by Terrence Burke | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog, Cincinnati, Northside Cincinnati, Ohio, puppet shows, Puppets, The Kooky Spooky Halloween Show, Wump Mucket News
Hope you had a Happy Halloween I certainly had a very Happy Halloween as I performed The Kooky Spooky Halloween Show around Great Cincinnati in October. The Wump Mucket Puppets even traveled to Columbus, Indiana to perform at the Bartholomew County Public Library to...
by Terrence Burke | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog, Caroll Spinney, Childhood memories, Influence, Sesame Street, Television, The Muppets
Caroll Spinney retires Caroll Spinney retires. This news broke yesterday that after nearly 50 years, Caroll Spinney is retiring from Sesame Street. This may be one of the longest gigs for a puppeteer. Today he will record his final voice session that will be used...
by Terrence Burke | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog, puppet shows, Puppets, The Kooky Spooky Halloween Show, Wump Mucket News
Halloween Puppet Shows Wump Mucket Puppets have two more Halloween puppet shows to perform this October. It’s fun to celebrate one of our favorite holidays with our audience. We look forward to seeing you and your family at these FREE family events. Join us...
by Terrence Burke | Oct 13, 2018 | Burr Tillstrom, Kukla, Puppets, Television
Happy Burr-thday Remembering Burr Tillstrom on his birthday Burr Tillstrom. While his name is sadly not as well know in the 21st Century, Chicago puppeteer Burr Tillstrom certainly left his stamp on puppetry. His work entertained and inspired many of his fans,...
by Terrence Burke | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, New puppet, Puppets, The Kooky Spooky Halloween Show, Wump Mucket News
Welcome Merlin the Bat We are very happy to welcome Merlin the Bat to our cast of puppet stars. His name is inspired by both the author/bat conservationist Merlin Tuttle, and the famous wizard Merlin from the legend of King Arthur. The idea for the puppet started in...
by Terrence Burke | Sep 29, 2018 | Blog, Childhood memories, Cincinnati, Northside Cincinnati, Ohio, puppets in art, Sesame Street, WordPlay Puppetry Workshop, Wump Mucket News
WordPlay Puppetry Workshop. Sharing my knowledge with children Today I began a new chapter in my adventure in puppetry by sharing my knowledge with children who are taking the WordPlay Puppetry Workshop this Autumn. I am teaching the first four weeks out of the...
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...
