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STAGED READING AT THE AWARD-WINNING
DIRECTED BY : LAWRENCE EDELSON, MUSICAL DIRECTION BY: KENNETH GARTMAN
Friday, May 2, 2008
3:00 PM "Putnam plucks a town, a culture, a moment, from the historic archives and dresses it with bold characters and romantic twists, careful not to exploit the dark truths and the harsh realities beset in the period. "
-Daniel Burke, ENCORE magazineNamed
BEST NEW MUSICAL 2005
by ENCORE Magazine
A story of enduring passion and hope, The Toy Maker tells the story of a young woman whose marriage has fallen apart after two failed pregnancies. Stories of a childless toy maker in an ill-fated town of the past have set her on a search for the last toy made by this man. Thus begins a journey that spans the globe and time itself. The horrors of the past, an encounter with a blind woman who holds a secret, and an unlikely new friendship with a Czech street urchin named Doby lead her to a destiny of fulfillment she once thought impossible.