Prancer
World Premiere Production
By Greg Taylor
Based on his film of the same name and produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis
The Rose Theater, Omaha
Young Jessica Riggs’ family has fallen on hard times. Still, she keeps her belief in Santa Claus and the idea that there are miracles in the world. When an injured reindeer appears in Jessica’s backyard, she believes it is Prancer. While she is nursing the creature back to health, the whole community of Three Oaks eventually learns about Prancer, causing big problems for Jessica as she tries to return the reindeer home. Conceptually, the design positioned Jessica as a light inside a world stripped of much color. The entire production centered around the expressive 3-person puppet Prancer, rendered in a constructivist mode. This places the viewer in a space where belief and the material world collide.
By Greg Taylor
Based on his film of the same name and produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis
The Rose Theater, Omaha
Young Jessica Riggs’ family has fallen on hard times. Still, she keeps her belief in Santa Claus and the idea that there are miracles in the world. When an injured reindeer appears in Jessica’s backyard, she believes it is Prancer. While she is nursing the creature back to health, the whole community of Three Oaks eventually learns about Prancer, causing big problems for Jessica as she tries to return the reindeer home. Conceptually, the design positioned Jessica as a light inside a world stripped of much color. The entire production centered around the expressive 3-person puppet Prancer, rendered in a constructivist mode. This places the viewer in a space where belief and the material world collide.
