Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In this Under The Puppet App Exclusive episode, I talk to puppeteer Jennifer Himes about the Xperimental Puppetry Theater Program at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Jennifer participated in the 2019 XPT Program and we chat about her experience working on her project, Dragonfire.

CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS XPT PROGRAM: VIDEO OVERVIEW - https://vimeo.com/266745405 2020 PROGRAM - http://www.puppet.org/programs/adults-teens/

CONNECT WITH JENNIFER: WEBSITE - www.purlicuemagic.com INSTAGRAM (PERSONAL) - instagram.com/jhimesy INSTAGRAM (PROFESSIONAL) - instagram.com/purlicuemagic

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

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - To celebrate the release of the Under the Puppet app for iOS and Android, Under The Puppet is giving away A Cookie Monster Funko Pop autographed by Cookie Monster and Sesame Street Puppeteer David Rudman! To find out how to enter, download the FREE Under The Puppet App for iOS and Android! The App is currently available in the App Store for iOS and on Google Play for Android! Download the app today to get all the episodes of Under The Puppet in one place! Plus you'll hear episodes before their release, get exclusive bonus episodes, episode extras and more, including this Cookie Monster Funko Pop Giveaway! For more information and links, visit saturdaymorningmedia.com/apps. Thanks for listening to Under the Puppet!

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

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This month I welcome Jamie Shannon to the show. He is the creator of Mr. Meaty, Nanalan, The Grogs and more. We talk about his beginnings, his work with Nickelodeon, his puppet short Rasputin and much more.

CONNECT WITH JAMIE: WEBSITE - https://jamieshannon.ca TWITTER - https://twitter.com/jshannonigan YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bigguppy INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/jshananana/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Grogs - https://youtu.be/VRFheE8KcmI Big and Small - https://youtu.be/Olb7exCSbnc 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 - This is the first in a series of short episodes spotlighting puppeteers who have been mentioned on the show but are no longer with us. This episode we focus on Wayland Flowers, known best for his puppet character Madame. A video version of this episode is available at underthepuppet.com.

MORE ON WAYLAND FLOWERS: WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_Flowers IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283222/ UNIMA - https://wepa.unima.org/en/wayland-flowers/ Center for Puppetry Arts - https://bit.ly/2WFKdIR

CLIPS COURTESY OF YOUTUBE USERS: Eileen Prose Alan Eichler Don Blackmore In Celebration: The 5th Dimension pannoni4 Sammy Dee Michael Carpenter 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

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode I sit down with puppeteer John Lovelady. John was chosen by Jim Henson to be a Muppeteer and received puppetry training from Frank Oz. He played the role of Crazy Harry in the first season of The Muppet Show. He later went on to star as Edison and Knock Knock on The Great Space Coaster! I can't wait for you to hear this interview!

Special thanks to Jim Martin for his help on this episode.

MORE INFO ON JOHN: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522513/ WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lovelady

CONNECT WITH THE GREAT SPACE COASTER: FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatSpaceCoaster TWITTER - https://twitter.com/TGSC_Official 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 - 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

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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

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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

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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

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

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