ODIE'S MAGIC CARPET, Arnold's 2000 addition to his repertoire, is another original musical, a different kind of Arabian Nights adventure. Odie Mubbins, a gullible shoe salesman, is whisked to Arabia on a carpet and meets an assortment of strange, hilarious and colorful characters! He is taken in by a magician, the Shah of Sham, but is eventually saved by the Great Prophet who helps Odie realize that real miracles are not necessarily found in exotic places but in ordinary things we take for granted. 

THE RATCATCHER'S DAUGHTER is a musical adaptation by Fred Arnold from an obscure story by Laurence Houseman. An audience favorite, it's theme of good over evil is played out by the wiley Ratcatcher, a comic villain who makes his living by putting mice into houses and then charging for catching them, and his beautiful daughter, Jasmone. And, of course, there is a King who falls in love with her.

THE LITTLE MERMAID has kept the spirit of the original Hans Christian Andersen story whose theme is the sacrifice of the Little Mermaid for the love of the Prince.   Arnold chose the haunting and ethereal music of Claude Debussy to underscore the mythological quality of the story and help define the characters.

THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, a "mousical musical," has a cast of all mice, including the Moustropuppetan Orchestra conducted by Moustro Amadeus Mousart! The story is based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale with original music and lyrics by Arnold . Satire abounds as the snobbish courtiers and vain Emperor of Sartoria exemplify the foolishness of vanity and pride.

THE BLUE BIRD, our biggest production, features fifty puppets, some being life-size. Book, lyrics and music by Arnold provide a loose adaption of this famous play by Maurice Maeterlinck about the search for happiness. Many of the characters and situations are allegorical: Light, Mother Night, Father Time, the Luxuries, the Little Joys and Love.

AN AMERICAT IN PARIS is an original Arnold musical comedy about Billy Bob, an Alabama alley cat who is zapped to Paris by the Wizard of Katmandu with the aim of acquiring culture. He meets the Hunchcat of Notre Dame, the Poodles of Paree and Meowna Lisa, among others. This cat/dog cast performs a rousing can-can at the Kitty Kat Club. The theme: "Be Yourself!"    

THE NIGHTINGALE, another Andersen classic, is adapted by Arnold with original music and puppets created in the style of Chinese dolls. Visually appealing, the theme is the contrast between real beauty and the artificial.