm@fas.harvard.edu> if you anticipate needing another type of access.



 

 



 

 

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