Summer 2011 Volume 62, No. 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

COVER STORY

2 - Atlanta • Festival, Cheers for the Second Time Around, by Paul Eide, with contributions from Jeff Cornett, Lee Bryan, Paul Mesner, Spencer Lott, Mike Horner, Brad Clark, Anna Vargas, Leat Klingman, and Steve Abrams

3 - Return to Georgia Tech

4 - Workshops, Something For Everyone

4 - Shows, the Heart of the Festival

5 - A Visit to the Center for Puppetry Arts

6 - An Evening with Steve Whitmire and Kermit

6 - Late Night (Cabaret, Slam, Potpourri)

7 - Hotel Tableau, Puppetry Store, Puppetry Exhibit

8 - Taking Care of Business:  Annual Meeting, Guild Parade

9 - Awards, Thoughts from a first-time festival-goer

10 - Pictures and summaries of the shows

14 - Schweinehund, a Performance Workshop, reviewed by Peter Allen

32 - Random Acts of Puppetry; Getting to Atlanta, by Bernie Beauchamp

15 - The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis:  Adventures in New Puppetry • edited by Paul Eide

15 - Review of “Dark Matters” by Miguel Romero

16 - Show Your Face

17 - Toy Theater After Dark

17 - Woyzeck on the Highveld

17 - The Devil and Mr. Punch, reviewed by Diane Rains

18 - Puppet Cinema

19 - The Devil You Say, by Robin Walsh

20 - Creating “A November Day” by Kathy Kim

25 - Nashville’s Wishing Chair Productions Honored

IN MEMORIAM

22 - In Memoriam for a Master - Albrecht Roser, by Ingrid Höfer, Robin Walsh

24 - In Memoriam:  Janet Bradley, Carol Daniel Klein, Irene Ashe

COLUMNS

26 - Scene East, by Steve Abrams

27 - Scene West, by Beth Fernandez

28 - Scene Between, by Monica Leo

29 - A Bob’s Eye View, by Bob Nathanson

ADVERTISING

19 - PuppetFest Midwest

30-31 Henson Foundation

PLAYBOARD SUMMER 2011

33-36 President’s Message, by Anna Vargas;  Membership Numbers;  The Guild Connection, by Kurt Hunter;  Reum with a View, by M’El Reum;  Eureka!! by Nancy Sander.