THEATRE + COMEDY

Stages Repertory Theatre presents the WORLD PREMIERE stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Odd and the Frost Giants, Saturdays, May 7, 14 & 21. Based on the book by Newbery Medal-winner Neil Gaiman. Adapted for the stage by Robert Kimbro. With puppets by Mary Robinette Kowal.

In the depths of a freezing Nordic winter, a crippled boy named Odd is led by a persistent fox through the forest to save a bear whose paw is stuck in a tree... and thus begins an incredible adventure in which animals morph into ancient gods and travel across rainbows to free Asgard, the city of the gods, from the invading Frost Giants.

Inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Odd and the Frost Giants now comes to the stage for the very first time in this clever adaptation rich with puppetry, storytelling, and song.

Starring:
Danny Dyer
Audrey Wilson
Bennett Schmidt
Michael Madro
Cameron Davis
Erik Holm

Bestselling author NEIL GAIMAN is the winner of 3 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, 1 World Fantasy Award, 4 Bram Stoker Awards, 6 Locus Awards, 2 British SF Awards, 1 British Fantasy Award, 3 Geffens, 1 International Horror Guild Award and 1 Mythopoeic. He has long been one of the top writers in modern comics, as well as writing books for readers of all ages. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers, and is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama. www.neilgaiman.com.

Puppeteer and professional voice actor MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL has performed for LazyTown (CBS), the Center for Puppetry Arts, Jim Henson Pictures and founded Other Hand Productions. Her designs have garnered two UNIMA-USA Citations of Excellence, the highest award an American puppeteer can achieve. She also records fiction for authors such as Kage Baker, Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi. She is the author of Shades of Milk and Honey (Tor 2010), the fantasy novel that Jane Austen might have written. In 2008 she won the Campbell Award for Best New Writer and has been a finalist for the Hugo and Locus awards. www.maryrobinettekowal.com.