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Danny Montooth spent several years as a puppeteer and Puppet Specialist at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.  He is also a creator of and puppeteer for Perception Studios which streams weekly live on Twitch.  I talk to Danny about working for Disney, his thoughts on streaming, and his jobs working on commercials, movies, web series and more in this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Danny Montooth: Website - https://www.dannymontooth.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dmontooth YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PerceptionStudio

Discussed on the show: Greg Ballora - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/12/utp-66/ Thom Fountain - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/07/utp-005/ Aran de la Peña - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/04/utp-42/

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Melvin Campbell is a puppeteer on the PBS Show Donkey Hode. Not only is he playing the show’s newest character Cousin Hode, he’s also composed music for the show and written a couple of episodes of the show as well.  He’s also written for Sesame Street and The Not Too Late Show Starring Elmo.  I talk to the incredibly talented Mel Campbell about his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with : Website - https://camphousepuppets.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/untitledcampbell/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CampHousePuppets YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@puppestry IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13167503/

Discussed on the show:

Donkey Hode - https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/

PBS Interview - https://video.wtvp.org/video/unsung-guitarist-far-flung-music-shop-pbs-puppeteer-vljoly/

Duo Lingo - https://www.youtube.com/@DuoABC/featured

Photo Credits: Loren Toney/Courtesy of Fred Rogers Productions Kelsey Neumann/Courtesy of Mel Campbell/Fred Rogers Productions Dionte Bolling/Courtesy of Mel Campbell/Fred Rogers Productions

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Alex Evans is the Co-Executive Director and Head Puppeteer of The Historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles.  Since the 1960’s The Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been entertaining audiences throughout Southern California. I talk to Alex Evans about his puppetry career, his role at the theater and a bit about the history of Bob Baker and the theater on this episode, the first episode of the eighth year of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Alex Evans & the Bob Baker Marionette Theater: Website - https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuE9sYSJJYVubfaKvjpwwdA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bobbakermarionettes/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbakermarionettes Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobBakerMarionetteTheater/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Baker_Marionette_Theater Twitter - https://twitter.com/bbmtofficial

Discussed on the show: Bob Baker Day - https://bobbakerday.com Adopt-A-Puppet - https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com/adoptapuppet Name A Chair & Spoon - https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com/puppet-parlor-fundraiser

Photos by Carlo Alberto Orecchia & Lisa Whiteman. 

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Puppeteers Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith are the creators, directors, and producers of  GLOP - The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry.  Donna and Colleen, along with puppeteer Alice Dinnean, created GLOP to promote the many incredible Lady Puppeteers, Puppeteers of Color and Non-Binary and Trans puppeteers there are around the world.  I sat down with Donna and Colleen to talk about the history of GLOP, the two seasons of the show they’ve produced, the live show spin off and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Alison Mork played Chairry on the legendary TV Show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse where she also performed Magic Screen, Chicky Baby, Chandelier and more.  She has also puppeteered on Sesame Street, The  Muppets, Crank Yankers and Team America World Police.  I sit down with Alison Mork to talk about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Alison Mork: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605817/ Muppet Wiki - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Alison_Mork

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On Saturday, July 22, 2023, I was honored to be asked to moderate What’s Next? A Panel for the Future in Puppetry at the National Puppetry Festival.  I sat down with puppeteers Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano and Matthew Lish to talk about their careers in puppetry and where they see the art form going in the future.  I’m happy to share that audio with you on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish: Rachel Burson - https://www.instagram.com/rachelmadestudio/ Andrew A. Cano - https://www.instagram.com/andrewacano/ Matthew Lish - https://www.instagram.com/phineasjuggler/

Discussed on the show: Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org/ National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival

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Sam Kendall is a puppeteer, writer and director who has been making puppet videos for the internet for over a decade. His show The Mo Show starring his puppet Mo Monster has shown that Sam is a master at writing, directing and performing puppetry for the web. I sit down to talk to Sam about The Mo Show, his new series Rooming with Dino and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Sam Kendall: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/themoshowproductions Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sokpuppets   Discussed on the show: Mo Monster takes NYCC 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWW7GIv4ua4 The Puppet Detective - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6O3lkuOGL4&t=7s Rooming with Dino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUhX3hCfAQ Mo and Bill are Salesman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDPybC0OhE One Bed One Bath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HE_j3emOMM Boyish Charms - https://brotherearthcollaborative.org/boyish-charms/ Feel Your Best Self - https://feelyourbestself.collaboration.uconn.edu/

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While I was at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival, I met Carol Sterling for the first time.  Within a minute of speaking with her, I knew I wanted to get her on the show.  Carol Sterling is an educational puppeteer who has taught puppetry in education around the world including as a Fulbright Specialist in Uganda and India and she was invited to the White House for her work in the arts.  She is also just about the biggest champion of the puppetry arts that I’ve ever met.  It was my pleasure to sit down and chat with Carol Sterling for this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Carol Sterling: Website - https://www.carolsterling.net/ Public Relations Handout - https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/underthepuppet/UTP_88_PRIdeas.pdf Educational Puppeteer Resources - https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/underthepuppet/UTP_88_EPResourseList.pdf

Mentioned on the show: Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education: Head, Hands and Heart by Johanna Smith - https://a.co/d/iEZIaOI

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For this episode of Under The Puppet, we’re doing something a little different.  We are headed out of the studio to conduct some interviews, sort of documentary style, with several of the performers  of the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry’s recent Puppetzilla Puppet Slam Astrology: What’s Your Sign.  We’ll then chat with about what goes into putting on a successful puppet slam with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam producer, Christine Papalexis  on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam: Website - https://www.laguildofpuppetry.org/puppetzilla-puppet-slam Guild Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LAGuildOfPuppetry/ Slam Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Puppetzilla Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lapuppetry/

Interviewed on the show: Kelsey Kato - https://www.instagram.com/kelsey.kato/ Tighe Skehan - https://www.instagram.com/god_dammit_tighe/ Ricky Chavez - https://www.instagram.com/rikemind/ Rares Fota - https://www.instagram.com/andrei.rares/ Josie Oriana - https://linktr.ee/orianaorange Ben Gown - https://www.instagram.com/ben_gown/ Marie Claire Macadar - https://www.instagram.com/mariclers.world/ Freddie Spencer - https://www.instagram.com/freddie.spencer.54/ Zack Binder - https://www.instagram.com/zack_binder/ Esty Bharier - https://www.instagram.com/estycreates/ Christine Papalexis - https://www.instagram.com/c.papalexis/

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Sid Krofft is the grandfather of puppetry.  He picked up his puppet at a young age and was soon a sensation booking shows across the United States and then around the world.  He would go on to create shows such as H.R. Pufnstuff, Land of the Lost and Sigmund & The Sea Monsters to name a few, but his love of puppetry was always at the heart of all he did.  I chatted with Sid Krofft about his career in this special episode of Under The Puppet produced for the National Puppetry Festival in conjunction with the Puppeteers of America.

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Connect with Sid Krofft: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sidkrofft IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0471898/

Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org/ National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Michael Oosterom puppeteered Cornelius in The Jim Henson Company series Earth To Ned on Disney+.  He also played Rankle on the Netflix Series The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell.  I talk to Michael about these projects as well as Puppet Up Uncensored, No You Shut Up, the reboot of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Michael Oosterom: Website - http://www.michaeloosterom.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michaeloosterom IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649003/

Discussed on the show: Earth To Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned

No, You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up!

Sigmund and the Sea Monsters - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1292576/

The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Creations_of_Christine_McConnell

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