"Umbrella Piece" is a short-form shadow puppet fairy tale. It utilizes umbrellas in all their forms (photo, rain, cocktail) to narrate the tragic story of a beautiful princess, her tyrannical uncle, her impoverished kingdom, and a wish-granting eel.
This piece was created in the spring of 2020 by Natthew Marvan and Camille Cooper, starring Alice Bethke as narrator. It was reveived in 2023 at Coney Island's Puppets Come Home Puppet Slam, and again at theWe Wiggle Dolls puppet slam in 2024.