From: "MM" <michaelm-AT-execpc.com>
Subject: Re: PUPT: BFG puppets
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 12:37:38 -0400


To Bob and all.

Sorry about the typo. Thanks for the correction.
I have managed to get Roald Dahl's name correct MOST of the time.
I have to do one more TV interview at 6:30AM next week, pray for me. I 
can barely form a complete thought before 10AM and lots of coffee, much 
less speak intelligently about the show and the amazing Mr. Dahl.
I love his work dearly.
I write too, so I understand the pleasure of having my name mispelled 
and mispronounced many times.

The show is up and going quite well.
Audiences seem happy.
A 3/4 thrust stage presented lots of sightline/puppetry challenges.
And non-puppeteer adult and children actors acting, wearing masks and 
operating puppets in full view of the audience was also fun to work out.

Mark was instrumental and absolutely wonderful in finding the solutions 
and mentoring the young and pro performers. Everyone with the show 
loves him and his work. He is a joy and an honor to collaborate with. 
He is unswervingly patient, energetic, generous, inventive and 
brilliant. Also manically funny. I wish you could all come to town, see 
the show and talk with Mark.

Then again, everytime I read about a project on this amazing list, I 
long to see it with my own eyes. When are they gonna get that STAR TREK 
transport technology up and running? I hope its cheap and comfortable.

MM

> At 07:41 AM 9/20/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >I just finished directing a theatre  adaptation of Roland Dahl's BFG 
(Big 
> >Friendly Giant)
> >At First Stage Children's Theatre in Milwukee. An article about Mark 
Hare, 
> >the shows's
> >puppet designer/builder is at:
> >
> >http://www.jsonline.com/onwisconsin/arts/sep03/169772.asp
> >
> >Michael Moynihan
> 
> Congratulations, Michael.  I hope the show went extremely well.  I 
read the 
> article about Mark Hare.  Thanks for giving us the link.  By the way, 
the 
> writer's name is Roald Dahl.  Sorry, but being a writer, I'm a 
stickler for 
> getting the writer's name correct.
> 
> -Bob Stone
> www.serious-comedy.com

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