The Marquee

The Marquee is a new building in the City in. For 800 Bells, the player can go and see Dr. Shrunk for a show to learn new emotions. In past installments, you only learned the emotions, rather than saw a show. You have to talk to the clerk before entering the main marquee area where the shows are performed.

Inside the marquee there maybe some villagers who also are going to watch the show. Upon talking to them, they will talk about their expectations and views on Dr. Shrunk (and on some emotions Frillard) and the marquee in general. After being seated, the emcee will announce the show. Katsuya Eguchi claimed in an interview that the marquee would be a means of interacting with other villagers that do not live in the player's town.

Special Visitors
Occasionally an older lizard named Frillard will perform a show instead of Dr. Shrunk, who will teach you emotions unknown to Dr. Shrunk. Often times, a city animal may be sitting in the Marquee as well as the player, however they say that they dislike Dr. Shrunk's perfromance.

Rumors

 * There are rumors going around about a secret room in the Marquee. Villagers in the city sometimes talk about a light in a room upstairs. There has been a rumor that if the player enters the Marquee with a golden axe, there will be someone in there who will ask for it. If the player gives up the axe, then he will break the wall, forming a large, black, hole. The player can then walk through, and will find themselves in the room above the Marquee. However, this is untrue.
 * People think K.K. Slider performs there on Saturdays, but he still plays in The Roost.
 * Some Cranky villagers state that Saharah used to do stand-up in the Marquee, without an accent.