PuppetMobile Brings Modern Cinderella Tale To Forest Hills

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A traveling troupe of puppeteers will be bringing their skills to Forest Hills this month.

The City Parks Foundation's PuppetMobile will be performing Cinderella Samba at Katzman Playground, inside Yellowstone Park, at 10.30 a.m. June 13. The show will be free.

Cinderella Samba is a modern versionof the classic fairy tale, according to PuppetMobile's website. It tells the story of Cinderella who lives in Brazil. She attends Rio de Janeiro's carnival, where she dances the samba with Prince Paulo. As in the original tale, Cinderella flees the gala just before midnight and the prince is forced to look for her.

The production features an original musical soundtrack which showcases samba tunes. On stage will be handcrafted Carnaval festival floats. The play was designed by the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park.

The play was widely acclaimed after its 2007 debut. Returning to the PuppetMobile stage this year, the play will be performed in neighborhoods throughout the city. See the full schedule of plays here.

CityParks PuppetMobile is the oldest traveling puppeteering company in the U.S. It presents free performances and puppet-making workshops in New York's parks, recreation centers and school.

Images by Katherine Putinel