Fall 2004 Volume 56, No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

COVER STORY

2 TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE Marionettes Make it to the Big Screen, by Christine Papalexis

FESTIVALS

6 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic (Connecticut), report by Nancy Henk
7 Southeast (North Carolina), report by Lisa Sturz
9 Pacific Southwest (Arizona), report by Greg Williams
11 PUPPETFEST MIDWEST, by Debbie Allen

FEATURE STORIES

5 A LIFE EXPERIENCE THROUGH PUNCH AND JUDY, by Carol Taylor
12 OPERA IN FOCUS, CHICAGO’S SECRET TREASURE, by Fred Putz
15 A CINDERELLA STORY, by Peter Schaefer
17 DISPOSABLE OBJECT PUPPETRY– Discovering the Aesthetics of the Ordinary, by Colette Searls
26 UNIMA-USA SYMPOSIUM AT UCONN – Puppetry and Islamic Culture, by Kathy Foley
28 IDENTITY, by Jennifer Stoessner

COLUMNS

14 WAR STORIES, Bob Nathanson
20 SCENE EAST, Steve Abrams
21 SCENE WEST, Greg Williams

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

19 REHEARSING WITH GODS, Photographs and Essays on the Bread and Puppet Theater, Reviewed by Karen Larsen

IN MEMORIAM

22 PETER BAIRD
24 DOLA McCOY

ON STAGE

24 SECOND ANNUAL DUMPSTER DUELS, by Diane Rains

FILM, VIDEO, TELEVISION

25 CBS Sunday Morning, and short cuts

NOTEWORTHY

25 Puppets, Education Magic; Dan Hurlin; Stolen Puppets; COPA needs a home.

INTO THE SHOP

30 CREATING A PAPIER MACHE´ MASTER MODEL, Part 2, by Michael Baroto

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

32 Puppeteers of America Financial Report, Annual Statement of Ownership