New Bern Puppets at ENC Renaissance Faire

Performing yesterday and today at the ENC Renaissance Faire in Kinston. We are presenting the show “King Henry VIII and the Loch Ness Monster.” We have friendly and big crowds. So pleased!

We set up our red 12 x 12 tent. Harsh winds the night before destroyed our white/blue tent. Thankfully we had a spare!

Red tent with 2 puppet stages

Crowds arriving at the Renaissance Faire.

Crowds arriving at Renaissance Fair

Dennis is ready for the first show. We ended up giving 13 performances on Saturday, April 13th!

Dennis under tent getting ready for puppet show

A snapshot from behind the stage looking at children waiting for the show to begin.

Children in costumes sitting in front of puppet stage

After each show Dennis emerged to demonstrate puppets and allow children to handle a puppet.

Dennis chatting with Krystal and Jay Eldred. Their costumes were fabulous!

Dennis Listermann-Vierling with Krystal and Jay Eldred

In Act I King Henry VIII chats with A Scottish servant. He later sang a song about his disdain for Scotland and ridiculed talk of a Loch Ness Monster.

King VIII is awaken by his sister Queen Margaret. She dismisses his talk of a monster as a bad dream.

The show concludes in Act II when the creature, who turns out to an alien, returns to his spaceship. He tells his robot to blast off and find another planet with more intelligent life.

About

Dennis Listermann-Vierling

Dennis became interested in puppetry in 1968 at a young age. Later, his first business called “Lilies of the Field Marionettes” was featured May 18, 2009, on “Roy’s Folks” airing on WGHP Fox 8 News.

Dennis Vierling in red outfit