The Wars of Heaven, Part  I      

God makes heaven and hell. . . . Who will remake them?

Angels and demons are among us, serving God and Lucifer, fighting in our wars, upholding an ancient order. What happens when some of them begin to doubt the rules? Part I of Trouble Puppet's epic three-part tale is a spectacular Miltonic saga, told through tabletop and shadow puppetry. (Parts II and III are to come in 2016 and 2017. Each show stands alone as a complete dramatic work.)

The show is created by the company (winner of a dozen B. Iden Payne Awards and a mainstay of Chronicle Top-10 lists) that brought Austin award-winning productions of The Jungle, Frankenstein, Riddley Walker, Toil and Trouble, The Cruel Circus, The Head, The Crapstall Street Boys, and Hyde & Jekyll.

Tickets are $12–20 at http://WarsofHeaven.brownpapertickets.com
ASL interpretation offered (date TBA).
Group sales welcome. Director/cast talkbacks available for groups of five or more.

 **Not created for children. Contains cursing and violence (war). Probably OK for ages 13+.**

Formerly titled The Siege of Heaven.

Writer, Artistic Director: Connor Hopkins
Composer: Justin Sherburn, with Convergence Choral Ensemble, conducted by Brent Baldwin
Lighting by Natalie George
Sound design by K. Eliot Haynes
Media by Chris Owen
Performers: Noel Gaulin, Travis Bedard, Gricelda Silva, Parker Dority, Zac Crofford, Katy Taylor, Ellie McBride, and Julie Moore

Trouble Puppet Theater Company: Founded in 2004, Trouble Puppet is dedicated to the creation of exceptional works of puppet theater, to the promotion of the art of puppetry, and to the support of its practitioners. Trouble Puppet is a sponsored project of Salvage Vanguard Theater.  This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division.