Subject:

Puppets and Puppetry

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    “The Puppet Show”

    Ventriloquists need not apply

  • Culture

    March 18, 1999

    Fools Dive In

    Ventriloquists need not apply

  • Calendar

    October 6, 1994

    Press Picks

    Ventriloquists need not apply

  • Calendar

    November 10, 1994

    Press Picks

    Ventriloquists need not apply

  • Music

    November 10, 1994

    Rhythm is All

    Luke Cresswell's Stomp keeps good time

  • Calendar

    September 14, 1995

    Press Picks

    Luke Cresswell's Stomp keeps good time

  • Calendar

    October 10, 1996

    Press Picks

    Luke Cresswell's Stomp keeps good time

  • News

    August 28, 1997

    Attack of the Puppet People

    Bobbindoctrin makes one thing perfectly clear -- puppets aren't just for kids anymore.

  • Calendar

    March 12, 1998

    Press Picks

    Bobbindoctrin makes one thing perfectly clear -- puppets aren't just for kids anymore.

  • Calendar

    March 19, 1998

    Night & Day

    March 19-25, 1998

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Nasty Puppets

    Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: Joel Orr/Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre Artist Talk and Performance for "The Puppet Show"

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    Joe Goode Performance Group

    Puppeteer Basil Twist worked with the avant-garde troupe’s namesake and choreographer to create Wonderboy

  • Culture

    October 17, 2002

    String Beings

    Bobbindoctrin's savage wit returns in The Crime

  • Calendar

    December 13, 2007

    Bobbindoctrin’s Fourth Annual Puppet Festival

    A group of local puppeteers show off their latest, strangest works

  • Culture

    November 1, 2007

    Avenue Q

    A puppet learns some life lessons — and gets laid — in Avenue Q

  • Calendar

    October 18, 2007

    Avenue Q

    The shady side of the street

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2007

    The Dark Crystal

    Jim Henson’s fantasy film features a RUSH look-alike

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2006

    Bare Bones Production

    Jim Henson’s fantasy film features a RUSH look-alike

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2006

    Um, This Box Is Baroque

    Jim Henson’s fantasy film features a RUSH look-alike

  • Calendar

    July 6, 2006

    Just Plain Lion

    Jim Henson’s fantasy film features a RUSH look-alike

  • Calendar

    July 6, 2006

    Naughty Puppet Play

    Jim Henson’s fantasy film features a RUSH look-alike

  • Culture

    April 28, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2005

    The Plague Sucks

    A deadly virus takes center stage in Bobbindoctrin's flea-bitten Danse Macabre II: The Consummate Host

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2004

    Hand Job

    Romeo and Juliet gets a sexy makeover -- via puppets

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Romeo and Juliet gets a sexy makeover -- via puppets

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2004

    Strange Heights

    Bobbindoctrin offers up a lighthearted look at tyranny

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    First Dance

    Kid's Play inspires more than just youngsters

  • Culture

    March 27, 2003

    The Tortured Puppet

    Bobbindoctrin and IBP satirize the life of the "artist"

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2003

    Sex, Drugs and Puppets

    Like-minded performance groups make double trouble

  • Culture

    April 26, 2001

    Island in the Fun

    Puppets of The Mauist make a zany pursuit toward their gods

  • Culture

    September 21, 2000

    Scripted Responses

    Speaking in the clichés of language-study tapes, the characters in The Danube mourn the loss of life's poetry

  • Film

    August 10, 2000

    Makeup Remover

    The Eyes of Tammy Faye peeks underneath the persona of the garish televangelist

  • Culture

    June 22, 2000

    Inhuman Theater

    Corruption of the Species

  • Culture

    October 7, 1999

    So Be Good

    In Shockheaded Peter, bad boys and girls get what they deserve -- and then some

  • Film

    February 2, 1995

    History's Shadows

    In Shockheaded Peter, bad boys and girls get what they deserve -- and then some

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    Poison Pen Reading Series: Joel Orr and Andrew Kozma

    Puppet maker takes the stage, leaves Pinocchio at home

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Out of the Dark: Bobbindoctrin Nightclub Acts

    Joel Orr revisits the origins of his perverse puppetry

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    On Its 40th Birthday, the Top 10 Sesame Street Musical Guests

    Sing the blues, Kermit... or greens. We know how you feel. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Elmo and Grover have something to celebrate. Sesame Street, their fictional New York borough, and the television show probably responsible for everything you knew as a kid, turns 40 today. Created ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    Bobbindoctrin's 6th Annual Puppet Festival

    Local collective puts together more performances than you could shake a fist at

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Puppets -- Big Freaking Puppets -- At HGO's Queen of Spades

     Puppets two feet tall, puppets 15 feet tall, they're all in Houston Grand Opera's production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades. The opera follows the misfortunes of Herman, a penniless young man desperate for the love of Lisa, a girl of noble birth. Lisa's grandmother, a Countess is calle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Puppet Wing

    Photos via WikipediaTMBG​Ladies and gentlemen, Rocks Off is pleased as rum punch to announce that The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has (not) added an official puppet wing to that fine institution. What's even better, they have (not) given us the opportunity to nominate some of the finest felt fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Pop Rocks: The Worst Part Of Parenting? The TV Shows.

    Don't believe the hype.​Being a parent is tough, especially when the kids are toddler age or thereabouts. You're basically on 24-7 suicide watch while the little hobgoblins cram everything they find into their mouths and clamber to the top of the bookshelves, while at the same time you try to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    How Many Puppets Can Fit into a Phone Booth?: Three New Works for the Puppet Stage

    Don't believe the hype.​Being a parent is tough, especially when the kids are toddler age or thereabouts. You're basically on 24-7 suicide watch while the little hobgoblins cram everything they find into their mouths and clamber to the top of the bookshelves, while at the same time you try to ... More >>

  • Film

    November 24, 2011

    Mahnahmahmeh

    Muppets reboot can't quite get its act together.

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre: My Cold Dead Fingers

    Muppets reboot can't quite get its act together.

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Some Strings Attached: Puppets In Music Videos

    ​The Muppets had a successful and profitable opening yesterday, proving that after 30 years of television and movies, Kermit still has his acting chops. Jim Henson's premiere Muppets motion picture, The Muppets Movie, came out in June of 1979. The film was the first to feature a leading cast ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2012

    Avenue Q

    ​The Muppets had a successful and profitable opening yesterday, proving that after 30 years of television and movies, Kermit still has his acting chops. Jim Henson's premiere Muppets motion picture, The Muppets Movie, came out in June of 1979. The film was the first to feature a leading cast ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    Bring It On: The Musical

    ​The Muppets had a successful and profitable opening yesterday, proving that after 30 years of television and movies, Kermit still has his acting chops. Jim Henson's premiere Muppets motion picture, The Muppets Movie, came out in June of 1979. The film was the first to feature a leading cast ... More >>

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