Very Eric Carle

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Following the international success of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Quiet Cricket, Mermaid Theatre draws upon the magic of black light to capture the charm of three favorite Eric Carle stories. High up in a beautiful blue sky, a Little Cloud changes into various shapes of things he has seen. An adventurous trip to the zoo teaches The Mixed-Up Chameleon the importance of being true to oneself. In The Very Busy Spider, a spider builds a web on a farmyard fence and ignores the playful banter of the barnyard animals. These whimsical tales are much beloved by several generations and have been translated into twenty languages. This is a nonshushing show – oohing and aahing are encouraged! The Bardavon Opera House, Inc. is a non-profit, member based organization. The 2003-2004 Daytime Performance Series is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. Generous support is also received from the Dyson Foundation; the Thomas W. & Florence T. Murphy Fund of the New York Community Trust; Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust; Louis Greenspan Charitable Trust; Ann & Abe Effron Fund; Harold & Helen Ross Charitable Trust; Northeast Dutchess Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; the NYS Legislature through the Office of the Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation; the Dutchess County Arts Council, as a funded member; Poughkeepsie City School District; Beacon City School District; Friends of Millbrook Music in Schools; Second Hand Rose/Community United Methodist Church; SalomonSmith Barney; Stewart's Shops; Chevron Texaco; and Fleet.