This is seriously a match made in puppet heaven: the louche and passionate partisans of the Poppy, actors both live and constructed, disporting in the gorgeous confines of the Danto Lecture Hall at the Detroit Institute of Arts, as part of the Friday Night Live! series. Is it a coincidence that the doors of this hall open upon some of the players of the world-renown Paul McPharlin Collection? Or is it a wink from the spirit of artful play?

We’re thrilled to be invited to appear in such a gorgeous venue, thanks to Larry Baranski, puppet partisan extraordinaire! Save the date – 2/17/12, 8 PM, and come prepared to enjoy a performance, an experience, of the pleasures of the Poppy, offered by a troupe of players out of dark Victoriana, whose only aim is to give you, dear gentlemen and ladies, everything that you deserve.