project lead and ecodramaturgy by Khristián Méndez Aguirre
giant puppet build with Aurora Kenyon and community volunteers!
story by
Gricelda Silva and
Caroline Reck
puppeteering by
Marina DeYoe-Pedraza
Diana Guizado
Antonio Medrano
Verónica Pomata
Victor Santos
Early development at the Eugene O’Neill National Puppetry Institute – Giant Lantern Puppet Strand, led by Andrew Kim and Anne Cubberly
Workshop # 1 – April 2025
Presented at the Cohen New Works Festival – UT Austin
Workshop # 2 – December 2025 A Serpent Flies at Pease Park
World Premiere – January 2026
Texas Capitol Southwest Grounds
The Serpents Fly at Sundown is an outdoor giant puppet parade that visits parts of the city affected by natural disasters and long-term environmental adversity.
The routes of the puppet parade / procession are developed using data from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin.
In-Development Photos
Production History
June 15-29, 2024
VORTEX Repertory Theater
Austin, TX
April 5, 6, 12, 13, 2025
Penfold Theatre
Round Rock, TX
April 24 – May 9, 2025
Dougherty Arts Center
Austin, TX
- **Tour Kick-off!**
September 28-29
Huston-Tillotson University King-Seabrook Chapel
presented by the Paramount Theatre (Tickets here)
Austin, TX - October 6-10
Starr Theatre at the Walton Arts Center
Fayetteville, AR - October 21
Center for the Performing Arts
University Park, IL - October 23
Jarson-Kaplan Theater
Cincinati, OH - October 27-28
Gallard Center
Charleston, SC - October 30
The Paramount Theater
Charlottesville, VA - November 3
Amaturo Theatre at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - November 5
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Sarasota, FL - November 7
Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater
North Miami Beach, FL - November 10
Mahaffey Theater
St. Petersburg, FL - November 12-14
Miami Theatre Center
Miami, FL - November 17-21
Persson Hall at the
Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Financial Support
The Serpents Fly At Sundown is supported by
- The UT Austin College of Fine Arts
- The UT Austin The Department of Theatre and Dance
- Planet Texas 2050
- Texas Commission on the Arts
- The City of Austin Cultural Arts Division Thrive Grant (for the Winter Premiere)
In Partnership with
- Creative Action
- Trinity Street Players
- Parents Climate Council