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Fall 2011 Volume 63, No. 1

Cover Story

2  Puppet Heap:  Professional Puppet Building with a Sense of Play, by Steve Abrams

ARTICLES

6  First Peek:  Puppets on Film – An Interview with Cheryl Henson, by Leslie Strongwater

8  Disney Was Right!  It’s a Small World After All, by Bob Brown

10  Monkey Mind Pirates – The World’s only Puppet-Rock-Yoga-Opera for Families in Search of Calm, by Shari Aronson

14  My Real Bali Experience, by Julia Ohm

16  BeeSting, by Lisa Aimee Sturz

19  Time For Dr. Orbius, by Rick Liljeblad • Introduction by Tom O’Lenick

22  A Humanitarian Mission for Puppets in Uganda, by Ronald Binion

29  Puppets, Music and Special Needs Teenage Boys, by Pat Coffie

30  PuppetFest Midwest 2011, by Peter and Debbie Lutzky Allen

BOOKS

12  “You Will Call Me Drog”  by Sue Cowing

How I Got to Know “The Anti-Pinocchio of Middle School,” by Sue Cowing

INTO THE SHOP

4  Puppet Painting Tips for Hard Materials, by Tom McLaughlin

COLUMNS

9  A Bob’s Eye View:  Fifteen Minutes of Fame, by Bob Nathanson

24  Scene East, by Steve Abrams

25  At Large, by Paul Eide

27  Scene West, by Beth Fernandez

28  Scene Between, Puppet Slams, by Monica Leo

IN MEMORIAM

32  A Tribute to Providence’s Favorite TV Uncle Chet Dowling, by Kevin Butler

33  Tony Mata, by Bob Abdou

POA BUSINESS

33  Balance Sheet  for 2010

Statement of Ownership

34  PLAYBOARD, Edited by Fred Thompson