Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny’s pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. Both tales feature endearing rabbit characters, and the soothing rhythms of bunny banter and dream-like imagery never fail to infuse young readers with a reassuring sense of security. Mermaid’s staged adaptation will bring a new sense of appreciation to stories that have delighted several generations.

In Goodnight Moon, a young rabbit goes through a bedtime ritual of saying goodnight to every object in sight and in his imagination, from the pictures on the walls to the brush and comb, to the moon and stars, to “the old lady whispering hush.” The text is written in the form of a rhyming poem.

In The Runaway Bunny, a young bunny tells his mother he wants to run away. “‘If you run away,’ says his mother, ‘I will run after you.'” And so begins an imaginary game of chase. Whatever the little bunny declares he will change himself into — a fish, a rock, a bird, a boat, etc. — his mother replies that she, too, will change herself so that she can always keep her little bunny safe and protected.

The performance of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny employs a variety of styles of puppets — including rod and table-top puppets — to tell the two stories. Amazingly, all of the puppets and scenic elements are manipulated by just three puppeteers!

Ideal for children ages 2-6.

Tickets go on sale to Friends of Landmark starting Friday, July 7, 9 AM.
General Public sales start Wednesday, July 19, 9 AM.