Entertaining a Thought

Presented by: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Country of Origin: U.S.A.

Description:

Once upon a time there was a girl whose brain wouldn't let her sleep at night so she took it out of her head, put it on a leash and let her mind wander.

Narrated by a candy loving sock puppet named Lolly Lardpop, Entertaining a Thought is the musical short story about that girl. The adventure takes place when Lolly decides to organize all her left over ideas into a whimsical tale with the help of her musical buddy 88's on the piano. Lolly pops into her "thought bubble," gathers up her pink monkeys, a magic tutu, a few puppet friends, some very large pants, and gets to work bringing her imagination to life. It's 60 minute hoopla of joy, silliness and lots of heart. In the end, we learn that when you entertain your thoughts, your thoughts can be entertaining.

Bio:

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph is a multi-faceted performer and puppeteer with a wide variety of characters and talents. Leslie's television work spans a variety of acclaimed children's television programs, including Sesame Street, on which she currently performs the little fairy-in-training, Abby Cadabby. She also performed the spunky Ginger Sprite on Disney's Johnny & the Sprites. Leslie got her start on Muppets Tonight for ABC and then worked on a number of Henson Company productions including the DVD series Sesame Beginnings for Sesame Workshop, Animal Jam for the Learning Channel, and season two of The Wubulouse World of Dr. Seuss for Nickelodeon. Additionally, Leslie was a member of the PBS puppet tour that visited shelters in Louisiana and Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Some of Leslie's stage credits include Sweeny Todd (Beggar woman), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey) and Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (Lily Tomlin's piece). As a comedian she has done stand up at Caroline's comedy club in NY, performed with the Henson puppet improv group "Puppet Up" at the Aspen Comedy Festival and the Australian Comedy festival. She designed, created, and stared in an original live interactive musical stage show for the Walt Disney Company called The Wahoo Wagon which was performed at Hollywood's famous El Capitan Theatre. Leslie is currently touring with her new show "Entertaining a Thought," a musical story designed to fire up the imagination of the young and young at heart.

In her spare time, Leslie illustrates children's books, designs "nerdle wear," teaches workshops, and creates her own brand of magic and joy.

For more information visit her website.