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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Drew Allison is the creator and owner of Grey Seal Puppets, a puppet company that specializes in live puppet shows (many of which have received UNIMA Citations), on camera puppetry and custom character creation. He is the co-author of the very influential puppet building book The Foam Book and he puppeteered on the feature film Elmo in Grouchland. Drew Allison is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Drew Allison exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a copy of Marionettes: How to Make and Work Them by Helen Fling! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DREW ALLISON : Website - https://www.greysealpuppets.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/greysealpuppets YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvxu9TAoVPG0hkBrmqTk-w/videos Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/greysealpuppets/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021434/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Captain Kangaroo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo Marriotnets: How To Make And Work Them by Helen Fling - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486229092 Grey Seal Puppets - https://www.greysealpuppets.com Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road UNC Wilmington - https://uncw.edu Doug Swink (Obituary) - https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2006/01/08/dramatic-goodbye/30253440007/ National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org UNIMA USA - https://www.unima-usa.org Puppet Rampage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvpeOszd3Yo The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Elmo_in_Grouchland Bob Lynch - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528242/ Lisa Sturz - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836456/ Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Carrol Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Marty Robinson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_P._Robinson Vania Reckard - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13229534 Dave McDonald - https://www.davemcdonald.com Center for Puppetry Arts - https://puppet.org Children's Theater of Charlotte - https://ctcharlotte.org The Foam Book - https://www.amazon.com/Foam-Book-Building-Polyfoam-Puppets-ebook/dp/B00H4J4QCS Donald Devit - https://www.youtube.com/c/DonaldDevet/featured Seemore Goodstuff - https://youtu.be/ywKsYNNnuT0 Art Grueneberger - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/03/utp-26/ Jim Henson Foundation Grant - https://www.hensonfoundation.org/grants/artist-grants/ Swazzle - https://www.swazzle.com UNIMA Citation of Excellence - https://www.unima-usa.org/winners Puppeteers of America President's Award - https://www.puppeteers.org/awards CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: Bojangles - https://youtu.be/rVBD6YNySl8 Seemore Goodstuff - https://youtu.be/ywKsYNNnuT0 Donegal Insurance - https://www.facebook.com/greysealpuppets/videos/grey-seal-puppets-on-camera/10152338737314779 CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
Brett Vanderbrook stops by the podcast! You might remember Brett as Captain S, or helping us roast The Angry Video Game Nerd. Brett is a full time actor and you might have seen him on Brain Games on Nat Geo. This week we talk about Puppet Rampage, hoverboards and reading Naked. Plus we play a game of "Higher Level" for Host vs Guest vs Audience.For more Brett:TwitterWebsite Captain S Roast of the Angry Video Game NerdThis episode of the +2 Comedy podcast is brought to you by Amazon Prime:
July, 2007: over 500 puppeteers descended upon St. Paul, MN for a week of hair-raising, ground breaking, internationally acclaimed puppet shows. Some came for workshops, others came to perform. Will the art form survive? Are national festivals necessary? Puppeteers ranging from unknown to legendary will sound off as the week rampages on...
It's been a while, but it's back: the PBC vlog! Brett comes back with a vengeance, talking about Puppet Rampage, the Captain S/Nerd crossover, Resident Horror, and the Sopranos? Beware the musings of Brett.
It's the last day of the Festival and Chad and Brett give their final thoughts before they must drive home and begin work on the full-length documentary. VLog created by: Tory Vargas
Shadow Puppets abound, and also a short message from Puppeteers of America president Wayne Krefting. VLog created by: Tory Vargas
The guys continue to get footage on the festival... and very little sleep. VLog created by: Tory Vargas
Wednesday was filled with even more diverse forms of puppetry. Stay tuned as the Rampage continues on... VLog created by: Tory Vargas
The Festival officially started on Tuesday, and Chad and Brett are there filming it all! VLog created by: Tory Vargas
Today's entry covers Day 3 of Chad and Brett's trip, their first day in St. Paul. While the festival doesn't start until tuesday, the pair still managed to snag quite a few puppeteers for interviews as well as get plenty of B roll. Tory Vargas has graciously volunteered to help create the VLog's throughout the week. VLog created by: Tory Vargas
PBC Productions was hired by the Puppeteers of America to create a documentary of their 2007 National Puppet Festival - Puppet Rampage - taking place at Concordia University in ST Paul, MN = puppetrampage2007.org. We'll be VLoging our adventures throughout the week. Days 1 & 2 = a whole lot of driving...