Thistle Theatre presents a delightful and humorous adaptation of the Mexican folktale. Brother Coyote wants one thing and one thing only, to catch and eat one of Doña Conchita's plump chickens. Quick-witted Sister Fox is always one step ahead of him, waiting to trick him with one of her clever schemes to keep all the chickens to herself! Spanish, English and yes...plenty of chickens! Adapted from traditional Mexican stories by Stephanie Diaz and Jean Enticknap, original music and songs by Sue Ennis.

Puppeteers Brian Stabile, Lisa A. Haslbauer and Gina Wilhelm are teamed up in this production directed by Jean Enticknap. Puppets designed by Brian Kooser and built by Brian Kooser, Jean Enticknap and Hyeon-Soog Chung.

Funded in part with Funds from 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax Fund.

Thistle Theatre produces a five-show season of puppet theatre for schools and families in three locations and tours around the greater Seattle-Bellevue area. Thistle Theatre, founded by Artist Director Jean Enticknap, has created a repertoire of 26 productions including Scheherazade and Frog Lake, both performed with live orchestras. Designed with careful attention to historical accuracy, every production features hand built puppets, properties and sets created specifically to tell international stories.  Many shows feature original music and songs.

Performers Biographies:
Lisa A. Haslbauer got her start in puppetry as a graduate student in the Puppet Arts program at the University of Connecticut. She joined Thistle Theatre after 17 years with the Great Arizona Puppet Theater in Phoenix, AZ where she served as head puppeteer, performing from a repertoire of over 50 family shows. Productions.

Brian Stabile began puppeteering professionally as one of the founding members of The Incognito Traveling Circus and performed for a season with Sadecky's Puppets, touring much of the east coast. He now divides his time between his band A Gun That Shoots Knives and his puppet show web series Space Losers, which he produces independently.
 
Gina Wilhelm’s family created and performed with puppets since before she was born, so she's pleased to join that legacy as a puppeteer with Thistle Theatre. She has also created characters as a stage actor, appearing with groups like the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society and at Seattle Musical Theatre.