Hip Pocket Theatre presents world premiere of The Island of Dr. Moreau this week

by Shawn Parikh

Hip Pocket Theatre is continuing its outdoor summer season of world premieres this week with the opening of The Island of Dr. Moreau from September 5 - 28. The performance is inspired by the 1896 science fiction novel about an obsessed scientist and his experiments in evolution. Adapted and directed by Johnny Simons, the show features fantastic costumes by Basil Twist and Diane Simons.

To get your money's worth, don't forgot about live music before and after each performance featuring awesome local performers and bands. You can click here for a live music schedule. The gates open 6:30 p.m. and showtime is at 8:15 p.m.

Starting next week will be Hip Pocket's 4th Annual Cowtown Puppetry Festival from September 8 -21 that is free for all ages. Every afternoon and evening you can go out to the theatre and work with world reknown puppeteers from New York. Help build giant puppets and then participate in a performance with the puppets created by the puppeteers. The 4th Annual Puppet Pageant presents "Strings and Consequences" conducted by Erin Orr and Lake Simons with pre-show performances September 19-21 and Drive-In Shadow Play Theater - "Truffaut vs. Harryhausen: 10 Rounds of Sci-Fi Slack" with post-show performances September 19-21 conducted by Chris Green. Children and adults of all ages are invited to participate in the puppetry workshops.