Those reserved about the level of entertainment they might get from mere puppets should be reminded that the creativity within this profession has intensified in recent years. Watching ...

Puppets have a way of creeping into a person’s heart and taking up residence, especially if one’s childhood was peppered with “The Muppets” and “Fraggle Rock.” Adam Carlson was one of those people for ...

Joyce Depaw loves to perform. When she was younger, Depaw and her wife decided to hit the road and become clowns for 13 years, learning new skills to entertain guests. Depaw formerly made puppets as a ...

Wordless tales require physically expressive actors … or, in the case of “Crane & Turtle: Images of China,” expressive puppets. In the Northwest Puppet Center’s newest show, the highlight is a ...

She went back to intern with them. A few years later, String and Shadow Puppet Theater fell into place when McHugh met Donald Palardy III in Olympia, Washington, and they joined forces. String and ...

A huge humpback whale is among the mysterious creatures inhabiting String and Shadow Puppet Theater’s “Ship of Fools.” Courtesy of String and Shadow Puppet Theater String and Shadow Puppet Theater’s ...