From: Michael Moynihan <mmoynihan-AT-wi.rr.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:34:53 -0600 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] halloween puppet show Excellent! Bravo! On Nov 14, 2008, at 11:09 AM, DRAMA711-AT-aol.com wrote: > When we started blue sky puppet theatre 35 years ago we made a good > part of > our living doing political satire street shows here in washington > dc. After > the 1980 reagan election when things just didn't seem funny anymore > and we > had families to support we made the somewhat easy decision to > devote ourselves > entirely to the childrens/family market. Although I have no regret, > totally > loving the young audience, in the back of my head the politics kept > nagging at > me, particularly a few years ago when cheney shot the lawyer. I > was walking > near dupont circle on a beautiful spring day and there was no doubt > in my > mind how much fun a street show would be. > > Anyway, for the last 15 years we've done an adult/older child > horror show > in our backyard for halloween. It's our one chance of the year to be > completely politically (as in school boards) incorrect. With the > election just 4 days > after halloween it seemed a natural to do some sort of political > bloodbath. > Luckily I wasn't the only one who thrives on new material. Don > Becker is a > terrific local puppet builder and part time puppeteer who agreed to > make the > one night show puppets of the candidates. They are between 12 and > 20" and are > feather light. We had a volunteer dream cast including another local > builder/puppeteer/NPR producer Barry Gordemer, local voice over > artist/puppeteer/comedian Jan Johns and Don's daughter Maddie > rounding out the performers. > > The resulting show, performed 10 times that night for a neighborhood > crowd > of 400 lined up in the driveway, was amateur videoed and we put it > up on you > tube to share with interested folks. Please feel free to pass it on > to anyone > who might be interested. We're a little curious to see if it can get > viral but > really only did it for the fun. > > check out don's website at _www.dbpuppet.com_ (http:// > www.dbpuppet.com) for > some unusual and artistic creations and > barry's at _www.handemonium.com_ (http://www.handemonium.com) he > has some > really great looking politicos being used in Las Vegas there as well! > > hope you enjoy! > _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh-nGJHjmDU_ > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh-nGJHjmDU) > > michael cotter > director > blue sky puppet theatre > _www.blueskypuppets.com_ (http://www.blueskypuppets.com) > _drama711-AT-aol.com_ (mailto:drama711-AT-aol.com) love to hear what > you thought > about the show > **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie > news & > more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt > p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001) > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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