by Terrence Burke | Sep 24, 2018 | behind the scenes puppet creation, Documentary, Influence, Jim Henson, PBS, Puppets, Sesame Street
Today would have been Jim Henson’s 82nd birthday. Like many of my fellow puppeteers, his work caught my eye as a child and helped inspire me to achieve my dream to create and perform my own puppet characters to share with children and families. Life’s...
by Terrence Burke | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog, Cincinnati, Northside Cincinnati, Ohio
FREE Puppetry workshop for kids I am pleased to share that I will be co-teaching a FREE puppetry workshop for kids ages 5-8 this Autumn at WordPlay Cincinnati. The workshop begins on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at WordPlay 4041 Hamilton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45223....
by Terrence Burke | Aug 28, 2018 | Cincinnati, Ohio, puppet shows, Tales from Bucket Gulch, Wump Mucket News
We will be performing our western themed Tales from Bucket Gulch show at the Cincinnati Art Museum this coming Saturday, September 1 at 12:30 PM. Admission is FREE, no registration required. Our performance is part of the First Family Saturdays event, with many...
by Terrence Burke | Aug 21, 2018 | behind the scenes puppet creation, Cincinnati, Puppets, The Kooky Spooky Halloween Show, Wump Mucket News
Bat puppet Bat puppet building has begun! This new bat puppet character will be joining Gourdin the Pumpkin Man, Witch Willie, and Morty the Ghost in our Kooky Spooky Halloween Show this October. Over the summer I had the wonderful opportunity to meet two little...
by Terrence Burke | May 30, 2018 | Cincinnati, Coloring page, Ohio, puppet shows, radio, Shows, Tales from Bucket Gulch, Television, Wump Mucket News
Bucket Gulch or BUST! Bucket Gulch or BUST! Wump Mucket Puppets western-themed puppet show Tales from Bucket Gulch is ready to hit the road, with the cast members very excited to be performing a new show for our fans this summer. We are thrilled to be featuring a...
by Terrence Burke | Apr 24, 2018 | Bee Happy, Blog, Cincinnati, Ohio, Shows, Wump Mucket News
Bee Happy at Rockdale Academy Wump Mucket Puppets had a great time performing our Bee Happy puppet show at Rockdale Academy, which is an elementary school within the Cincinnati Public Schools system. Our show was part of the school’s Global Conservation Day. I...
by Terrence Burke | Apr 12, 2018 | Aftab Pureval, Blog, Cincinnati, Ohio, Television, Video, Wump Mucket News
The Aftab Pureval Duck flies again I had the pleasure to shoot another as the puppeteer of The Duck in a video with Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Aftab Pureval. He is running for US Congress in 2018. This will be the second time in almost two years that I have...
by Terrence Burke | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog, puppet shows, Puppets, Tales from Bucket Gulch, Wump Mucket News
Here’s Sarsaparilla the Cow Here’s Sarsaparilla the Cow, we call her Sassy too. She will be performing in our brand new show “Tales from Bucket Gulch” this summer. This is a publicity photo of Sassy and Coleman the Sasquatch, and was taken by...
by Terrence Burke | Mar 13, 2018 | behind the scenes puppet creation, Blog, Wump Mucket News
New puppet at Wump Mucket Puppets workshop New puppet in the Wump Mucket Puppets workshop! Here are a few photos of the new puppet that is being built. Can you guess what it will be?
by Terrence Burke | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Area Puppetry Guild news, Television
Rest in Peace Larry Smith I wish to share my thoughts about the passing of Cincinnati puppetry legend Larry Smith. So many children grew up in Cincinnati loving his numerous TV shows and live performances. I regret that I don’t share their memories, watching his...
