My shadow puppet series about the environment, In Shadows is well on it's way to being AMAZING! Here's me with the world, putting some masking tape on those Greenland borders, you know, it was your usual Sunday here at the ol' abode. The troupe met up to rehearse for the last production of The Waver Clamor Bellow Picture show, which will be at The Waypost, Feb, 26th. I love my troupe. We are a really great crew. I'm going to miss my brother Andrew ( puppeteer builder and performer extraordinaire) and his lady Katie (lighting director extraordinaire) and their new baby man Juniper!! They are taking their new baby on tour to Tucson and Pennsylvania for some grandparent time.
Meanwhile I am here in Portland putting together our new shadow puppet show which is the first of an eventual series of environemtal themed plays. This here first play is all about the ocean! What do I know about the ocean you ask? Well I interviewed my sea captain uncle and my aunt who have sailed the ocean blue and have lived on a wooden boat for 20 plus years! Impressive, no? They have lots to say about the ocean.
Paul, who is pictured here, is my Waver Clamor Bellow partner and has composed some beautiful sound scapes for this aqueous endeavor. The first two scenes are thought up and now it's time for me to start cutting out some puppets. So much work is ahead....