KUNG FU ZOMBIES in-progress puppetry

puppet designer Kris Muas works with Monkeybear’s Erica Warren on a moving eye mechanism. The magic? Ring magnets, wooden dowels, and glue.

During a previous Mu show, Kris Muas was a properties design apprentice and made intricate crepe plants with dense buds no more than 1.5 inches in diameter. For this show—Kris’ first as a lead Mu designer—director Fran de Leon asked them to go big: Think a 6-foot, 5-inch zombie puppet.

“Fran was talking to me how she wanted the puppet to be life sized and wrapped around the body, and pretending to bite the men,” Kris says. “I’ve never made a life-sized puppet, but this is fun—I can do that because I have thrown bodies around before as an EMT, and I’ve dragged bodies, and I’ve moved bodies. I know what a body looks like and should feel like.”

Made of magnets, PVC pipes, shelf liners, coat hangers, and more items reused or found, these two puppets will be ready to rumble with a horde of human zombies to back them up. See them for yourself at our world premiere by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, opening Halloween.

PAY AS YOU ARE

DATES

Oct 31 - Nov 15, 2026 (previews Oct 29 & 30)

  • Opening Night: costume contest

  • Open captions: evening shows on Nov 7 & 14

  • Mask requirements: Nov 1 & matinee on Nov 14

  • Audio description: Nov 8

  • ASL interpretation: Nov 15

  • Talkbacks: playwright & director (Nov 1)

  • NOTE: Evening shows start at 7 pm CT.

Large-print playbills, accessible seating, and sensory kits will be available at every performance.

Recommended for ages 12+, includes depictions of blood, violence, zombies, and adult language.

PRICE

We strive to voice the stories of the Asian American community, and in order to bring performances to those communities whose stories they tell, we are committed to making them as accessible as possible. PAY AS YOU ARE pricing asks those who routinely pay market value for theater tickets to choose to pay that amount; it is the actual fair market value of the ticket. If an audience member needs to pay less, they can choose to pay less—as little as $15 per ticket.

VENUE & ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Kung Fu Zombies vs Southeast Asian Girl Scouts will take place at Frey Theater located on the St. Catherine University campus at 2004 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105. Learn about parking and directions.

Please note that this event is general admission seating. The restrooms in the Frey Theater are not wheelchair accessible due to the age of the building. On the day of your visit, please ask an usher and they will guide you to the nearest accessible restroom in the adjacent building.

If you have questions or concerns regarding the accessibility of the venue or seating in the Frey, please contact the Frey Theater ticket office directly at 651-690-6700 or oshaughnessy@stkate.edu

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