I have the good fortune to work with a local children’s theater organization Poison Apple Productions in Martinez California, and they were asked to perform Beetlejuice in the new works showcase at the Junior Theater Festival West on Feburary 11th. This 15-minute showcase had highlights from the junior musical theater version of Beetlejuice that MTI […]

Pacific SouthWest Puppet Fest – Santa Barbara International Puppetpalooza For four days puppets will take over the city of Santa Barbara. Puppetpalooza is a family-focused event that includes over twenty performances and events. More than thirty performers with appear at different venues and two park celebrations. This multi-cultural festival will bring children, families, visitors and […]

SFBAPG is hosting its second annual Nick Barone Workshop in Nov. I can’t wait to learn more about shadow puppets from Wendy Morton. Also a cool shirt by Elizabeth Leonard (http://www.elizabethandesign.com). Order before Oct 15th. 

After looking for inspiration and settling on “I Feel Pretty”. We now had a song and a concept for the puppet. The thought was we could use a red costume wig on a puppet that from the front would have a big lopsided lip, possibly cross-eyes, one eye larger than the other, a witch like […]

To remember Nick Barone the San Francisco Puppeteer who passed in late 2014, the SFBAPG is running a Celebration of his life. They’ll have a workshop featuring his pattern, and later have a celebration of his work. To commemorate Nick and his work, the guild has put together a t-shirt as a Booster. Pick one […]

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