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A funny, off beat arts piece about a performance group that dresses up as shrubbery.
Citizens should be on the look-out. Shrubbery wearing striped stockings have been seen... well, STALKING citizens. For ten years now, from Rhode Island to Bethesda, Baltimore’s Ambush Theatre has been mixing puppetry, mime, and street performance techniques at festivals, museums, & graduations.
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A funny, off beat arts piece about a performance group that dresses up as shrubbery.
Citizens should be on the look-out. Shrubbery wearing striped stockings have been seen... well, STALKING citizens. For ten years now, from Rhode Island to Bethesda, Baltimore’s Ambush Theatre has been mixing puppetry, mime, and street performance techniques at festivals, museums, & graduations.
Broadcast History
Metro Connection, WAMU 88.5 FM
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INTRO:Citizens should be on the look-out. Shrubbery wearing striped stockings have been seen... well, STALKING citizens. For ten years now, from Rhode Island to Bethesda, Baltimore’s Ambush Theatre has been mixing puppetry, mime, and street performance techniques at festivals, museums, & graduations.
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