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Fall 2009
Volume 61, No. 1

COVER STORY: 2 The Puppets of Sesame Street: 40 Amazing Years, edited by Paul Eide

6 The Little Theatre That Could: Celebrating 35 Years of the Puppet Showplace Theatre, by Kathleen Conroy Mukwashi and Ben Henry

10 Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes: The Fascinating Development of International Contemporary Shadow Theatre , by Rainer Reusch

12 Puppets & Pandemonium: The Story of puppeteer Pat Platt, Plentiful Gourds, and the Puppet Playhouse, by Randal Metz as told by Pat Platt

15 The Puppets of La Mancha: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Brings Puppetry to the Elizabethan Stage, by Christine Papalexis and Lynn Jeffries

17 Collaboration That WORKS - The Gogol Project: Designing and Building Puppets for the Rogue Artists Ensemble Production, by J. Greg Veneklasen

20 Mr. Punch: Rogue Artists Ensemble's Collaborative Style Pays Dark Dividends, by Don Kruszka

23 The Luxury of Laughter: The Life and Art of Wayland Flowers and Madame, a Documentary by Thom Fountain

COLUMNS:
25 A Bob’s-Eye View • Breakdown, by Bob Nathanson
26 Scene West • Happenings on the West Coast, by Beth Fernandez
27 Scene Between • Potlatch and other Midwest events, by Monica Leo
28 Scene East • Shows in New York and Philadelphia, by Steve Abrams

30 AT LARGE:

• Ronnie Burkett Award
• Tony Urbano Puppets on eBay
• Center for Puppetry Arts
• Arlyn Awards
• Steve Meltzer

BOOKS:

24 An East Anglican Odyssey: The Story of the DaSilva Puppet Company, by Chris Abbot; reviewed by Peter Allen

IN MEMORIAM :

6 Pady Blackwoood, Leo Velleman, Gigi Sandberg, Norma Bigler

PLAYBOARD :

33-36 edited by Fred Thompson

PUPPETEERS OF AMERICA BUSINESS:

5 Post Office Circulation Report
29 POA Financial Statement

ADVERTISING:
Inside front cover: Ken's Color Cards, Northwest Puppet Fest, Festival 2009 DVD
Inside back cover: The Puppetry Store
31 Critical Coatings
32 The Jim Henson Foundation