The Chestertonian Players, a puppet theatre company
Are pleased to present
Tap a player to bring them to the front.
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Chester
Founder and president of “The Chestertonian Players”. The Boss. “Chester runs a tight ship”, according to Medford the Merry Monster. Chester makes no secret of the fact that, unlike most rabbits, his favorite food is not carrots but lasagna.
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Medford
Comes from a long line of merry monsters (both of his parents are standup comedians). He enjoys telling jokes and is working on a book of updated nursery rhymes entitled “Updated Rhymes for Modern Times.”
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Cornelius
Teaches at Lackluster Academy, and is often called upon to lecture on topics he has extensively researched. His hobbies are birdwatching and cooking. When not teaching, lecturing or birdwatching, he can be found cooking up yet another large lasagna for Chester
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Shamrock
Called (by himself) “The World’s Greatest Detective”. Originally, from Dublin, Ireland, he now makes his home in Sumter, South Carolina. Both his parents were detectives. He has hopes of someday producing a detective TV show featuring himself. He holds one of the world’s largest collections of magnifying glasses (used to search for clues).
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Charles
He is a memory expert whose work consists mainly of teaching executives in business and industry how to remember the names of the many people they come into contact with each day. (He frequently forgets where he left his car keys.)
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Philmore
He is the newly elected president and recording secretary of the VVSTOSM – The Very Very Slow Talkers of Southern Maine. He attributes his win to the rousing nearly 6-hour long speech he delivered to his supporters.
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Sammy
Walked into the first puppet show unannounced. When told it was a puppet show that featured puppets, he immediately wanted to join, being a puppet himself. After auditioning for Chester, they became close colleagues. Sammy is one of the few allowed to call Chester by his nickname “Chet”. Sammy often performs with his stuffed animal “Puppy Dog”
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Parker
He owns a small farm in West Paris, Maine. His hobby is collecting odd-shaped vegetables, some of which he brought to the first puppet show. (His most recent acquisition is an ear of corn shaped like a toothbrush). He is the winner of the recent “Most Beautiful Face” contest, and enjoys playing Santa during the holidays.
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Maxwell
He is the younger brother of Medford the Merry Monster. Their parents were both stand up comics, and while Medford has achieved a certain level of success as a comic, Maxwell has thus far failed to make the grade following a recent performance, his audience was in nearly universal agreement that Maxwell could best serve his own interest by finding another line of work.
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Zippy
Recently retired major league baseball player, and best known for being a hothead, Zippy holds the major league record for “most games thrown out of”. He will be taking on the position of “Athletic Director” and baseball coach at Lackluster Academy.
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Sooflay Sisters
Best known for their stirring rendition of “does the chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight” and recently returned from their highly successful “Errors” tour, the Sisters are joined by Beebop to perform the Chestertonian Players version of “Mahna Mahna”.
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Beebop
Being the newest member of the Chestertonian Players, Beebop’s lifelong dream of being in show business has been happily fulfilled. He joins the Sooflay Sisters in performing the Players’ version of “Mahna Mahna”.
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King Floyd
Plays bass in The Soggy Muffins Trio, the Players’ very own band. His own playbill bio is still on its way.
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Julius
Bandleader and drummer of The Soggy Muffins Trio, the Players’ very own band. His own playbill bio is still on its way.
On the Bill
Now Showing
The whole company, on the stage above. Tap a player to meet them.
Next Show
Next show: to be announced
