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+ | [[Image:Pigeonholed1.jpg|thumb|300px|Pidge and Miss Poppy in ''Pigeon Holed'' from the O'Neill performance.]] |
| − | + | '''The National Puppetry Conference''', hosted at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, was established, by key founding members [[Jane Henson]], George Latshaw, [[Richard Termine]], Bobbie Nidzgorski, [[The University of Connecticut|Bart P. Roccoberton Jr.]], and Jim and Margo Rose in 1990. The mission of the conference is to encourage puppet artists to create and communicate through the visual and kinetic form of the puppet, push beyond their personal boundaries and develop new works for puppet theater. The conference lasts eight days. |
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+ | The Conference is sponsored by the Rose Endowment for Puppetry established by Jane Henson and dedicated to the legacies of [[Bil Baird]], [[Jim Henson]], Rufus and Margo Rose, [[Don Sahlin]], Martin Stevens, [[Burr Tillstrom]] and Brad Williams and to the spirit with which they shared their artistry and themselves. |
| − | [[Pam Arciero]] serves as the Conference's Artistic Director. [[ |
+ | [[Pam Arciero]] serves as the Conference's Artistic Director. [[Martin P. Robinson]] is the Director of Emerging Artists, and [[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] is in charge of Character Development. |
| − | The [[Kevin Clash Scholarship for Puppeteers of Color]] |
+ | The [[Kevin Clash Scholarship for Puppeteers of Color]] has been awarded for conference participants. |
| − | ''[[Pigeon-Holed]]'', a one act play by [[Annie Evans]], originated at the O'Neill Puppetry Conference, and featured Muppet performers Leslie Carrara, Pam Arciero, [[Heather Asch]] and Marty Robinson. The play was also performed in |
+ | ''[[Pigeon-Holed]]'', a one act play by [[Annie Evans]], originated at the O'Neill Puppetry Conference, and featured Muppet performers Leslie Carrara, Pam Arciero, [[Heather Asch]] and Marty Robinson. The play was also performed in 2006 at a tribute benefit for [[Nikki Tilroe]]. |
| − | [[Heather Henson]], [[Tim Lagasse]], [[Emily Perl Kingsley]], [[Ryan Dillon]], [[Amanda Maddock]] |
+ | [[Heather Henson]], [[Tim Lagasse]], [[Paul McGinnis]], [[Patrick Holmes]], [[Emily Perl Kingsley]], [[Ryan Dillon]], [[Eric Engelhardt]], [[Ronald Binion]], [[Alice Dinnean]], [[Amanda Maddock]], [[Terry Lee]] and [[Mark Gale]] have all been involved with the Eugene O'Neill National Puppetry Conference. |
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| − | * [http://www.oneillpuppetryconference.com/ Official |
+ | * [http://www.oneillpuppetryconference.com/ Official site] |
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Revision as of 00:14, 23 September 2018
Pidge and Miss Poppy in Pigeon Holed from the O'Neill performance.
The National Puppetry Conference, hosted at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, was established, by key founding members Jane Henson, George Latshaw, Richard Termine, Bobbie Nidzgorski, Bart P. Roccoberton Jr., and Jim and Margo Rose in 1990. The mission of the conference is to encourage puppet artists to create and communicate through the visual and kinetic form of the puppet, push beyond their personal boundaries and develop new works for puppet theater. The conference lasts eight days.
The Conference is sponsored by the Rose Endowment for Puppetry established by Jane Henson and dedicated to the legacies of Bil Baird, Jim Henson, Rufus and Margo Rose, Don Sahlin, Martin Stevens, Burr Tillstrom and Brad Williams and to the spirit with which they shared their artistry and themselves.
Pam Arciero serves as the Conference's Artistic Director. Martin P. Robinson is the Director of Emerging Artists, and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph is in charge of Character Development.
The Kevin Clash Scholarship for Puppeteers of Color has been awarded for conference participants.
Pigeon-Holed, a one act play by Annie Evans, originated at the O'Neill Puppetry Conference, and featured Muppet performers Leslie Carrara, Pam Arciero, Heather Asch and Marty Robinson. The play was also performed in 2006 at a tribute benefit for Nikki Tilroe.
Heather Henson, Tim Lagasse, Paul McGinnis, Patrick Holmes, Emily Perl Kingsley, Ryan Dillon, Eric Engelhardt, Ronald Binion, Alice Dinnean, Amanda Maddock, Terry Lee and Mark Gale have all been involved with the Eugene O'Neill National Puppetry Conference.