Puppets! Puns! Murder! The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery is a laugh-out-loud puppet comedy crafted by internationally acclaimed Off-Broadway puppeteer Adam Francis Proulx.
Synopsis:
When a shocking murder rocks the Family Crow, it’s up to Horatio P. Corvus – Sorter Outer of Murders – to uncover the culprit. Get ready for a feather-raising whodunit that will leave you cawing with laughter. Eat your heart out, Agatha Crowstie!
Directed by Canadian Comedy Award winner Byron Laviolette, The Family Crow has critics raving:
“Entertaining chaos! A sure-fire crow-d pleaser.” – Broadway World
“As amusing as it is imaginative.” – Revue Jeu, Montréal
Packed full of intrigue, laugh-out-loud moments, and more crow-themed puns than you believed possible, The Family Crow is a crowd-pleasing, award-winning comedy that will surprise and delight!
About the Artist:
Adam Francis Proulx (creator/performer) is a theatre artist and puppeteer whose award-winning solo shows have toured across the globe. As Artistic Director of The Pucking Fuppet Co., his works include BAKER’S DOZEN: 12 Angry Puppets, THE FAMILY CROW: A Murder Mystery, FERRY TALE! (A Fairy Tale), and Emilio’s A Million Chameleons — which recently celebrated an Off-Broadway run and earned him a Dora Award nomination for Outstanding Performance. Adam is also a sought-after puppetry director and designer having collaborated with the likes of CBC, YPT, Nickelodeon, and Neptune Theatre. In addition to creating original work, Adam has starred in the first Canadian productions of Avenue Q (as Princeton/Rod) and Disney’s Frozen (as Olaf). He can be seen as Fuzz the Hamster on the Canadian Screen Award-winning The Fabulous Show with Fay & Fluffy on Family Jr. He also writes for the series. In 2025, he was named a Protégé Winner of the Johanna Metcalf Award for the Performing Arts.
Watch the trailer for The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery