Puppeteers of America

Dedicated to The Art of Puppetry

  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • About
    • About PofA
    • Board of Directors
    • Appointed Officers
    • Regional Directors
    • Regions and Guilds
    • Donors
    • Endowment Fund Grants & Scholarships
    • Awards
  • Festivals
    • Regional Festivals 2020
    • National Puppetry Festival 2019
    • 1936-2017 at a Glance
    • What is a Puppet Festival?
  • Discover Puppetry
    • Internet Puppetry Events
    • Puppet Artist Shops
    • Join Puppeteers of America
    • History of American Puppetry
    • World Puppetry Day
    • Education and Therapy
    • Member Companies
    • Theaters
    • Museums and Collections
    • Professional Development
    • Other Resources
  • Members
    • Become a Member
      • Benefits of Membership
    • Member Portal
      • Digital Puppetry Journal
      • Member Directory
      • Puppetry Journal Index
      • Liability Insurance
      • Audio-Visual Library
      • Endowment Fund Grants & Scholarships
      • Bylaws and Procedures
  • Puppetry Journal
    • Latest Issue
    • Puppetry Journal Index
    • About the Puppetry Journal
  • Contact
    • Donations of Puppet Collections
  • Login
  • Direct Relief Fund for Puppet Artists

Happy Hanukkah

December 1, 2013 By Puppeteers of America

Happy Hanukkah to all.  Below, enjoy a blast from the past.  In 1995 Nickleodeon premiered The Weinerville Chanukah Special. A TV special from the Weinerville TV series created by Marc Weiner.  The series featured humanettes as well as hand puppets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0UdTKuV3tQ

Filed Under: Fun Facts/History Tagged With: Hand puppets, Humanettes, Puppet Films, Television

A Tribute to Lea Wallace 1916-2012

November 26, 2012 By Puppeteers of America

LEA WALLACE, Oct. 9, 1916 – Nov. 20, 2012. The Puppetry Community has lost a grand and gracious lady, Lea Wallace — a force for Puppetry as a Theater Art. Born the middle child of a family of eight children in New York City, Lea, at age thirteen was awarded a modern dance scholarship to […]

Filed Under: Puppet Headlines Tagged With: Hand puppets, In Memorium, NYC, Puppetry Guild of Greater New York

Puppeteer Norbert Bucholz celebrates 100th birthday

August 11, 2012 By Puppeteers of America

Former Brooklyn puppeteer Norbert Buchholz, who now lives in Southern Florida recently celebrated his 100th birthday.  Happy Birthday Norbert!  via MiamiHerald.com

Filed Under: Puppet Headlines Tagged With: Birthday, Hand puppets

Obraztsov, theme and variations

June 30, 2012 By Puppeteers of America

Filed Under: Fun Facts/History Tagged With: Hand puppets, International - Over Seas +$34, Russia

Not exactly portable, but a beautiful Puppet Stage none the less

June 23, 2012 By Puppeteers of America

Today I stumbled upon this lovely puppet stage that was built for Backbone Entertainment by the creative team at Because we Can Design and Build Studios.  It does pack down for storage, which is a nice feature, and I’m sure the gaming company that it’s going to will have lots of fun putting it to […]

Filed Under: Fun Facts/History Tagged With: Hand puppets

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »

Copyright © 2026 · Metro Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in