Handmade, locally-sourced Mask & Puppet Theater rooted in NY’s Hudson River Valley
Arm-of-the-Sea fuses visual storytelling with live music in original works of mask and puppet theater. Founded in 1982 by Marlena Marallo and Patrick Wadden, the company channels the evocative power of the arts as a force for insight & community uplift. Much of their work explores relations between humans and the life-support networks of this blue-ocean planet.
Theater Arts Immersion Camp
July 2024
Arm-of-the-Sea Theater and the Tidewater Center are hosting a two sessions of a 3-day intensive in mask and puppet theater for 8-14 year olds in July 2024! Register and find out more!
Arm-of-the-Sea offers programs, workshops, and performances at their new cultural space in Saugerties NY, The Tidewater Center.
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Arm-of-the-Sea Theater tours to cultural centers, festivals, parks, and schools throughout the Northeast USA.
Check out the upcoming tour schedule:
Scenes from our 2022 show ONE BLUE SKY.
RIPARIAN RHAPSODY, one of our current touring shows about how the Forest Sings to the Stream and the importance of streamside buffer zones.
Job Openings 2024
Arm-of-the-Sea is seeking a passionate Hudson River educator to create and facilitate hands-on experiences that engage diverse age groups with the Hudson River Estuary and Esopus Creek. These formal and informal programs will take place in Saugerties, NY, primarily at Arm-of-the-Sea’s Tidewater Center on the tidal Esopus.
This is a part-time seasonal position involving weekly events from June - Aug, plus October. See attached Job Description and Photos.
Prospective candidates should submit a cover letter demonstrating interest in the position and relevant experience.
Also include a current resume, and contact information for three professional references.
These materials should be emailed to patrickw@armofthesea.org
OUR 2024 SEASON SPONSORS:
Government Support:
~The State of New York – including NYS DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program, and NYS Council on the Arts, with support of the Governor and the NYS Legislature; ~ The Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area; ~ The County of Ulster’s Ulster County Cultural Services and Promotion Fund, administered by Arts Mid-Hudson;
Business & Civic Sponsors include:
Naccarato Insurance, Woodstock Chimes Fund, Stewart's Shops, Price Chopper's Golub Foundation, Town & Country Liquors, Steve Hubbard Real Estate Services, Kiwanis Club of Saugerties , and Ulster Savings Bank.
Private Foundations:
Laura Jane Musser Fund ~ NoVo Foundation ~ Upstate Coalition for a Fair Game ~ Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley ~ Malcolm Gordon Charitable Trust ~ Klock Kingston Foundation ~ Villchur Foundation
We thank our generous and numerous Individual Donors.
