Trails Tails and Company Puppet Theater

We have a fully mobile stage with animal puppets of various styles and sizes to meet your needs.

Banana Split Adventure PRE-SCHOOL UP

Griz, the Bear Cub, discovers what a jungle, a couple of trouble-making monkeys, and too many bananas lead him to do. He learns some very good lessons in his jungle adventure. Does he make the right choices? What will he do? Watch and find out.

Griz and the Not So OK Corral GRADE SCHOOL UP

Griz, the Bear Cub, discovers how hard it is to live in the world of cowbears in the 1880s. He experiences life as a cub among other orphaned animals. One of his lessons is how to stand up for yourself...on the playground...the Not So OK Corral. (Work in progress)

Story Time With Mona and Cubbins Preschool ages and up

Short Story Plays

Goldy Locks and Three Bears
Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Little Red Riding Hood

This exciting fast-paced, one-hour long new workshop gives teens and adults the chance to venture into the outrageous realm of adult puppetry. With over 30 giant creations of fur and feathers, this hands-on comedy, manipulation, and exploration workshop, treads into the realms of puppetry that the 21st Century is screaming for.

You're going to rock out, hip, and definitely flip, to one of the wildest demonstrations of break dancing giant bird marionettes you've ever seen. Yup, we are definitely birds of a feather. Let's get down and dance together, and yes you can do that with a four string puppet.

Part two will have you swinging from the nearest tree as we bungle in the jungle, learning to swing with some incredible monkeys (of the carnival party animal variety). This is not for beginners, but who knows -- can you handle nine strings all at once?

Have you ever wanted to tell off a bad comic? How about testing these skills using giant mouth puppets. We throw the show into the audience where puppets and people fire their wit and wisecracks back at the comedy duo on stage. This portion of the program is expected to get wild and woolly as we all make a Saturday Night Live comedy show get, ah shall we say unbearable?

This workshop of how-to bits and hands-on action promised to be something a tad bit out of the ordinary and almost over the top for both teens and adults. After all, this is not your standard kids' puppet stuff we are talking about here.

Come join us for a truly unique event, and see just how creative you can be with puppets.

Musical Reviews For all ages

Starring Mona Beary-More, Cubbins, Clarisse and the Flockenfeathers and many more. Special features Dark Lady be Mona and Dont'cha by Clarisse and the Flockenfeathers.

NOW Introducing our new and latest addition to our shows......CLOWING and FACE PAINTING!!!!!

Pricing:(price includes gas expenses)

<1hr from Homebase $200

>1hr <2hr $225

>2hr $275
Please allow 2 weeks notice for booking a party. Less than 2 weeks will be asked an additional $25.

Overnight shows require an additional $100

(Add $25 for each arts and crafts activity)

Public, Private and Civic Organizations (Hospitals, Schools, Libraries, Churches, Summer Camps, Neighborhood Associations):

I will develop special pricing for your needs.

Please contact me for pricing at 503-758-0126.
Email: Parkman5@aol.com

Training available for shows:

Puppeteers paid 1/3 of cost of show. Seeking individuals interested in doing puppet work and shows as active partners. Writers, photographers, comics, designers are needed as well. Willing to travel, must be creative, imaginative and a kid at heart.

The Backwoods Bistro Dinner Show 13 AND UP