Last night was the Puppet Showplace Theatre’s March Puppet Slam. I showed up beforehand and got a chance to talk with some of the puppeteers, who all had some pretty illuminating things to say, and also ran into a little bit of hesitance from some of the puppeteers. I videoed the entire show, which was difficult because I didn’t have a tripod, but I think I got some OK video. I hope so at least. I’m very new to video recording.
The Slam itself was pretty interesting. There was some funny stuff, some emotional stuff, some shows that were scenes from childrens’ shows, and some that were sort of venting sessions. There were several performers who mostly do childrens’ shows, and some that pretty much only did adult puppetry. But as Kathleen had told me, the night was all about variety.
Oh, and Kathleen’s “Untouchable” piece turned out really nice! Hopefully I’ll find a place for it on my website.
