The Puppet Liberation Front by Joel Orr (2004)

ABOUT               UPCOMING               COMPANY                 HISTORY  PUNCHFACE TRILOGY  GARAGE YEARS  IVAN THE FOOL ACIS & GALATEA CORRUPTION OF                     THE SPECIES THE DANUBE STRANGE DEVICES THE MAUIST THE CRIME OF                 THE ASSISTANT                 MASTER BUTLER THE NOBLEST                            OF DRUGS THE EDGE OF SPACE!! WHY DO THE                CHILDREN RUST? OH, LENIN! DANSE MACABRE                         PART ONE THE PUPPET         LIBERATION FRONT ANNUAL PUPPET FEST          2004 DANSE MACABRE                         PART TWO ANNUAL PUPPET FEST          2005 DANSE MACABRE                         PART THREE THE LONG CHRISTMAS                         RIDE HOME ANNUAL PUPPET FEST          2006 ROT MULTIMEDIA                 SUPPORT                 SHOP                 LINKS                        CONTACT

The Puppet Liberation Front A Mask Drama by Joel Orr Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre kicked off a new season with The Puppet Liberation Front, the company’s first mask theater production. Written and directed by Joel Orr, this new mask drama tells the story of a contemporary puppet troupe falling apart at the seams. The puppet leaders extort cash from its own board of directors, assault faculty members of elementary schools where they perform, and betray each other in needlessly diabolical ways. Ultimately unsatisfied with their artistic mission, they decide to use their puppet skills to produce a new form of domestic terrorism: one that promises equal parts showmanship and bloodshed. A lone undercover detective infiltrates the company and finds that the horrors brewing at “Kritter Kontrol Puppets” may be too malignant to be stopped, or even comprehended. The Puppet Liberation Front is a mask drama where, through masks and costumes, six actors play in excess of fifteen roles. Since Bobbindoctrin is clearly a puppet troupe, there are indeed puppets in the production. “For the first time in Bobbindoctrin history, human actors with masks will share the stage with puppets” artistic director Joel Orr explains. Described by Orr as “bloodier and less redeeming than BPT’s usual fare”. The Puppet Liberation Front is Bobbindoctrin’s salute to the Theatre du Grand Guignol, known for classic shock theatre. Specializing in productions designed to horrify and sicken, no Grand Guignol show was considered a success unless a few audience members fainted or upchucked on their shoes. Sept 30 - Oct 23, 2004 at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex 2201 Preston, Houston, Texas THE CREATORS Written and directed by Joel Orr Starring: Jeremy Carlson, Joe Folladori, Atton Paul, Bill Savoie, Mike Switzer, Kira Vincent, Ken Watkins, and Tek Wilson Costumes by Melissa Winter Lighting by Travis Watson and Christopher Daniello Masks by Yelena Zhelezov Photography by Anthony Rathbun Sound Design by Christopher Daniello Stage design, direction, and giant puppets by Aaron Jackson Theme song by Two Star Symphony "Happy Bunny Neighbor Singalong Club" song by Atton Paul Build crew: Dennis Clay, Lenni Zhelezov, Jenny Campbell, Hayden Greenwade, Jeremy Carlson, Aaron Jackson, Joel Orr, Vera Schoepe, Atton Paul, Melissa Winter and Mike Switzer PLF press packet PREVIOUS PRODUCTION NEXT PRODUCTION