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. This is a change from, Dr. Shrunk taught the player emotions in their town.

The player must speak with the clerk before entering the marquee area where the shows are performed. Inside the marquee, there may be some villagers who are waiting to watch the show. Upon talking to them, they will tell the player about their expectations and views on Dr. Shrunk and Frillard, as well as 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
Rarely, an older lizard named Frillard will perform a show instead of Dr. Shrunk, and will teach the player emotions that cannot be learned from Dr. Shrunk.

Trivia

 * Some Cranky villagers state that Saharah used to do stand-up in the Marquee, without an accent.