About a decade ago, I was cast in a theater production of "Snow White" (with a twist) where I had the chance to work with a puppet. The process of working with a puppet was intriguing and much ...

We’re at the Garibaldina Society in Los Angeles—the oldest active Italian society in America—where attendees in quirky tulle prom dresses, twee handmade corsages, and funky bolo ties have dropped to ...

For the iconic L.A. troupe, this fantastical representation of a cross-country train trip is a bold look toward the future.

Bob Baker Marionette Theater, May 29, 2019 (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — This past May, a small team was busy putting the finishing touches on the ...

Puppet master Nicolas Coppola has more than one string to his bow. The founder and artistic director of Park Slope’s Puppetworks theater does not just produce puppet shows — he also designs and builds ...

Forget sock puppets and paper bags. In Portland, puppetry is a complicated experiment in personal happiness. From marionette-makers to artists breathing life into discarded trash, the city is full of ...

Not long after he’s started working at Bob Baker Marionette Theater in the mid-’80s, Randal J. Metz recalls Bob Baker literally dropping an assignment into his lap: The puppetry legend and Metz’s boss ...

When you've been prancing, dancing, and entertaining generations of Southern Californians for decades, you might begin to wonder if novel moments and new horizons will ever begin to evaporate. Stream ...

The boxy white building with weathered paint in Echo Park offers few clues that colorful, fanciful puppets dance inside. For more than half a century, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater has entertained ...