My Father's Imaginary Friend

MY FATHER'S IMAGINARY FRIEND,
performed by Monica Leo

My Father's Imaginary Friend is a trilogy of pieces, poignant, joyful, and humorous, about Monica's parents and their immigration experiences.
The first piece uses candlelight and shadows to interpret the story of her father's hope and survival during his incarceration in a concentration camp.
The second piece, German Eggheads in Rural Texas, traces the family's life in a Lutheran parsonage in rural Texas. Monica uses her mother's illustrations to create puppets and scenery that tell droll stories of language and cultural mix-ups and misunderstandings.
The third piece, Mutti's Muscles, uses dolls and other objects to follow her mother's rebirth as a metal sculptor and political activist in the United States after her father's death.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• puppets
• Germany
• Texas
• Immigrants
• Eulenspiegel
• Wartburg
• Seminary
• Buchenwald
• Lutheran
• Paul
• Eva
• Anne
• Monica
• Leo

[eulenspiegelpuppets]

@homefreeeagle

Hi, Stuyvie! Eulenspiegel Puppets is on Facebook. I just found you and requested your friendship! I'd love to see you! Will you be here for a few days? Love, Monica

[homefreeeagle]

Monica, this is wonderful - I wish I could be present in your audience! I tried to find you on Facebook, but found you here. Much love! Stuyvie. PS, coming through July 1st. I'll try to call.