Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:08:31 -0400
From: Richard Johnson <djdick-AT-gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu>
Subject: Re: PUPT: monologues


At 09:08 AM 9/13/02 -0700, Mary Robinette Kowal wrote:
>Hmmm... that's a possibility.  One of the companies did MacBeth's
>witches with puppets, but didn't have any puppeteers involved and it
>pretty much impelled.
>
>Mary
>
>Liz Evans wrote:
>> 
>> Mary,
>> 
>> How about the Bloody hands monologue from Mac Beth.  I had the greatest
>> pleasure seeing Stuffed Puppet do Mac Beth with his Oversized pieces.
>> But think  of all the Symbolism that could be incorporated into Lady
>> Mac Beth's scene, using a puppet, that is more difficult to do with
>> a human being.  Could be some pretty cool stuff that was beautiful as
>> opposed to gimmicky.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Liz
>> K. Elizabeth Evans, President
>> Renaissance Artist Puppet Company
>> 
>> Puppeteers of America
>> Mid Atlantic Regional Director
>> 
>> http://www.RenaissanceArtist.com
>> Come see our Puppets, Props, and Mascots. We also provide
>> shows and Art Residency programs.
>> 
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>Mary Robinette Kowal
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Many scenes from Shakespeare lend themselves to puppetry very well.  We
never did a whole play, but at the University where I taught we used to  do
scenes from Shakespeare about every other year-- they financially supported
much of the rest of the program.  In MacBeth, particularly, the banquet
scene, the witches, the "dagger I see before me" all lend themselves to
puppetry very well.   My favorite scene, however,(created by some of my
students) over the years was the Desdmona murder scene from Othello.  It
was performed my many different students (they tended to take puppets from
our stock, but one of the most effective used scarves controlled by rods
under black light).  It was always chilling.  We never had much success
with the fight scenes.
Richard B. Johnson, (djdick-AT-PuppenRich.com)
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Puppeteer, Playwright, Writer, Director,
Actor, Thingmaker, Mormon, Person, Fool.
I sometimes think that the last persona is the most important
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