Ashley Bryan loved to sketch his Grandma Sarah in quiet moments. He calls the show she helped inspire “a dance party honoring the fact that many of us remember our grandmothers fondly.”
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This is the third summer that the Alliance Theatre has staged a familyfriendly play pulled from a children’s book by a top artist. First came Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, based on the Mo Willems storybook; last year brought Pancakes, Pancakes! from Eric Carle. Like The Dancing Granny, both were staged in conjunction with High Museum of Art exhibitions honoring the artist. Painter & Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan features 70 works of his art, including several eccentric puppets made from found objects. See it through Jan. 21, 2018.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ASHLEY BRYAN, COURTEST OF THE ASHLEY BRYAN CENTER
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