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Regions and Guilds



PACIFIC NORTHWEST | PACIFIC SOUTHWEST | GREAT PLAINS | SOUTHWEST | GREAT LAKES | SOUTHEAST | NORTHEAST | MID-ATLANTIC

Puppeteers of America encourages local puppet groups known as “guilds.” The guilds are independently run with no financial or administrative connection to Puppeteers of America.

Puppet Guilds are communities of people with a common love and interest in the Art of Puppetry. The Guilds provide opportunities for puppet professionals, enthusiasts and those new to puppetry to meet regularly, enjoy performances, and learn puppet technique.

You can belong to PofA without belonging to a guild, and you can belong to a guild without belonging to PofA. If you are interested in forming a new guild, or have questions about guilds, please review the Guidelines for Guilds.

For a complete list of guild contact information, contact the PofA office.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

States/Provinces:  Alaska, Alberta British Columbia (Canada), Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Annett Mateo
REGIONAL TREASURER
Jean Enticknap

British Columbia

Puppetry Guild of Victoria (inactive)
President: Dawn Schell

Montana

Montana Puppet Guild
Chartered 1985
President: Sherry Johns

Editor & Webmaster: Sylvie Wood


Oregon

Puppetry Guild of Portland  (formerly Columbia Association of Puppeteers)
Chartered 1980 (pursuing reactivation, target reactivation Oct. 2019)
President: Mary Nagler

Newsletter: Puppetry Guild of Portland Gazette
Editor & Webmaster: Valerie Scott


Willamette Valley Puppeteers
Chartered 2009
President: Doris Hicks

Newsletter: Newsletter
Editor: Doris Hicks


Washington

Puppeteers of Puget Sound
Chartered 1981
President: Dustin Curtis

Membership Director: Jean Enticknap

Newsletter: Puppet Intelligencer
Webmaster: Zane Exactly


 

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST

States/Provinces:  Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Christine Papalexis
REGIONAL TREASURER
-Position Open-

Arizona

Phoenix Guild of Puppetry
Founded 1959, Chartered 1962
President: Connie Galeener

Newsletter: The Punchline
Editor: Position Open

Guild Webmaster: Kevin Hedgpeth


California

Central Coast Puppetry Guild (inactive)
Chartered 1972
Contact: Judy Sims
Santa Barbara, CA

Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry
Founded 1956, Chartered 1957
President: Adrian Rose Leonard

Newsletter: Puppet Life
Editor: Tara Nitz


Orange County Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1961 & 1978
President: Lorene Gilleland

Newsletter: Strings ‘n’ Things
Editor: Lois Harmeyer


San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild
Founded 1954, Chartered 1960
President: Glynn Bartlett

Newsletter: SFBAPG
Editor: Michael Nelson


Hawaii

Hawaii Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1978
Contact: RoxAnne Lawson

Utah

Puppetry Arts Guild of Utah
Contact: Susan Neidert

 

GREAT PLAINS

States/Provinces: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Saskatchewan – Manitoba (Canada), South Dakota

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Stan Gulick
REGIONAL TREASURER
Wayne Krefting

Colorado

Mile High Puppet Guild
Chartered 1968
Contact: M’El Reum

Iowa-Nebraska

Prairie Guild of Puppetry (inactive)
Chartered 1979
Contact: Marie Thompson

Minnesota

Twin Cities Puppeteers
Founded 1940, Chartered 1962
President: Benjamin Peterson

Newsletter: TC Puppet Monitor
Editor: Paul Eide

Webmaster: Paul Eide


Missouri

Puppet Guild of Greater Kansas City (inactive)
Chartered 1983
Contact: Coyote Schaaf

Puppet Guild of Greater Saint Louis
Founded 1939, Chartered 1963
President: Daniel Romano

Newsletter: Puppet Guild of Greater St. Louis
Editor: Tom Bonham


 

SOUTHWEST

States/Provinces:  Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Joanne Schroeder
REGIONAL TREASURER
Richard Strot

REGIONAL Webmaster
Bill Woodburn


Texas

Greater Houston Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1956-1979
President: Joanne Schroeder

Newsletter: Puppet News
Editor: Carol Carranza


Lone Star Puppet Guild
Chartered 1972
President: Patricia Curry

Newsletter: Lone Star Reporter
Editor: Patricia Curry

Guild Webmaster: Patricia Curry


 

GREAT LAKES

States/Provinces:  Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Western Ontario (Canada), Western Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Rick Morse
REGIONAL TREASURER
David Herzog

Illinois

Central Illinois Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1989
President: Anne Newman

Newsletter: Puppetoptics
Editor: Ginger Lozar


Chicagoland Puppetry Guild
Founded 1938, Chartered 1961
President: Connor Asher

Newsletter: The Puppet Patter
Editor: Mel Biske

Guild Webmaster: Jeff Biske


Indiana

Indiana Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1982
President: Terri Klingelhoefer

Newsletter: Indiana Puppetry Guild Newsletter
Editor: Guy Thompson


Michigan

Detroit Puppeteers Guild
Founded 1946, Chartered 1963
Vice President: Diane Boatman

Newsletter: DPG Newsletter
Editor: Nancy Henk

Webmaster: Brad Lowe


West Michigan Puppetry Guild
President: Joe Emory

Ohio

Cincinnati Area Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1973
President: Terrence Burke

Newsletter: C.A.P.G. Puppetgram
Editor: Position Open


Columbus Puppetry Guild, Inc.
Chartered 1940 & 1976
President: Michael Siculan

Newsletter: Columbus Puppetry Log
Editor: Janice McDonald

Webmaster: Janice McDonald


Puppetry Guild of Northeastern Ohio
Chartered 1975
President: Vincent J. Polowy

Newsletter: Swazzle
Editor: Nancy Sander

Webmaster: Vincent J. Polowy


Pennsylvania

Puppetry Guild of Pittsburgh
President: Darlene Fedele Thompson

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1983
President: Brandon Kirkham

Newsletter: Puppetcetera
Editor: Sandye Voight


 

SOUTHEAST

States/Provinces:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee

Visit the Southeast Region website: puppeteers.org/southeast/

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
 
REGIONAL TREASURER
Jody Wren

Florida

Central Florida Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1988
President: April Tennyson

Newsletter: The Central Florida Puppet Guild Journal
Editor: Hannah Miller


Florida Suncoast Puppet Guild
Chartered 1976
Contact: Jody Wren

Newsletter: Suncoast Puppet Platform
Editor: Robert Anthony and Priscilla Lakus


Gold Coast Puppet Guild
Chartered 1982
President: Alan Gibson

Newsletter: The Puppet Post
Editor: Sherry Reardon


Puppet Guild of South Florida
Chartered 1965
President: David Goboff

Newsletter: Puppet-Gram
Editor: Position Open


Georgia

Atlanta Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1974
President: Heidi Carpenter

Newsletter: The Atlanta Puppet Press
Editor: Charles Pillsbury

Webmaster: Kevin Pittman


Savannah Coastal Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1979
President: Kathy Bolch

Newsletter: The Gluppet Gazette
Editor: Kathy Bolch


Mississippi

Mississippi Puppet Guild
Chartered 1985
Contact: Peter Zapletal

North and South Carolina

Puppetry Guild of the Carolinas (inactive)
Chartered 1976
Contact: Mac McCord

Newsletter: Carolina Connection
Editor: Mac and Judy McCord


 

NORTHEAST

States/Provinces:   Connecticut, Eastern Canada, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Upstate NY (does not include NYC), Vermont,

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Sharon Murphy Boski
REGIONAL TREASURER
Anna Vargas

Connecticut

Connecticut Guild of Puppetry
Chartered 1975
President: Matt Leonard

Newsletter: Nutmeg Puppet News
Editor: Fred Thompson

Webmaster: Christopher Grande


Massachusetts

Boston Area Guild of Puppetry
Chartered 1961
President: John Lechner

Newsletter: The Control Stick
Editor: John Lechner

Webmaster: Alison Plante


New York

Puppetry Guild of Upstate New York
Chartered 1981
President: Nancy Hardy

Newsletter: Puppetry Guild of Upstate NY
Editor: Jassa Maran-kaiel


 

MID-ATLANTIC

States/Provinces:  Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York City & Long Island, Virginia, Washington DC

REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Jeff Bragg
REGIONAL TREASURER
-Position Open-

Maryland-D.C.-Virginia

National Capital Puppetry Guild, Inc.
Chartered 1964
President: Jeff Bragg

Newsletter: D.C. Puppetimes
Editor: Jeff Bragg

Webmaster: Eric Brooks


Southeastern Virginia Puppetry Guild (inactive)
(formerly the Puppet Arts Center of Virginia)
Chartered 2006
Contact: Matthew Bernier

New Jersey

Garden State Puppetry Guild
Chartered 1972 & 2002
President: Diane Koszarski

Newsletter: The Phoenix
Editor: Steven Hollow

Webmaster: Steven Hollow


New York

Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, Inc.
Founded 1962, Chartered 1966
President: Joshua Holden

Newsletter: PuppetMaster
Editor: Peter Lewis


Puppetry Guild of Long Island (inactive)
Chartered 1966
Contact: Rob Boehm

Pennsylvania

Greater Philadelphia Area Puppetry Guild
(Formerly Quaker Village)
Founded 1938, Chartered 1940
President: Martina Plag

Newsletter: The GPAPG website blog/discussion forum
Contributing Editor: Martina Plag

 

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