Fall 2010 Volume 62, No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

COVER STORY

2 Redmoon’s “The Astronaut’s Birthday,” by Fred Putz

FEATURE ARTICLES

5 ENER-CHI – A New Work by MaRia Bodman, by Thom Fountain

6 To Be or Not to Be...A Ventriloquist, by Bob Abdou

12 Kevin Augustine and the Hobo Grunt Cycle, by Len Gerwick

15 The Puppetry of Carnival the Musical, by Larry Engler and Robert Smythe

Part One:  “Carnival’s” Lineage - Engler

Part Two: The Goodspeed Opera Production - Engler

Part Three:  “Doing the Puppets” for Goodspeed’s “Carnival,” Smythe

19 Chasing the “Fabricated American” Dream, by Dan Milano

FESTIVALS

8 Puppets in the Green Mountains – An International Festival of Unusual Theater,  by Andrew Periale and Penny Francis

28 PuppetFest Midwest, by Peter and Debbie Allen

REVIEWS

9 “Poste Restante,” reviewed by Anna Vargas

10 “Puss in Boots,” Reviewed by Miguel Romero

11 “Puss in Boots,” Commentary by Steve Abrams

11 On Broadway:  “The Pee-wee Herman Show,” reviewed by Steve Abrams

COLUMNS

14 A Bob’s EyeView, by Bob Nathanson –“Best Foot Forward”

25 Scene East, by Steve Abrams – Honoring Cheryl Henson

26 Scene West, by Beth Fernandez – Puppetry on the West Coast

27 Scene Between, by guest columnist, Peter Allen –  The West Liberty Children’s Festival

IN MEMORIAM

29 Dr. Frank Ballard

29 Shirley Roman

30 Jim Menke

31 Mary Chase Lombard

32 June Hendricks, Maxine Taylor

PUPPETEERS OF AMERICA

13 Puppeteers of America Financial Report

13 Puppetry Journal Statement of Ownership

PLAYBOARD SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2010, edited by Fred Thompson

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