Archive for May, 2007

Puppeteers Wanted

The following is an email Ricki Vincent from http://www.geppettodreams.com/ has sent me looking to hire puppeteers:
Wanna run away and join my circus? New Puppet theater opening in Austin TX this fall and I’m looking for experienced puppeteers to join my new troupe. Also looking for puppet shows (all Kinds) both children and adult shows to book [...]

Furry Puppet Blog

The folks at Furrypuppet.com have a new blog! Every week they will post a new puppet they construct including behind the scenes pictures. Last week they posted an animatronic rod puppet designed and fabricated by Zack Bouchman.

Selling Stuff With Puppets

Something has occured to me as of late.  There seems to be more and more commercials using puppetry.  I have long anticipated a new revival in the use of puppetry in mainstream media, and it seems as if it may be starting.
Take for example this cross promotion for Shrek The Third and Hewlett Packard.  The premise is [...]

Thumb Wrestling Federation (Finger Puppets)

I stumbled upon this show months ago and have been meaning to post about it so here I am. What do you get when you cross the antics of professional wrestling with the silliness of finger puppets? You get the Thumb Wrestling Federation that airs on YTV and Nickelodeon.
I have long been a fan of [...]

Fresh Ideas In Puppetry

A funny thing happend to me at work today.  Sitting at a table was a very nice woman with a set up for a shadow puppet performance and a selection of puppets.  After speaking to her for a short time I was surprised to find out that she was Anne Barber of Shadowland Theatre here [...]