SHOWS

(they're what we do)

We began with the simple lip-syncing of an upbeat song. Now, we write and produce original shows with music, special effects and custom puppets. SD shows are a unique blend of humor and a message, appealing to any and every age (including adults). We have a lot of fun putting our shows together so that our audiences laugh just as much as we do when we write them.

Take a look at our shows (listed below). If you're interested in booking SD, find a show that sounds good to you. With enough notice, we can even write a show tailor-fit for your need.

A newscaster is on the scene to interview the people of Babylon about the king's latest decree. He is flabbergasted to find three officials of the kingdom that say they won't bow down to the king and therefore will be sent to the great furnace. A musical segment featuring music from "The Beginner's Bible" shows the results in a special effects extravaganza. The newscaster wraps up his story interviewing the officials again, concluding that God truly does come through for His people.

TITLE: I Love My Neighbor
THEME: God calls us to love everyone
SYNOPSIS: A brief but very exciting performance set to a song from the "Beginner's Bible" collection. It is a modernized version of Jesus' teaching about loving your neighbor.

TITLE: Annual Caroling
THEME: 'Tis the season to be jolly
SYNOPSIS: Each year SD goes caroling in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. If you'd like the puppets to pay you and your neighbors a visit, let us know!

TITLE: Jeopardy
THEME: A series of inside jokes tailored for the audience at hand
SYNOPSIS: Specially re-written for each new audience, this show portrays an absurd version of the gameshow "Jeopardy!" In it, the show's human host struggles to get an eclectic group of puppet contestants through a series of questions based on the inside jokes of the audience. The show gets especially crazy in the "Double Jeopardy" segment when a second host appears.

TITLE: Advice
THEME: God's Word is the best advice
SYNOPSIS: The host (a human) is trying to assemble the robot he just purchased. Unfortunately, the manual is quite long and he doesn't really want to bother reading it. Instead, he figures he'll just go by what he thinks seems right. Along the way, various puppets pop up around the room and chime in their own advice on how to assemble the robot. This gets the host quite flustered and he finally realizes that it's best to read the manual, just as it's best for us to read God's Word to learn how to live our lives.

TITLE: Narnia
THEME: A dramatic summary of the last chapters of "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"
SYNOPSIS: n/a

TITLE: The Adventures of Theo the Dog
THEME: The encouragable Theo is always learning something new about God
SYNOPSIS: Theo is a recurring guest at St. Luke Lutheran Church's Children Church. Scripts are taken from the KidsOwn Worship curriculum. Theo is a child-like, oversized dog played by Gordon Kangas.

TITLE: Costa Rica
THEME: It takes a lot to be a family
SYNOPSIS: n/a

TITLE: 3 Fables / Funny Fables
THEME: Tell the truth / Be thankful for what you have / Don't be greedy
SYNOPSIS: Three humerous re-tellings of traditional folktales. "The Mermaid and the Woodcutter" tells the story of a woodcutter and his brother who learn the importance of not being greedy when the first loses his axe to a peculiar mermaid. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf, etc." is a twist on the traditional tale about the importance of truth-telling. "The Crowded House" takes a spin on an old Jewish tale about a man who learns just how good his life really is.

TITLE: Pete's Predicament
THEME: There are good ways to deal with a bully
SYNOPSIS: Pete's an average kid with an average problem: he's got bully trouble. Rex is the meanest kid around and won't seem to give Pete a break. When given a very interesting opportunity, Pete considers the different ways he could respond. In the end, he makes a very wise choice.

TITLE: Knighttime in Blindinia
THEME: God's Word is the best advice
SYNOPSIS: A bold, cockyknight sets out to help a city plagued by a dragon that has stolen all their glasses. This knight (with an impossibly long name) has a lot of creative ideas to sort things out, but they don't always go as planned. Hilarity obviously ensues.