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Yippee joined Marc Dunworth's group
Birthday Party Puppeteers
A group that discusses the ins and outs of entertaining at birthday parties with puppets.
Yippee replied to robin davis harren's discussion Wireless microphones etc"I bought a wireless headset microphone from Walmart.com for less than $40. It also came with a handheld that I don't need but I keep it around for backup purposes. The microphone comes in a one piece and it works really well for me."
Yippee is attending National Puppetry Festival's event
National Puppetry Festival at GA Tech Campus, Atlanta, GA
July 12, 2011 at 6pm to July 17, 2011 at 7pm
For 2011, the National Puppetry Festival returns to the campus of the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology in the heart of midtown Atlanta. The fun begins withan opening night performance and reception on Tuesday…See More
"Very sad to hear- Our thoughts are all with you and family. eric"
Yippee replied to robin davis harren's discussion Learning new accents"The best advice I can give you, is to watch tv, listen to the radio and listen for the more interesting voices. Then try to pick up a phrase or saying that goes with that character/person and make an imitation. But if you want to create more…"
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- Gender
- Punch
- Location
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Relationship to Puppetry
- I am a local puppeteer in my hometown and I have been interested in puppetry my whole life.
- What First Got Me Interested in Puppetry
- The first thing that got me interested in puppetry was the Muppets. Although I'll watch almost anything envolving puppetry. I would watch as many puppet shows as I could on PBS. Plus I've been doing basic hand manipulation since I was 2 1/2.
- My Puppetry (or Puppet) Hero
- Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Drew Allison, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Caroll Spinney, John Tartaglia, Dr. George Creegan, The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers, Phillip Huber, Paul Zaloom, Shari Lewis, Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) and Fred Rogers.
- If I Were a Puppet, I'd Be...
- Happy to have a friend, although having my mouth open all the time might be painful.
- My Company/Troupe/Group
- The Yippee Show
- Affiliations/Professional Organizations
- Puppeteers of America, Center for Puppetry Arts, Greater Philadelphia Area Puppetry Guild, and my own puppet company The Yippee Show
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Creegan Company is Going out of business
Posted on November 2, 2010 at 5:38pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
For those of you not familiar with the Creegan Company of Steubenville, Ohio, Dr. George R. Creegan edu. wrote the book, "Sir George's book of hand puppetry" in the 1960's and The Creegan Company was a world leader in animatronic puppets for retail and amusment. Now sadley after almost 50 years in the puppet bussiness, the Creegan Company has decided to close it's doors. Creegan's currently has hundred's of animations at rock bottom prices. There are also copies of Dr.…
Continue Visiting a puppet master
Posted on June 4, 2010 at 7:05pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Today I went with some friends to visit Ohio's puppet master, Dr. George Creegan. Some of you that read this maybe familer with a book that he published back in 1966 entitled: "Sir George's Book of Hand Puppetry." For those of you who are not familer with his work. Dr Creegan is the founder of the Creegan Company in Steubenville, Ohio. His company not only made their own puppets back in 60's, but these days they make animatronics for companies such as Disney World, Sea World, Hershey Park,…
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- At 9:57am on May 11, 2010,
Pix Smith said… - sorry that add took so long. I forgot to check in here. My apologies and I hope to see you soon!
- At 5:47pm on July 13, 2010,
Lois Sprengnether Keel (LoiS) said…
- YIPPEE! & Mark!,
Welcome to Out Front with My Puppet. Look forward to having you involved in the group as well as throughout PuppetHub.
- At 6:41pm on August 3, 2010,
- Happy birthday!!!
- At 10:34pm on August 3, 2010,
Joseph Emory said… - Happy Birthday Yippee
- At 6:46am on October 10, 2010,
paul dixon said… - hi how are you ???
- At 9:28pm on October 19, 2010,
Brad Lowe said… - hi there,
just wanted to let you know that I posted a few video's of TK
- At 7:15am on May 29, 2011,
Eric Anthony Smith said…
- Very sad to hear- Our thoughts are all with you and family. eric
- At 1:08am on August 3, 2011, Brad Lowe said…
- Happy Birthday Mark!
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Voice for Puppet Performance: WEBINAR
June 24, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Center for Puppetry Arts
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