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Seattle Children's Theater; Puppet Builder since 2002 and as well as Props Artisan for 2008/9 season.

Intiman Theater Props Artisan 2007 and 2008 seasons

Built and performed an original version of Aesop's Fables using marionettes for the 2007 King County and Seattle Library summer reading program

Performed as Sketch, of Dewey and Sketch for King County Library System's new Ready To Read Program on Video and Comcast on Demand. As well as assited building the full sized costume puppets of the same characters.

Built and performed an original version of Camille St. Seans Carnival of the Animals using marionettes for the 2006 King County and Seattle Library summer reading programs.

Jack in the Beanstalk, Molbak's: Designed and built puppets for annual show

Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab
Frankenocchio, 1/03-2/03, Managing Director, puppet builder, graphic artist, assistant costumer;
Drunk Puppet Nite 5,11/02,Performer; stage manager; graphic artist

Childsplay Theatre Company (Tempe, Arizona)
Two Donuts, 8/02-9/02, Puppet construction

Cry of the Rooster Theatre
Salmon Story, 5/01, Creation and performance of illuminated and shadow puppets, from 2 to 16 feet long

Instructing
Facilitating
University Street Fair: mask making workshop. 5/2001

Fremont Arts Council: equinox lantern workshops: 9-10/2000

Bumbershoot: Garden of Light lantern making workshop. 9/2000

Bumbershoot: children’s mask making art booth 9/2001

Public Dreams, Illuminaries: Festival lantern workshop 7/1998

Hazelwolf High School, Seattle: Co-teaching giant puppet class to juniors 3,4/2003

Celebration Arts
Parades
Events
Bumbershoot Parades 2003. Co-organizer and performer for daily giant puppet parades during festival.

Fremont Summer Solstice Parade/Pageant: 1993-2003, Fremont Winter Solstice Celebration: 1993-2000, Fremont Equinox Lantern walk: 2000-2003, Trolloween: 10/1995-1998 The above were in conjunction with the Fremont Arts Council. Participation involved the creation of puppets, giant puppets, floats, banners, and other parade pieces. Also the building of installation pieces for the winter solstice and general production assistance of events.

New Prometheans International Fire Festival 10/2000 Created awards, organized donations and general production support

Mayday Festival, Heart of the Beast, Minneapolis, MN. 5/1998-2003 General assistance (papier mache, painting, sewing) with finishing of parade and pageant puppets.

Bon Marche Holiday Parade 2002; Built parade pieces consisting of two big bee puppets and four large flowers.

Publications
Press
Co-author/illustrator of Lanterns Ancient Technology; Eternal Beauty 1997 A self-published book containing a brief history of lanterns and illustrated instruction for a variety of lantern types

Puppetry Journal 6/2003, Frankenocchio

Gallery Shows
Exhibitions
Illuminaries Festival, Vancouver B.C.: Lanterns 7/1995

Trolloween Festival, Seattle: Lanterns 7/1996

Luna Gallery Pioneer Square: Lanterns 1996


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