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Works in Progress
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Strings
48 members
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Mudblood Puppeteers
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puppet project opportuni…
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Puppets: Comedy Writing
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Michael Grassia's Discussions
Orlando, FL - Vacation - Want to see Puppets
Replied May. 28, 2009
Orlando, FL - Vacation - Want to see Puppets
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Started this discussion. Last reply by chad harkins May. 29, 2009.
Change pattern.cdr to pattern.pdf
Replied Aug. 21, 2008
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hi there if they still have it there Disney has puppet shows based on the the playhouse disney shows like mickey's mouse clubhouse handy mandy, and the new winnie the pooh show just to name a few because i saw clips on you tube and there's the the m…
FisticuffDC said:It's been around for a while now, but if you haven't seen it, you MUST see Finding Nemo: The Musical at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It makes me cry every time. Great puppets, great music, great story...very inspirational.
Thanks Fist…
It's been around for a while now, but if you haven't seen it, you MUST see Finding Nemo: The Musical at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It makes me cry every time. Great puppets, great music, great story...very inspirational.
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if there is anything interesting, puppet-wise going on between the dates of August 15th - 22nd of this year in Orlando, FL?
I am taking a very large family vacation to the theme parks which I have done l…
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- Gender
- Punch
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Relationship to Puppetry
- Puppeteer, builder and fan
- What First Got Me Interested in Puppetry
- Loved puppets since childhood. I guess my earliest memories are of Sesame Street and Mister Rogers.
- My Puppetry (or Puppet) Hero
- My puppetry heroes are vast. I respect and am a fan of anyone who builds and/or performs puppets. Since I grew up on Mister Rogers and Sesame Street, Jim Henson and Fred Rogers are two of my puppetry heroes. My old animation instructor and shadow puppeteer Donald Heller who inspired me to continue to learn puppetry throughtout college. Steven Widerman who is a great guy and someone I interned with. He helped me understand puppetry as a business. Also, Fred Greenspan who is another great guy and is always kind enough to answer my Punch and Judy questions.
- If I Were a Puppet, I'd Be...
- controled by someone else.
- More About Me:
- I am a storyteller who works with comics and puppetry. Puppetry was always a hobby of mine since childhood. I've always wanted to do puppetry and cartooning professionally for years. It wasnt until I was asked to perform (in 2003) for a group of special needs students at one of my teaching jobs that I realized how much I loved puppetry. I built a somewhat crude puppet and show(the show wasnt crude) in a couple of months and told a couple of fables. I did two shows and the audience loved it.
In 2005, I interned with The Puppet Company while studying for my masters. Though I didnt do any performing in front of an audience, I did learn how to perform many different types of puppets as well as how to build them through repair work. I think the most important thing I learned there was what went in to preparing the show. From booking, to advertising, to directing, and running rehersals.
Pretty much all my shows I am working on are based on comic ideas I've had which I think would work better as a performance piece.
When I am not working on my puppets or comics, I work as a college professor teaching traditional and computer art.
- My Company/Troupe/Group
- Michael Grassia Studios
- Website
- http://www.michaelgrassia.com
- 2nd Website
- http://www.myspace.com/michaelgrassia
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 10:32am on August 22, 2008,
Bob Nathanson said… - Michael,
I am happy to report that PuppetsToGo.com is up and running. Thanks again.
Bobseyeview.com
- At 4:49pm on August 21, 2008,
Bob Nathanson said…
- Thanks Michael. It is a server problem, and I'm trying to get it fixed.
- At 1:01pm on August 6, 2008,
Tears of Joy Theatre said… - Thanks, Michael. We perform mostly out here in the vast west. Will certainly let you know if we make it to the east coast. (we are performing in Atlanta for 3 weeks next spring, but that's still not very close to you)
- At 9:37am on August 6, 2008,
Deborah Hunt said…
- I found neoprene to be really interesting and great if you are making multiples of anything...but I also dont like to do a lot of casting....perhaps if I had a bigger studio...but now I have plaster molds taking up space...i just really like paper mache.
- At 8:48am on August 6, 2008,
- Hello Michael,
Nice to meet you. My puppets are made of paper mache. I have ventured into neoprene for one set of puppets but it is for me expensive and takes longer. Also I like the idea that you can work with paper mache anywhere anytime.
saludos
Deborah
- At 10:15am on August 5, 2008,
Random.H3RO said… - Sup teach
- At 7:01am on July 17, 2008,
Freggie Productions said… - Thanks. I use to watch the Animaniacs so I can see how their influence may have creeped in.
- At 9:36pm on July 15, 2008,
Sean Keohane said… - Hey, Michael, I did see you were in Yonkers... very close! As far as performing, we did a show at the PoA Fest in Savannah a few weeks ago and may be doing the same play at the puppet slam in Brooklyn in late August. Let's definitely keep in touch! --Sean
- At 10:25am on July 9, 2008,
Sleepylagoon said… - Thats cool. it would have been great to have someone so close to ideas share with.well I guess thats what these sites are best for.
Up , Up, and Away . . .
- At 10:26pm on July 7, 2008,
Freggie Productions said…
- Ah the towel cape. I remember it well. It sounds like we had the same childhood! Batman was my superhero of choice (still is!)
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