{"id":2717,"date":"2012-10-03T02:10:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T02:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/puppeteers\/?page_id=2717"},"modified":"2018-10-02T15:18:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T20:18:29","slug":"past-festivals-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/festivals\/past-festivals-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"1936-2017 at a Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Artistic growth comes from communicating with others, and puppetry festivals are the ideal atmosphere for personal growth. Here a distinguished group of professionals discuss an intricate marionette control devised by Albrecht Roser from Germany. From left to right: Jim Gamble, California; Jim Henson, New York; Albrecht Roser, Germany; Burr Tillstrom, Chicago; Bil Baird, New York; Jay Marshall, Chicago; and Caroll Spinney, Connecticut. Photo Boynton Photography<\/em><\/p>\n

Organizing and producing Puppetry Festivals \u2028is a major part of the mission of Puppeteers of America.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From 1936 to 1941 national festivals were held every year in different parts of the country. During World War II when travel was difficult, four small regional festivals were held in Illinois 1942-1945 to\u00a0keep\u00a0the festival tradition and the organization. The first National Festival following the War was held in 1946 at the studio\/home of Rufus and Margo Rose in Waterford Connecticut, with some performances and workshops at\u00a0nearby\u00a0Connecticut College\u00a0in New London. The 1950 festival was the first to be held on a college campus (instead of a hotel). The change increased festival attendance, the number of shows presented and the length of the festival.\"\"<\/p>\n

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\u2028\u2028Currently, national and regional festivals are held in alternate years. \u00a0Five day national festivals are produced during the odd numbered years in various parts of the United States and Canada. Usually 3 or 4\u00a0 \u2028\u2028Regional Festivals lasting 3 days, are held during even numbered years.\u00a0 Regional Festivals are organized within the\u00a0eight regions of the organization<\/a>\u00a0and produced by the Puppeteer of America.<\/div>\n
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64th American Puppetry Festival,\u00a0National Puppetry Festival, Concordia University, 2017<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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July 18-23, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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St. Paul, Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wayne Krefting, Director<\/p>\n

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\u00a063rd American Puppetry Festival,\u00a0National Puppetry Festival, University of Connecticut, 2015<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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August 10-16, 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Storres,\u00a0Connecticut<\/strong><\/div>\n

Bart Roccoberton, Director<\/div>\n
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62nd American Puppetry Festival, Puppet Festival (r)Evolution, Swarthmore College, 2013<\/h1>\n
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August 5-10, 2013
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Swarthmore,\u00a0Pennsylvania
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Robert Smythe, Director<\/div>\n
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61st American Puppetry Festival, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011<\/h1>\n
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July 21 – 17, 2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Atlanta,\u00a0Georgia<\/strong><\/div>\n
Lee Bryan and Jeff Cornett, Co- Directors<\/div>\n
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60th American Puppetry Festival, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009<\/h1>\n
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July 14 – 19, 2009<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Atlanta,\u00a0Georgia<\/strong><\/div>\n
Lee Bryan and Jeff Cornett, Co- Directors<\/div>\n
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59th American Puppetry Festival, Puppet Rampage, Concordia University, 2007<\/h1>\n
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July 17 – 22, 2007\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
St. Paul, Minnesota<\/strong><\/div>\n
Drew Allison & Bob Nathanson-\u2028Festival Co- Directors<\/div>\n
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58th American Puppetry Festival, Concordia University, 2005<\/h1>\n
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July 24 – 30, 2005\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
St. Paul, Minnesota<\/strong><\/div>\n
Kurt Hunter,\u00a0 Festival Director<\/div>\n
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57th American Puppetry Festival, Northeastern State University\u2028, 2003<\/h1>\n
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June 29 – July 5, 2003\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Tahlequah, Oklahoma\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Jim Malone, Festival Director<\/div>\n
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56th American Puppetry Festival, University of Tampa\u2028, 2001<\/h1>\n
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July 8 – 14, 2001\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Tampa, Florida\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Jody Wren, Festival Director<\/div>\n
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55th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028University of Washington\u2028, 1999<\/h1>\n
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August 1 – 7, 1999\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Seattle, Washington\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Chris and Stephen Carter, Co-Directors<\/div>\n
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54th American Puppetry Festival, University of Toledo, 1997<\/h1>\n
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July 27-August 2, 1997\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Toledo, Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
Joyce and Chuck Berty, Co-Directors<\/div>\n
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53rd American Puppetry Festival, Bryn Mawr College, 1995<\/h1>\n
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July 23-29, 1995<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Bryn\u00a0 Mawr, Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/div>\n
Tom and Marianne Tucker, Co-Directors<\/div>\n
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52nd American Puppetry Festival, (Mini-National)\u2028 University of Minnesota\u2028\u2028, 1994<\/h1>\n
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July 13-17\u00a0 1994<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028St. Paul, Minnesota\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Wayne Krefting, David Sleeper Co-Directors<\/div>\n
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51st American Puppetry Festival, San Francisco State University\u2028, 1993<\/h1>\n
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July 11-17, 1993<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028San Francisco, California\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Mike Oznowicz, Lettie Schubert, Ronna Leon, Festival Directors<\/div>\n
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50th American Puppetry Festival, Northeastern State University\u2028, 1991<\/h1>\n
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July 28 –\u00a0\u00a0 August 3, 1991\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Tahlequah, Oklahoma<\/strong><\/div>\n
Jim Malone, Festival Director<\/div>\n
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49th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028\u2028Massachusetts\u00a0 Institute\u00a0 of\u00a0 Technology\u2028, 1989<\/h1>\n
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July\u00a0 9 – 15, 1989<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Boston,\u00a0 Massachusetts\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Nancy\u00a0 Laverick,\u00a0 Festival Director<\/div>\n
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48th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028Drawbridge\u00a0 Inn\u2028, 1987<\/h1>\n
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August\u00a0 9 – 15, 1987<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Fort\u00a0 Mitchell,\u00a0 Kentucky\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Kathy\u00a0 Piper,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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47th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028University\u00a0 of\u00a0 British\u00a0 Columbia\u2028\u2028, 1986<\/h1>\n
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August 3 – 9, 1986<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Vancouver,\u00a0 B.C., Canada<\/strong><\/div>\n
Luman\u00a0 Coad,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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46th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028Harvey\u00a0 Mudd\u00a0 College\u2028, 1985<\/h1>\n
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July 7 – 13, 1985<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Claremont,\u00a0 California<\/strong><\/div>\n
Lettie\u00a0 Connelll\u00a0 Schubert,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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45th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Michigan\u00a0 State\u00a0 University, 1984<\/h1>\n
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June 24- 30,\u00a0 1984\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028East\u00a0 Lansing,\u00a0 Michigan<\/strong><\/div>\n
David\u00a0 Holquist,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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44th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Iowa\u00a0 State\u00a0 Center\u2028, 1983<\/h1>\n
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July 31 – August 6, 1983<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028Ames,\u00a0 Iowa<\/strong><\/div>\n
Steve\u00a0 Schutt,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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43rd American Puppetry Festival, Emory\u00a0 University\u2028, 1982<\/h1>\n
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June 27 – July\u00a0 3, 1982<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Atlanta,\u00a0 Georgia<\/strong><\/div>\n
Carol\u00a0 Daniel,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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42nd American Puppetry Festival, California\u00a0 Polytechnic\u00a0 State\u00a0 University, 1981<\/h1>\n
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August 9-15, 1981\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028San\u00a0 Luis\u00a0 Obispo,\u00a0 California<\/strong><\/div>\n
Don\u00a0 Ave,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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41st American Puppetry Festival, World\u00a0 Puppet\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 and\u00a0 UNIMA XIII\u00a0 Congress\u00a0 \u2028Georgetown University, 1980<\/h1>\n
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June 8 – 16, 1980<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Washington,\u00a0 DC<\/strong><\/div>\n
Nancy\u00a0 Lohman\u00a0 Staub,\u00a0 Executive\u00a0 Dir.<\/div>\n
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40th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Kent\u00a0 State\u00a0 University, 1979<\/h1>\n
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August 12 -18, 1979\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Kent,\u00a0 Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
Roger\u00a0 Dennis,\u00a0 Festival\u00a0 Director<\/div>\n
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39th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028Texas Tech University\u2028, 1978<\/h1>\n
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June 26 – 30,\u00a0 1978\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Lubbock,\u00a0 Texas<\/strong><\/div>\n
Peggy\u00a0 Howard\u00a0 Bright,\u00a0\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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38th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028California\u00a0 Polytechnic\u00a0 State University, 1977<\/h1>\n
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August 14- 19, 1977\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028San Luis Obispo,\u00a0 California<\/strong><\/div>\n
Gayle G.\u00a0 Schluter,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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37th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Connecticut\u00a0 College, 1976<\/h1>\n
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June\u00a013 – 18,\u00a01976\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028New London, Connecticut\u2028<\/strong><\/div>\n
Margo Rose, Honorary\u00a0Director;\u00a0Frank Ballard,\u00a0Co-ordinator<\/div>\n
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36th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Lindenwood\u00a0 Colleges, 1975<\/h1>\n
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June 22 – 27, 1975\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028St. Charles,\u00a0 Missouri<\/strong><\/div>\n
Marilyn\u00a0 Myers,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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35th American Puppetry Festival, Tulane\u00a0 University, 1974<\/h1>\n
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August\u00a0 7- 11,\u00a0 1974\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
New Orleans,\u00a0 Louisiana<\/strong><\/div>\n
Nancy\u00a0 L.\u00a0 Staub,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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34th American Puppetry Festival, Michigan\u00a0 State\u00a0 University, 1973<\/h1>\n
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June 24-29,\u00a0 1973\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
East\u00a0 Lansing,\u00a0 Michigan<\/strong><\/div>\n
Rhea Dow and Phyllis Maner,\u00a0 Co-Chairs<\/div>\n
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33rd American Puppetry Festival, Mills\u00a0 College, 1972<\/h1>\n
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August 14-18,\u00a0 1972\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028Oakland,\u00a0 California<\/strong><\/div>\n
Lewis\u00a0 Mahlmann,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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32nd American Puppetry Festival, Scarritt\u00a0 College, 1971<\/h1>\n
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August 16 – 20,\u00a0 1971\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028Nashville,\u00a0 Tennessee<\/strong><\/div>\n
Tom\u00a0 Nankervis,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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31st American Puppetry Festival, University\u00a0 of\u00a0 Connecticut, 1970<\/h1>\n
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August 16 – 21,\u00a0 1970\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028Storrs,\u00a0 Connecticut<\/strong><\/div>\n
Caroll\u00a0 Spinney,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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30th American Puppetry Festival, University\u00a0 of\u00a0 Utah, 1969<\/h1>\n
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August 18 – 22,\u00a0 1969\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Salt\u00a0 Lake\u00a0 City,\u00a0 Utah<\/strong><\/div>\n
Nancy\u00a0 Giles and\u00a0 Glenn J.\u00a0 Bealey,\u00a0 Chairs<\/div>\n
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29th American Puppetry Festival, Webster\u00a0 College, 1968<\/h1>\n
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August 19- 23, 1968\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
St. Louis,\u00a0 Missouri<\/strong><\/div>\n
Don\u00a0 Avery,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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28th American Puppetry Festival, University\u00a0\u00a0 of\u00a0 Waterloo, 1967<\/h1>\n
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July 3- 7, 1967\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028\u2028Ontario,\u00a0 Canada<\/strong><\/div>\n
Ken Wyndham,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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27th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028U.S. Grant\u00a0 Hotel, 1966<\/h1>\n
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June 25 -30, 1966\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028San Diego,\u00a0 California<\/strong><\/div>\n
Pat\u00a0 Platt,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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26th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Detroit\u00a0 Institute\u00a0 of Arts, 1965<\/h1>\n
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June 24 – 28, 1965<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Detroit, Michigan<\/strong><\/div>\n
Dr. Audley\u00a0 Grossman, Jr.,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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25th American Puppetry Festival, The DeLido\u00a0 Hotel, 1964<\/h1>\n
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June 29- July\u00a0 5,\u00a0 1964\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Miami Beach,\u00a0 Florida<\/strong><\/div>\n
Jero Magon,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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24th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028New\u00a0 Morningside\u00a0 Hotel, 1963<\/h1>\n
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June 24 – 29, 1963<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Hurleyville,\u00a0 New York<\/strong><\/div>\n
Jim Henson and Earl Wertheim,\u00a0 Chairmen<\/div>\n
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23rd American Puppetry Festival, The\u00a0 Western\u00a0 College\u00a0 for Women, 1962<\/h1>\n
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June 25-30,\u00a0 1962<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Oxford,\u00a0 Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
Ronald Herrick,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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22nd American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Asilomar, 1961<\/h1>\n
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June 19- 24,\u00a0 1961<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Pacific\u00a0 Grove,\u00a0 California<\/strong><\/div>\n
Lettie\u00a0 Connell\u00a0 Schubert,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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21st American Puppetry Festival, \u2028The Detroit\u00a0 Institute\u00a0 of\u00a0 Arts, 1960<\/h1>\n
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\u2028\u2028August 1- 6, 1960<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Detroit,\u00a0 Michigan<\/strong><\/div>\n
Dorothy\u00a0 Oden,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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20th American Puppetry Festival, The Western College\u00a0 for Women, 1959<\/h1>\n
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August 3- 8,\u00a0 1959\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Oxford,\u00a0 Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
George Merten,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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19th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028University\u00a0 of\u00a0 North Carolina, 1958<\/h1>\n
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August 4- 9, 1958<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028Chapel Hill, North Carolina<\/strong><\/div>\n
George Merten,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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18th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028The University\u00a0 of\u00a0 California, 1957<\/h1>\n
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August 5- 10, 1957<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Los Angeles, California<\/strong><\/div>\n
Melvyn Helstein and John U.\u00a0 Zweers,\u00a0 Chairmen<\/div>\n
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17th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028Northwestern University, 1956<\/h1>\n
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August 6- 11, 1956<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Evanston,\u00a0\u00a0 Illinois<\/strong><\/div>\n
Ann Thurman,\u00a0 Chair, with the Junior League<\/div>\n
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16th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028\u2028Bowling Green State University, 1955<\/h1>\n
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June 28 – July 1, 1955\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Bowling\u00a0\u00a0 Green,\u00a0 Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
Archie Elliott,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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15th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028Dartmouth College, 1954<\/h1>\n
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June\u00a0 23- 26, 1954\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Hanover,\u00a0 New Hampshire<\/strong><\/div>\n
Basil Milovsoroff,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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14th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028University\u00a0 of\u00a0 Minnesota, 1953<\/h1>\n
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June 23-26, 1953\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/strong><\/div>\n
Lem Williams and John Shirley, Chairmen<\/div>\n
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13th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028University\u00a0 of\u00a0 Louisiana, 1952<\/h1>\n
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June 24- 27, 1952\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Baton Rouge, Louisiana<\/strong><\/div>\n
Wesley and Jean Starr Wiksell,\u00a0 Chairmen<\/div>\n
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12th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028Western College for Women, 1951<\/h1>\n
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June 26- 29, 1951\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Oxford,\u00a0 Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
William Ireland Duncan, Chairman<\/div>\n
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11th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028\u2028Western College for Women, 1950<\/h1>\n
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June 27- 30, 1950<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Oxford,\u00a0 Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
William Ireland Duncan, Chairman<\/div>\n
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10th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028The Tuller Hotel, 1949<\/h1>\n
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June 28- July 1, 1949\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028Detroit, Michigan<\/strong><\/div>\n
Ed Johnson, Chairman<\/div>\n
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9th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028Skervin Tower Hotel, 1948<\/h1>\n
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June 22- 25, 1948\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/strong><\/div>\n
Margaret Trent, Chair, with the Junior League<\/div>\n
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8th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028St. Peter\u2019s Church, 1947<\/h1>\n
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June 25-28, 1947\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028St. Louis, Missouri<\/strong><\/div>\n
Leona Thompson,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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7th American Puppetry Festival, \u2028The Studio\/Home of The Rufus Rose Marionettes, 1946<\/h1>\n
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June 27-30, 1946\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028Waterford, Connecticut<\/strong><\/div>\n
Rufus and Margo Rose,\u00a0 Chairmen<\/div>\n
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1942- 1945<\/h1>\n

Due to the war effort, no national puppet festivals were scheduled.\u00a0 In 1942\u00a0 Romaine and Ellen Proctor organized a Midwestern\u00a0 Puppeteers Festival at the Abraham Lincoln\u00a0 Hotel in Springfield,\u00a0 Illinois, and in 1943\u00a0 Martha and Anna Hargraves organized a\u00a0 Midwestern Puppeteers Festival at the Aurora\u00a0 Hotel, Aurora, Illinois. \u00a0In 1944 there was a Midwest Puppetry Festival in Chicago, Agnes Hoffman, Chair, In 1945 the Midwest Puppetry Festival was in Chicago, Lucille Cole, Chair.
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6th American Puppetry Festival, Melbourne Hotel, 1941<\/h1>\n
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June 24-27, 1941\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
St.Louis, Missouri<\/strong><\/div>\n
Romain Proctor,\u00a0 Chairman<\/div>\n
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5th American Puppetry Festival, The Hotel Lowry, 1940<\/h1>\n
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June 25-28, 1940\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028St.Paul, Minnesota<\/strong><\/div>\n
Dell Wheeler, Chairman<\/div>\n
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4th American Puppetry Festival, Hotel Van Rennselaer, 1939<\/h1>\n
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June 27-30, 1939\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\u2028\u2028New York City, New York<\/strong><\/div>\n
Catherine Reighard, Chairman<\/div>\n
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3rd American Puppetry Festival, Festival at The Medinah Club, 1938<\/h1>\n
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June 27-30, 1938\u2028<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Chicago, Illinois<\/strong><\/div>\n
Don Vestal, Chairman<\/div>\n
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2nd American Puppetry Festival, 1937<\/h1>\n
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June 28-July 1, 1937<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Cincinnati, Ohio<\/strong><\/div>\n
Martin and Olga Stevens, Chairmen<\/div>\n
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1st American Puppetry Festival, 1936<\/h1>\n
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July 8-11, 1936<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Detroit, Michigan<\/div>\n
Paul McPharlin, Organizer<\/div>\n
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Artistic growth comes from communicating with others, and puppetry festivals are the ideal atmosphere for personal growth. Here a distinguished group of professionals discuss an intricate marionette control devised by Albrecht Roser from Germany. From left to right: Jim Gamble, California; Jim Henson, New York; Albrecht Roser, Germany; Burr Tillstrom, Chicago; Bil Baird, New York; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2704,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-2717","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2717"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25299,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2717\/revisions\/25299"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}