I thought there was a tutorial on here for making a rod mechanism to open and close the puppet's mouth.  You can google "puppet on a stick" to see what I mean.  Did I dream…

Hey everyone! Not sure where to post, so thought I would do it here. (I thought MAYBE PR, but that was discussion of how to promote things...mods can feel free to move it if need be.    ) I…

If you've been a ventriloquist, more than a week, you'll recognize the name. Below information was received from Mark Wade;Clinton Detweiler Has died...It is with great sadness that I am…

I was going through the referral logs on our Etsy store this morning and found that one of our characters was featured as the Puppet of the Day for Jan 21st at…

  I thought this might be an interesting discussion as long as there is respect for everyones viewpoint.  It is obvious in many cases here, where folks are coming from.  There are lots…

In 2013, School of Puppetry will be producing monthly podcast interviews with puppeteers. I have one scheduled to record soon, and if you'd like to add yourself to the interviewees, please email…

What happened to the latest activity on the right side of the site.  Without that, I am totally lost.  I don't even know where this thread is landing.

Merry Christmas everyone! Dr. Jeff put the finishing touches on our video Christmas card, and we wanted to share.I hope that all of you have a wonderful and joy filled day.

Hopefully none of you would fall for this.  Yesterday through "facebook", my charactor "Patsy Hoolahan" received this message. It's the scam where they eventually ask…

Curious how the creative minds think here.  If you are building charactors, does it just happen or by plan.  If you are writing shows, does the idea come or do you just start writing. Do you…

Hello, all!Long story short, my son, who is 18, dearly loves puppetry and has been collecting puppets for some time.  He is seeking a blinking puppet, and I have concerns about what would be…

Our very own Dr Megan of The Ridiculous Puppet Company has a new Etsy shop.  Check it out!http://www.etsy.com/shop/RidiculousPuppetCo

Ok, I have a question.anyone have an idea on how Floyd Peppers eyes are made and operate.I like the way the emotion shows in them

Sea Beast Puppet Company is looking for overhires, marketing interns, performers and company members who want to play with puppets! We are a Glen Ellyn based children’s puppet company that writes,…

Kevin Clash stepped down today as a second person alleges abuse when he was 15 and has opened a lawsuit against him.terrible shame, no idea what's true or not but bad enough to even be close to…

We have had no power for 2 weeks now. I live in one of the worst pasts of Hurricane Sandys rampage.Went as Wolfun and posed with people, heckled some politicians doing nothing.. a good ole time.Need…

Just thought some of you might like to see where we are living and working. This past weekend we did a presentation. We don´t actually do many live shows these days, as we concentrate energies mostly…

Philip mentioned the accent (in this thread) which is something I noted also when I watched the video. I've noticed that there seems to be a rise in popularity both in both host and characters…

Some info here:http://www.puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/blog.php/2012/11/06/hey-make-believerI posted about a music video earlier in the…

For this years AnimeNEXT, I am planning to create a Wheatley puppet. Wheatley is a character from the videogame Portal 2. However, since he is an A.I, he is composed of metal. Any suggestions of how…