Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:38:43 -0800 To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com> Subject: [Puptcrit] High Tech Little Shop of Horrors Shop =92til you drop ....... Still, the real star of the show has to be Audrey II. Designed by Martin P. Robinson and The Jim Henson Workshop, the carnivorous houseplant is actually represented by four separate puppets. The first two are hand puppets, but the third consists of a full-body puppet, with the puppeteer actually sitting inside a huge flowerpot. The fourth version is considerably larger =AD weighing five tons and standing more 18 feet tall. The monstrous plant is manipulated by a =93waldo=94 =AD a high-tech glove worn by a puppeteer that helps create her life-like movement. For Michael Latini, one of three puppeteers who bring Audrey II to life, touring with Little Shop is =93the most fun in the world.=94 Turns out, it=92s also quite a work out. =93It=92s extremely physical,=94 Latini admitted. =93I don=92t really need to go to a gym =AD the show gives me plenty of exercise.=94 .... http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=48&screen=news&news_id=38737 Steve Axtell / Axtell Expressions, Inc. Website - http://www.axtell.com New on DVD "AxTelevision"! - http://www.axtelevision.com International Performer's Directory - http://www.axtell.com/ipd.html Original contents =A9 2005 all rights reserved. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org
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