The Mask Messenger The Mask Messenger is a series of vignettes ranging from comic to bizarre to poignant. Body language, psychological insight, and humor are the driving forces that captivate audiences ranging in size from 200 to 1200. The show, available in solo or duo performance variations, illuminates and expands the concept of the mask, exploring its relationship to human psychology, business, fashion, art, dance, and theatre. 
The set consists of an impressive collection of masks, created by Mr. Faust and the company, exhibited center stage. After a brief and informative mock-lecture about the myriad uses of masks in cultures throughout the world, the performers begin to demonstrate the power of transformation by removing the masks from the wall, and assuming the emotional state expressed in each face. A variety of characters spring to life, including some who speak dialogue, wearing Commedia Dell'Arte style half-masks. Full masks are worn on top or back of the head, creating distortions that baffle the eye and tickle the funny bone. The success of The Mask Messenger/s is due to the fact that it offers not only comic exuberance, but also new insights into the artistic, cultural, and historical aspects of the mask. The show has been performed over 2000 times at festivals, corporate events, universities, and in theatres throughout the United States and the world. | | Little Big Frog Faustwork Mask Theatre is proud to present:
Little Big Frog, a heart-warming and quirky retelling of the classic Grimm’s fairy tale "The Frog Prince". The show utilizes masks, music, dance, poetry, puppets, and physical theatre. Created for parents as well as children, Little Big Frog is recommended for family audiences and school grades K-6. 
The main characters are Little Big Frog, his human friend Bud, and the benevolent and funky Fairy Frog Mother. As the story unfolds, we learn that Little Big Frog has been “kissed with a kiss that nearly missed” and instead of turning into the Prince he yearns to be, he has simply become a really big frog. Bud is the inadvertent recipient of Fairy Frog Mother’s rusty magical powers, as he learns what it feels like to be an ant, a bug, a coyote, and more. When the princess fails to give the kiss that will make Little Big Frog happy, he realizes that his little life in the small pond was not so bad after all. The show had its world premiere as “Toy Faces” in 2004 with The Los Angeles Music Center, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the new landmark building and architectural marvel designed by Frank Gehry, and has been touring extensively throughout Canada ever since. |
