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  1. crazy chris

    Newspaper article about our puppet theater!

    http://sassafrassjunction.blogspot.com/2010/11/exciting-article-in-todays-paper.html im over the moon! and the funny thing is... today is a day that the paper is sending out free papers to non subscribers... the puppet god's have blessed us! lol :D cc
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    Started Building our Octopus Puppet

    ben and i are working on our first collaborative effort as puppet builders... he's the expert...i am the student...lol STAGE ONE: MINITURE CLAY MOLD OF HEAD! http://sassafrassjunction.blogspot.com/2010/11/day-one-of-building-our-brand-new.html cc
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    Pictures from Building our Puppet Stage

    its been a long day...but i thought id share some pics for ya... still very much a work in progress...but having a blast! http://sassafrassjunction.blogspot.com/2010/10/stage-building-day.html cc
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    i am looking for blue UV reflective fabric

    me and ben are hoping to build an octopus for our show soon...and im looking all over for blue UV fabric... any leads? thanks in advance! cc
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    Help Choosing a Wireless Mic System

    let me preface this by saying that i am by no means a cheapskate... but the costs of opening the theater continue to mount up. that being said i am in the market for a wireless mic set up and was wondering if you guys think this would suffice for a small venue...
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    I just hired a fellow Muppet Central Forum member

    THANKS SO MUCH MUPPET FORUM! you truly delivered me a gift! ive just officially hired Ben (muppaphone) as a puppeteer at our new theater! exciting times here at sassafrass junction! welcome aboard ben! cc
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    CrazyChris's Puppet Troop now on Facebook!

    our puppet theater now has a page please feel free to click "like"! the more the merrier! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saint-Albans-WV/Sassafrass-Junction-Puppet-Theater/147024272002858?v=wall cc
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    Ive got a huge mobile show today!

    wish me luck! :excited: its for all my extended family... a huge kids party with gifts and inflateable slides and all that jazz.... culminating with the CREEK CRITTERS VARIETY SHOW! hahahaha i hope to have pics soon! cc
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    Best Way to Audition Puppeteers?

    i live in a fairly small town... and our puppet theater is in dire need of atleast one more puppeteer.... i am a little nervous about an open casting call... being that its children's entertainment... i dont want any shady characters sneaking their way into my child friendly environment under...
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    PICS of the puppet theater...

    this is still very much a work in progress... but these are the BEFORE pics... hopefully have the AFTER PICS in a month or so...lol this is our store front... meeting with a company this week about signage http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2479/img1421s.jpg this room came with a 20 foot...
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    i feel so truly blessed!

    you know that feeling...2 days before a vacation... or that feeling when your on your way to best buy to purchase a new toy...lol... well thanks to puppets...i feel that way every day! every day i get to go into my puppet theater and piddle....paint stuff... imagine stuff...design stuff...
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    Question about Building Faux Tree Props

    the space im planning to rent for my puppet theater has this big support pole/beam directly to the right of the stage....and although its not in the way... it is a bit unsightly... so my plan is to turn it into a faux tree...with a cute face...and a large limb that hides my lighting rig... see...
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    Potentially Opening my own Puppet Theater

    i read in an article somewhere that there are less than 50 puppet theatres in the US... is that true? seems crazy to me... i made some calls to some rentable spots at a local plaza that has various antique stores / candle stores / mom and pop places and is in a wonderful little pedestrian plaza...
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    Any Tips for Arm Fatigue?

    just wondering if anyone else experiences this during live performances...and what tips you might have at one point in my show...my main character is in the air for 11 minutes straight... i start to feel the burn about 8 minutes in... the way my stage is set up... we stand behind a short...
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    What are the Pros and Cons of Latex Puppets?

    ive been working on a second show idea for my puppet company... in order to book shows for repeat customers and off new and exciting characters and story lines... and i thought of doing an exotic bird show...utilizing the AXTELL bird line of puppets... i was just wondering if you guys have...
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    New Puppet Company Logo

    i recently took on a new business partner... she is amazing! great performer...businesswoman and PR genius! to pile on to all that she was also a kindergarten teacher and has experience with youngins...hahaha so i recently designed a new business logo for us...
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    Sculpture of One of My Puppets

    im doing a big show soon for some close friends and they asked if i could do a sculpture of our main character "gabby" for the top tier of a large cupcake display bare in mind... i hadnt touched clay since 1st grade...lol sculpted http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4280/img1397xe.jpg...
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    Animation with Palisades Muppet Figures

    i had ambitions of doing a full show... but got burnt out...lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkjtRq4AAA0 cc
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    What do you think of Pavlov's Puppets?

    has anyone ever purchased any of his puppets? http://www.pavlovspuppets.com/ they look fantastic ! so i was just curious how they performed and felt on the hand? thanks for any info! cc
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    Anyone Performing in Professional Puppet Shows?

    hi there everybody! im new here and i see alot of puppet making activity on the forum which is soooooooo cool! i am amazed by what ive seen! and quite envious of your talents! i was just curious who all is running puppet shows? and if so what tips if any can you give? what seems to work the...
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