Puppets! Video! A Fruitcake Carol
Put together by puppeteers in three different cities, including Chicago, we’ve got this holiday video for you. Now you get to play a guessing game about which puppet is mine.
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So- What’s it like to audition for a Henson workshop?
This weekend was a good example of what it’s like to have more than one career simultaneously. I was at the Nebula Awards Weekend, which was fabulous, and left at 4:00 to go to the airport. This meant I missed the Nebula Awards Ceremony itself, but one has choices to make. Because in order to have …
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Caught by the Camera — European puppetry pioneer Richard Teschner
This is circulating in the puppetry community because it catches rare footage of Richard Teschner performing. According to Bil Baird’s The Art of the Puppet, “In 1911, an event occurred that had a profound effect on a large segment of popular puppetry. Richard Teschner of Vienna and his new wife traveled to Holland on their honeymoon, and there …
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City of Carlsbad – William D. Cannon Art Gallery
Hey, if you are in or near Carlsbad, CA, allow me to recommend an amazing exhibit. The World on a String: Puppets from the Alan Cook Collection of The International Puppetry Museum. The exhibit runs till December 30, 2011 and is one of the best collections of puppetry you’ll likely get a chance to see. See the world …
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Trailer: The Narrative of Victor Karloch
Wow. It should not surprise me that this is an impressive trailer given that its provenance. Kevin McTurk, the creator, has been doing amazing work in puppetry for years. This film will be appearing in Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams 2012 series. Looking forward to that in big, big ways. The Narrative of Victor Karloch …
We Almost Didn’t Have the Muppets: Four Alternate Points in Jim Henson’s Life | Tor.com
As part of Muppet Week at Tor.com, I talk about the impact that Jim Henson had on modern puppetry. Here’s a teaser. Let me be clear, before we start, that I’m about to geek out on puppetry. Jim Henson is why I’m a professional puppeteer today, even though I never met him. Like many puppeteers, …
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My second audition for Madame Butterfly
I’ve just come out of the audition for Madame Butterfly. I was cut in the first round, which is disappointing — I won’t even pretend that it’s not — but not particularly crushing. The thing about auditions like this is that they are such a long shot anyway. You don’t go in expecting to get …
I am in NYC
I caught a redeye from Salt Lake City to NYC where I will be until Friday morning. Why? Because I’m clearly insane. In all seriousness, I have an audition tomorrow. For the Met. I’ve been called back for a show I auditioned for four years ago. You can read about that audition and I’ll tell …
Disappearing blood recipe
A couple of years ago, I worked on a show called That Pretty, Pretty, which involved vast quantities of blood. The problem was that the blood needed to spray the walls and then disappear by the next scene. I figure with Halloween just around the corner, that people might want another trick up their sleeve. …
Touring memories and yet not a tour
Rob and I had to go out of town this weekend and I was struck by how many of the places we visited had a touring memory attached to them. I played in elementary schools all over the place and we were very much in my old stomping grounds this weekend. At one point, we needed …
My 2011 Worldcon Schedule
We are on the road to Reno! The puppeteers, (Lance and Jodi) and I left yesterday afternoon after rehearsal. We’ll be performing on Friday at the convention. Normally, I only post the public things on my schedule, but this time I’ve included things like rehearsals and SFWA board meetings so you can see why the …
Making teeth for Papa Fuzzy.
This is what I made today. Teeth! They are made of medical grade thermal plastic and individually placed in Papa Fuzzy’s mouth. Basically, I cut a tiny piece of thermal plastic and lower it into boiling water with a slotted spoon. I pull it out to shape it using a flat surface and a scoring …
Funny video: Todd the Puppet Master Workshop #1
You might have to be a puppeteer to find this hilarious. Rest assured, that it is.
Hanging out with Google+
I’ve been playing with Google+ since they opened it up for field testing and I’m really liking it. With Buzz and Wave, I was hopeful but neither of them filled a need for me. Wave came closer to working for me but… Google+ is hitting at a time when I’m annoyed by Facebook and wanting …
Eric Wright + puppet workshop = fun
This has been a fun week. Among other things, Eric Wright was in town. Eric is one of the founders of The Puppet Kitchen in NYC and a dear friend. While he was here, he taught a puppet workshop at the Cast Iron Carousel. The workshop was on making these tiny little hand puppets which are …