http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode my guest is Randal J. Metz, the Director of the Storybook Puppet Theater at Children's Fairyland, the longest, continually operating, puppet theater in the United States.  I talk to Randal about what led him to puppetry, why The Storybook Theater is such a magical place and much more.  Plus stories about Frank Oz, Jerry Juhl, Bob Baker. and Tony Urbano!

CONNECT WITH RANDAL: WEBSITE -  http://www.puppetcompany.com WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randal_J._Metz STORYBOOK PUPPET THEATER - https://fairyland.org/events-and-performances/puppet-shows/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Welcome to Season 3 of Under The Puppet!  This episode I talk with Art Gruenberger who is the founder of the Puppet Art Theater Company. A company that makes six figures a year performing shows all over California.  Art gives lectures on making money in puppetry at puppet festivals across the country.  If you want to make money in puppetry, this is the episode to listen to!

CONNECT WITH ART: WEBSITE - http://puppetarts.com FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Puppet-Art-Theater-Co-126020881399/

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:NATIONAL FESTIVAL - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival-2019/ NATIONAL PUPPETRY CONFERENCE - https://www.theoneill.org/pup CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - John Tartaglia worked on Sesame Street when he was just 16 years old.  He went on to star in Avenue Q which earned him a Tony Award Nomination. He then created and starred in Johnny and the Sprites for Playhouse Disney and Splash & Bubbles for The Jim Henson Company.  I talk to John about all this and more in this interview.

MORE ABOUT JOHN: TWITTER - https://twitter.com/johnnytartags INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/johnnytartags IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437776/

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:AVENUE Q - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_and_the_Sprites SPLASH & BUBBLES - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splash_and_Bubbles CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alice Dinnean has puppeteered on TV and film with The Muppets, Sesame Street, and The Jim Henson Company to name just a few. In this interview, we talk about her beginnings as a puppeteer, being the new puppeteer in a high stakes situation, her advice for young puppeteers, writing for puppetry and much more.

MORE ABOUT ALICE: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227771/ WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Dinnean

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND - https://fairyland.org JACK'S BIG MUSIC SHOW - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%27s_Big_Music_Show CRICKET MAGAZINE - http://cricketmedia.com/Cricket-literary-magazine CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Paul Fusco is the creator and puppeteer of one of the most recognizable puppets in the world, ALF.  In this interview, I talk with Paul about the creation of ALF, his work with Disney on Dumbo's Circus, his post-ALF show Space Cats and more.  There is a lot of good advice in here for creators who'd like to build a world around their puppet characters.

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:ALF ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA - https://youtu.be/4mXA3N28ViU SPACE CATS - https://youtu.be/agIoX9r_5nM CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Recorded live during the DragonCon Puppetry Track in Atlanta, this is a great panel discussion about puppet filmmaking with creator and puppeteer Sam Koji Hale and producer Mallory O'Meara.  We discuss the genesis and production of the film Yamasong: March of the Hollows and there is a ton of great advice about making your own puppet film.

CONNECT WITH SAM:WEBSITE - http://mightypug.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1199352/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/samkojihale/

CONNECT WITH MALLORY: WEBSITE - http://www.malloryomeara.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/malloryomeara INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/malloryomeara PODCAST - http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses

CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Recorded live at Felt-A-Con in Seattle, Washington, this is a wonderful interview with puppeteer and builder Annett Mateo who is the Master Puppet Artisan for Seattle's Children's Theatre.  She also owns her own puppet building company Puppetlandla. In this interview we talk about her career and many of the projects she has worked on. 

CONNECT WITH ANNETT:WEBSITE - http://puppetlandia.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/Puppetlandia CROW PUPPET VIDEO - https://youtu.be/HZppvGha6vM

CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode, my guest is Michael Paul Ziegfeld who has puppeteered for Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and also created a puppet web series for MTV.  He's also created and toured his own stage show.  He's opened for James Brown, Joan Rivers and Don Rickles to name a few.  He also is a very active voiceover artist having lent his talents to Pixar and Disney.  In this interview we talk to Michael Paul Ziegfeld about meeting Jim Henson, participating in Henson Workshops and performing on cruise ships and for corporate gigs.  There's a lot of great advice in this interview!

CONNECT WITH MICHAELWEBSITE - https://michaelpaulonline.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/MichaelPaulLive INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/MichaelPaulOnline/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/MichaelPaulOnline

CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.underthepuppet.com - Join the fun at two LIVE Under the Puppet recordings in August 2018! The first is August 11, in Seattle, WA! The second is August 31, at Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA! Tickets and info at underthepuppet.com/live

CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode we have a bit of a different perspective on the art and business of puppetry as we interview writer, director and creator Kirk R. Thatcher.  Kirk has fantastic stories about working on Return of the Jedi and Star Trek IV.  He also worked closely with Jim Henson.  We discuss a bit of how he works and I get his thoughts on pitching projects and what directors look for when casting puppeteers.

CONNECT WITH KIRKTWITTER - https://twitter.com/kirkthatcher INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/kirkthatcher/

CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet

CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/

Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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