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Get Behind the Scenes at Mum!

For Immediate Release: September 27, 2005

Philadelphia, PA – This October, Mum Puppettheatre will be offering a unique opportunity for the public to get a behind-the-scenes look at the work Mum creates. As part of the Center City Arts and Culture Week, a program of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Mum will present a special Happy Hour event on Tuesday, October 20th, from 5pm to 7pm. Sponsored by Whole Foods Market and Victory Brewing, the happy hour will include tasty nibbles, locally brewed beer, and the opportunity to tour Mum’s puppet workshop, meet the artistic staff, and take a look behind the puppet stage. One lucky participant will win the chance to get his/her face cast in plaster like those hanging on Mum’s lobby walls!

Also as part of Arts and Culture Week’s, Mum will be offering half-price tickets to select performances of The Emperor’s New Clothes, running from October 8th to October 30th. Ticket buyers should log on to www.phillyfunguide.com for more information.

Now in its second year, the Center City Arts & Culture Week features fifty of the city’s top cultural organizations offering half-price tickets to some of the fall’s hottest shows, in addition to hosting free events throughout Center City. Information on all the special offers during the eleven-day promotion is available on PhillyFunGuide.com.

Subscriptions to Mum’s Evening Series and Family Series are now on sale. See three shows for as much as 60% off the regular ticket price! Subscriptions and single tickets are available Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm, by calling 215-925-7MUM (7686); or by logging on to www.mumpuppet.org. Mum also offers personalized gift certificates, which make a unique and sophisticated gift for any occasion.

Mum Puppettheatre makes art that moves, creating theatre beyond the scope of human actors, often without words. We integrate the plastic, visual and performing arts by creating stunning, emotionally compelling and breathtakingly beautiful theatre, using puppets, masks and the human body. Our mission is to collaborate with artists of all disciplines and backgrounds to explore the interdisciplinary nature of puppetry, and share the results with people of all ages, independent of language or culture, on stage, on tour and in the classroom.

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