Wakka Wakka Productions

	Wakka Wakka Productions Wakka Wakka Productions is a non-profit New York theatre company founded in 2001. In 2011 the company won an Obie AwardGans, Andrew." 'Chad Deity', Ethan Hawke, Laurie Metcalf, Thomas Sadoski, Charlayne Woodard Win Obie Awards" playbill.com, May 16, 2011. and in 2013 a Drama Desk Special Award. Productions have included ''The Death of Little Ibsen ''The Death Of Little Ibsen'' is a puppet play about the life of Henrik Ibsen performed in May 2006 at the Sanford Meisner Theater in New York City. It was created by Wakka Wakka Productions. The puppets were created by Kirjan Waage, a co-founde ...'' and '' SAGA''. References Theatre companies in New York City {{Theatre-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Obie Award The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the American Theatre Wing. As the Tony Awards cover Broadway productions, the Obie Awards cover off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions. Background The Obie Awards were initiated by Edwin (Ed) Fancher, publisher of ''The Village Voice,'' who handled the financing and business side of the project. They were first given in 1956 under the direction of theater critic Jerry Tallmer. Initially, only off-Broadway productions were eligible; in 1964, off-off-Broadway productions were made eligible. The first Obie Awards ceremony was held at Helen Gee's cafe.Aletti, Vince"Helen Gee 1919–2004" ''Village Voice'' (New York City), 12 October 2004, accessed on 21 November 2013 With the exception of the Lifetime Achievement and Best New American Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Drama Desk Special Award The Drama Desk Special Award is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements by an individual or an organization that has made a significant contribution to the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Society of London Theatre Special Award * Special Tony Award References * External links Drama Desk official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Drama Desk Award Special Special Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * ''Specia ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Death Of Little Ibsen ''The Death Of Little Ibsen'' is a puppet play about the life of Henrik Ibsen performed in May 2006 at the Sanford Meisner Theater in New York City. It was created by Wakka Wakka Productions. The puppets were created by Kirjan Waage, a co-founder and member of Wakka Wakka. ''The Death of Little Ibsen'' began its fall 2006 tour at the 2006 Ibsen Festival at The National Theater in Oslo, Norway, and was performed on 2 and 3 February 2007 as the first event in Bowdoin College Bowdoin College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. When Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint eng ...'s Ibsenfest. References 2006 plays American plays Biographical plays about writers Plays featuring puppetry Henrik Ibsen {{2000s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	SAGA (play) ''SAGA'' is a play written and directed by Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, performed by Wakka Wakka Productions in collaboration with Nordland Visual Theatre. According to Wakka Wakka's website, ''SAGA'' features 30 puppets, ranging from 3 inches to 10 feet, portrayed by an international cast of puppeteers from Iceland, Norway, Ireland, and the US'. Form The play uses puppets, the puppeteers wearing masks throughout the play to make them look like Icelandic horses. It makes extensive use of recorded sound, along with sound effects produced by the puppeteers themselves, and quasi-cinematic effects like bullet time. There is some use of a diorama of the farm where the play is set, on which the movements of cars to the farm are performed. The play is in English spoken with Icelandic accents. It lasts for about an hour. Synopsis The play opens with the puppeteers performing a slow, sinister dance to bagpipe music evoking medieval music, looming over the character who turns out to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]