Sesame Puppeteers Making Opportunities for Themselves

[jeffkjoe]

Isn't it interesting how more Sesame Muppeteers are involved with projects outside the show these days?

I guess with Sesame's reduced production schedule (26 episodes), the Muppeteers have to find ways to keep themselves busy during the downtime.

For instance:

David Rudman, Alice Daneean, and Tim Lagasse do Jack's Big Music Show

John Tartaglia, Carmen Osbahr, and Leslie Carrera do Johnny and the Sprites

Pam Arciero, Tim Lagasse, Matt Vogel do Blue's Clues

Stephanie d'Abruzzo and others do Oobi

Stephanie d'Abruzzo, John T., Rick Lyon, etc. were involved with Avenue Q


I guess this proves that you have to make things happen for yourselves.

 

[SSLFan]

Yeah, I noticed that too!

 

[travellingpat]

Dont forget Marty R. doing Little Shop of Horrors..

 

[minor muppetz]

Don't they get residual checks, though? Or do the residuals not pay much?

 

[Ilikemuppets]

When you look at it from a stand point that Sesame Street is filmed just one month out of the year now, you would figure that sense this is what they all do for a living, that they would find work other places during the year as well.

 

[Cherrymoon]

One month out of the year?

I would think it would take a little long to do just the street scenes. I would think the acting would be about 3 months, but I guess it depends who is in which episode.

 

[D'Snowth]

It's been said that they shoot the show for four months out of the year... I don't know where just one month came from... but if that's the case, then that sure does shatter my dreams of being a Muppeteer for Sesame Street.

EDIT: BTW, neither John Tartaglia, nor Rick Lyon does Sesame Street anymore.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

It's a mystery. my guess would be two months anymore. Because there are now 26 episodes and not 26 weeks worth of episodes anymore.

 

[D'Snowth]

You also have to keep in mind that there's always some kind of little specials, be it for TV, or for DVD that they always come out with each year, so those might add another month's worth or so of taping to the schedule.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Yeah, good point.