Spring 2012 Volume 63, No. 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

COVER STORY

2 The Brave New World of Puppet Slams, by Paul Eide, from talks with Marsian De Lellis, and his interviews with slam artists

ARTICLES

6 How to Host a Slam:  a Users Guide to Get You Going, by Kat Pleviak, Mary Kate Rix, Tom Pleviak, and Joana Iwanicka

9 IBEX, INC. – Helping Puppet Dreams Take Flight, by Hannah Miller

16 Cannibal Island, by Michael Nelson

30 iPuppetry, by Matt Sandbank

FESTIVALS

22 Puppet Homecoming, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Regions

Puppet Jamboree, Southeast Region

Great Plains Puppet Train, Great Plains Region

Puppet Festival (r)Evolution, 2013 National P of A Festival

SHOW REVIEWS

26 Redmoon Theatre’s “The Feast,” Reviewed by Fred Putz

28 Quest Theater Ensemble’s “Barnum,”  Reviewed by Fred Putz

BOOKS

14 The Shadow Puppet Theatre of Malaysia, by Beth Osnes, Reviewed by Diane Rains

15 Making Puppets the Fairyland Way, by Randal J. Metz, Reviewed by Paul Eide  

IN MEMORIAM

24 Howard Mitchell, by Jack Gebhardt

25 Rachel Ribas, by Eric Bass

25 Jeff Karsner

COLUMNS

18 A Bob’s Eye View, by Bob Nathanson

19 Scene East, by Steve Abrams (with guest review by Nick Coppola)

20 Scene West, by Beth Fernandez

21 Scene Between, by Monica Leo

PLAYBOARD SPRING 2012, Edited by Fred Thompson

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