Un-Scripted Theater Company’s ‘The Great Puppet Musical’
San Francisco, California
Improvisational theater is tightrope walking for those who prefer both feet on the ground. Add puppets and music, and you get a rodeo of wit, and the clever construct of “The Great Puppet Musical,” a new play each time it hits the stage, by San Francisco’s Un-Scripted Theater Company. The company, which has been performing since late 2002, boasts a cast of excellent improvisers who were inspired to bring songs and puppets into their glib little family. While musical parody is nothing new to improv, and while puppets, after “Sesame Street” and “Avenue Q,” are nothing new to theater, the blending adds an exciting new mix to the improv arsenal.
