File puptcrit/puptcrit.0908, message 174


From: "Robert Rogers" <robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:47:49 -0400
Subject: [Puptcrit] Bill Mack


When I lived in New York City and didn't mind waiting in line for eight 
hours in Central Park to see a free Public Theater Shakespeare production, 
I'd also get to see Bill Mack.  He'd walk up and down the line, pick a spot 
and perform with his Royal Short Shakespeare Company (I think that was the 
name).  He had a very simple stage which he must have worn on his shoulders, 
and used unadorned Nerf balls for the heads of his puppets.  His adaptations 
of Shakespeare's plays (or comic takes on) only lasted a minute or two.  He 
was absolutely hilarious, had great timing, and instilled a lot of 
personality into his minimalist-looking puppets.  A true artist and a 
terrible shame that he died so young.

When considering convicted murderers who are let out of prison to die in the 
comfort of freedom, it's important to remember Robert Stroud, the "Birdman 
of Alcatraz."  While serving time, he became a world famous, self-educated 
scientist and expert in the field of ornithology, who actually discovered 
medical cures for bird diseases.  He was never let out of jail and died 
behind bars.

Robert Rogers 

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