Puppetry

The 39 Steps

Puppet Master - Shadow Puppetry

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Playing with the black and white shadows of Hitchcock films, we expanded our world with shadow puppetry landing of a full 25'x35' cyc.

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Director: Benjamin Reigel

Stage Manager: Megan Burns

Lighting Design: Ethan Thomas

Scenic Design: Natalie Kowalski 

Costume Design: Hannah Feeney​

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

Puppet Master - Clothesline Puppetry

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Simple activities like taking clothes to a laundromat are magical for kids, so what happens when we need to fight laundry to rescue a forgotten toy? Using recycled clothing items and clothesline to manipulate them, multiple creatures come to life.

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Director: BonBon Bonjour (Director Link)

Music Director: August Igoe

Stage Manager: MJ Mason

Lighting Designer: Jack Triplett

Costume Designer: Jess Oldham

The Dodo's Demise

Puppet Master - Kite Puppetry

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For a bird puppet allowing for the illusion of flight in a small found space, kites were re-designed and turned into backpacks to allow for mobility for the actor in different found locations.

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Director: Mina Langness

Stage Manager: Chayce Adams

Costume Designer: Isabelle Basham

Scenic Designer: August Igoe

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Kevin the Parrot

Marrionette​

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Inspired by children's theatre and crafts materials that children have access too, this funky bird is made entirely out of cardboard, twine, and colored pencils.  By playing with marionette movement, this puppet is good at displaying movement.  

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Treeman

Wooden Rod Puppetry​

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Using wood carving and inspired techniques of Indonesian rod puppets, this carved puppet is harness worn and rod worked, carved from a tree, and decorated with moss and mushrooms.  Eyes do light up. ​​

Bob the Clown

Body Suit Puppet​

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Used in a haunted house, this body suit clown is made out of recycled sheets, a old bouncy ball, and a broken laundry basket.  This puppet was made to be able to be used by someone who uses mobility aids, with arm-like ribbons being attached temporarily to forearm crutches.​

Taffy the Monster

Sign Language Puppet​

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Adapted from children's theatre style hand and sack puppets, Taffy is a puppet designed for education purposes to teach children sign language in classes.  The arms for the puppeteer have color distinct hands allowing for readability, and a base for the sack to reside on so this could be solo puppetered. The goal was to make a educational tool the help more children access sign language in a fun light with less stigma.

Clown Choir

Hand Puppet​

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Using foam and a glove, this hand puppet uses the movement of fingers in a painted glove to make individuals of a choir sing.  All can sing in unison or solo based on what finger is moved.