Puppet Show Friday

[Toasty]

The librarian also suggested that I get some info ready for her so that she could actually hire me to do a show at the end of the year for the grade levels. It pays 750$ She said she would rather pay me then someone else.

COOL

Congrats on the success of your show! Just be careful taking on any paying gigs and using Kermit or other unlicensed characters in the act. Better to avoid any possible issues with public performance copyrights.

 

[Kevin the Frog]

I think rtgentry has been around long enough to realize that, but always a good reminder.

Is that Oscar puppet from a recent ebay auction? If so, he looks better in your picture. That Elmo puppet is awesome! (I've seen your Kermit before which is very nice as well)

I wish we could see the video to hear your voices!

 

[rtgentry]

The oscar was recently given to me by a good friend. It was the one on ebay. It is really fun.

I realize the whole paying gig copyright issues. We wont get into that. I realized this show that the other characters were much more fun to do during the show and received more laughs as well.

There is no pressure with the voices either. They sound like what ever you want them to sound like unlike Kermit ect.

I am working on a show for the school for May. It is a Jungle theme this year at the school. So I will be working on something for the older kids as well.

Thanks
Randy

 

[Kevin the Frog]

"I realized this show that the other characters were much more fun to do during the show and received more laughs as well."

Funny you say that, as when I did my first "puppet show" (non-paying birthday party for a good friend) I had an original character introduce each of my muppet puppets (mostly Fishers Price ones) and wrote a long winded post on here basically saying the same thing. For whatever reason, the kids seemed to enjoy the original guy more than Kermie and the rest of them (well Grover was a big hit, but he's pretty funny and they know him well from Sesame Street.)

It's still fun to throw in the muppets every once in a while. If you start out with a sesame street character and then use your own puppets, a lot of the kids will still think they're watching a muppet show. ha!

I'm still going to use the muppet puppets to greet the kids this year for my annual Muppet Halloween trick or treat show. (I cannot wait!) It wouldn't make as much sense, or may seem a little weird, if it were just a bunch of puppets they didn't know giving them candy when they come to the door. Well, that's what I'm thinking anyways. Most of the older kids think it's weird period!

 

[rtgentry]

My next show is on halloween at our annual fall festival with the local churches. So I am sure I will have Kermit and oscar out there to see the kids.