by Terrence Burke | Jan 3, 2020 | Blog, puppet shows, Puppets, Shows, Uncategorized, Wump Mucket News
Happy New Year everyone! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season. Wump Mucket Puppets are rolling into 2020 with a new puppet show, Fairly Hairy Tales! About the show Fairly Hairy Tales is set in a magical castle of Queen Jacqui. Quincy the Unicorn stars in...
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 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 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...
