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Recent Essays

This is a repository of written content, sorted by most recent to oldest. Enjoy!

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A Measured Look at Puppet Building

3 September 2015

Puppet builder Matthew Laird discusses the joys and challenges of crafting puppets for live performance.

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3 September 2015

Jonathan Mandell looks at the recent cell phone fury, especially among prominent performers, and offers a different take on theatre etiquette.

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Theatre or Television

2 September 2015

Pam Arciero, Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend Grundgetta Grouch, considers the differences between being a puppeteer on television and on stage.

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2 September 2015

In the third installment of his media design series, Daniel Fine distinguishes effective ways to utilize media in the rehearsal room.

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1 September 2015

Puppeteer James Godwin explores the philosophical and spiritual implications of puppetry.

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1 September 2015

Melissa Bergstrom discusses her journey toward accepting a personal definition of success as a theatre artist.

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31 August 2015

Solo puppet artist Marsian De Lellis discusses their inspiration and process for creating object/puppet theatre.

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Playwriting

31 August 2015

In the first installment of his series, writer and actor Eli Keel discusses the state of new work in Kentucky and some of its key players.

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30 August 2015

Puppeteer Jean Marie Keevins reports on 2015 National Puppetry Conference and the Puppeteers of America National Puppetry Festival.

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30 August 2015

Actor Jenna Turk describes some less-than-perfect on-stage moments that ended up adding a surprise element to the performances.

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