Hobey Ford in one of his performances

Hobey Ford in one of his performances called, “Animalia“.

Hobey Ford at Rainbow Community School

Fantastical characters and sound effects. Incredible stories, puppets and sound effects. All this and more if you come see Hobey Ford!

It’s Saturday, February 28 at 3:30 pm. We’ll start with a sing-a-long with Sue Ford. Doors open at 3.

There will be a kids’ sing-a-long, a raffle, and fun times, too!

Tickets cost $12 for adults and $7 for children at the door. $25 maximum per family.

A Little About Hobey Ford…

Hobey Ford makes his hand-made “Foamies” puppets come alive. He takes children into another world, using his voice, sound effects and song to tell a story.

He engages his audiences and mesmerizes children with delightful, interactive performances. During a show, Hobey is unmasked, but plays many different roles.

Sometimes he’ll be the MC, the storyteller, the puppeteer, and the magician. Artistic scenery and backdrops add to the fun for the whole family.

Hobey Ford Performances

We are so blessed to have Hobey come to Rainbow. His list of performances is incredible!

Animalia

Migration

The Rainbow Bridge and Other Tales

World Tales

Turtle Island Tales

Tales of Light

The Ant and the Grasshopper

In addition to these signature performances, Hobey also helps educators. He can do teacher residences, workshops with the puppets. He also does student workshops, teaching students how to work with puppets.

You should definitely come to this event!

Just look at one of his testimonials:

“Animalia was visually and aurally engrossing; it was a gentle show.

In these days when our children are bombarded with thousands of images per minute, frequently deafening sound and high-tech effects, the show was in startling counterpoint – it progressed at a non-hurried pace children seemed to respond to every nuance, delighting in the playfulness of the animals and in you, too, as you made the animals swoop over them or land on their heads.

The realism of the animals’ movements was truly amazing . . . It was a pleasure to work with you. . . . the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

I know one teacher who used the materials and puppets before the end of the week!

Christine Brown, Director, Center for the Arts, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

This event is open to the public.