Bill’s 44th
Created by Andy Manjuck & Dorothy James
Presented by Dixon Place
The streamers are hung, the punch has been spiked, and the cake is just begging to be eaten! Now all Bill has to do is wait for his guests to arrive. But waiting is hard. Bill’s 44th is an original comedic show that brings two puppeteers together to create one (very worried) protagonist. Many styles of puppetry, raucous balloons, and a cheeky piece of crudité all collide to examine the pitfalls of impatience and the wonder of loneliness.
Livestream – Available June 2, 3, 4, and 5
In-Person – Available June 3, 4, and 5
On-Demand – Available June 7 – June 14
Tiers and Pricing
Students/Seniors – $12
Puppetlover – $18
Benefactors/Multiviewers – $34
4-Show Package – $42
Bundle up! Pick and choose between our 4 spring productions (MINE, NEW MONY!, Unicorn Afterlife, and Bill’s 44th). You can also mix and match between ticket tiers, livestream, on-demand, and in-person performances.
Note: You are only limited to one ticket per show. Refer to the dates in the ticketing section when picking your shows.
Creators & Puppeteers: Andy Manjuck & Dorothy James
Composer: Eamon Fogerty
Andy Manjuck is a Brooklyn-based puppeteer, director, and voiceover artist. Recent work: Puppetry: Chimpanzee (Nick Lehane); The Plastic Bag Store; The Pigeoning (Robin Frohardt); Made in China; Baby Universe; Saga (Wakka Wakka); UAE 48th National Day (Betty Productions) Petrushka (NY Philharmonic Orchestra, Giants Are Small), VO: Adam Ruins Everything (TruTV); Unavowed (Wadjet Eye Games); Whispers of a Machine (Clifftop Games); MooseTube (GoNoodle). Upcoming: Bill’s 44th, a new show co-created with Dorothy James, is currently being developed for Puppet Lab at St. Ann’s Warehouse, the New York State Puppet Festival, and Dixon Place, with support from the Jim Henson Foundation. Saturday nights, Andy is an intern on the Late Night Puppet Talk Show with Special Guest, a 100% live, 100% improvised puppet catastrophe on Saturday nights at 10pm on twitch.tv/talkpuppet2me .
For more on Andy, visit www.andymanjuck.com .
You can find Andy on Instagram @andymanjuck
Dorothy James is a Brooklyn-based puppeteer, educator, and maker of tiny things. She’s performed with Basil Twist (Hansel & Gretel, Michigan Opera Theatre), Wakka Wakka (Made In China, The Immortal Jellyfish Girl), the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (Petrushka, Giants Are Small), the Rockettes (The New York Spectacular, Radio City), and is a puppeteer for the new children’s series Moon and Me (BBC, Andrew Davenport). Her work has also been seen at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, the Jim Henson Carriage House, St. Ann’s Warehouse, 59E59, Dixon Place, La MaMa, and overseas in Norway and the Czech Republic. Dorothy is a co-creator of Bill’s 44th, for which they received a Jim Henson Foundation Grant; and is co-creator/intern of the Late Night Puppet Talk Show With Special Guest, a 100% live, 100% improvised puppet catastrophe on twitch.tv/talkpuppet2me .
For more on Dorothy, visit www.dorothy-james.com
You can find Dorothy on Instagram @instadeej
This Dixon Place Commissioned Production is made possible with private support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation,Cheryl Henson & the Jim Henson Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation; and public funds from the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs w/the City Council, and the NY State Council on the Arts w/the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo & the NY State Legislature.
