Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s current production, “Fun With Strings”. (Photograph courtesy of Bob Baker Marionette Theater.)
The word “puppet” conjures up some smile-worthy images.
But, there’s so much more to puppetry–as an art form–than lovable “fuzzies” and kids’ entertainment. And for the second year in a row, Los Angeles’ citywide L.A. Puppet Fest has celebrated the art of puppetry, with thirteen days of workshops, special events, and, of course, performances!
L.A. Puppet Fest Coordinator Sherry Layne is Assistant Manager and performance coordinator of Puppet School, and L.A. Puppet Fest committee member Alex Evans is a puppeteer and the stage manager for the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, now in its fifty-third season.
Sherry and Alex talked about the origins of L.A. Puppet Fest, and offered a preview of some of the 2014 Puppet Fest events–including the April Fools’ Puppet Ball and Million-Puppet Parade, with Bob Baker, of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, as its Grand Marshal.
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