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Further Information on Puppets and Puppetry

Sheldon studying a puppetry book

Web Sites:

There are many web sites that focus on different aspects of puppetry, so I'm just going to list a few of my personal favorites here:

  • http://www.sagecraft.com/ - Home of THE puppetry website: you'll find links to a ton of other resources through this website
     
  • http://www.puppet.org - The Center for Puppetry Arts: a permanent puppet theater right here in Atlanta. Be sure to check it out if you have any kind of interest in puppetry
     
  • http://www.atlantapuppetryguild.org - The Atlanta Puppetry Guild - Atlanta's local association of puppeteers and puppet enthusiasts.
     
  • http://www.puppeteers.org - The Puppeteers of America - A national puppetry organization that is also the parent organization of the Atlanta Puppetry Guild
     
  • http://www.axtell.com/ - Axtell Expressions - Need your own puppets? This is the place to go if you want to buy high-quality professional puppet characters.
     
  • http://www.animalmakers.com/ - Animal Makers - Need your own high-end puppets? Check this group out for TV and movie-quality realistic animal puppets.

Mailing Lists:

Books I Have Found Useful:

  • Making Puppets Come Alive: Larry Engler and Carol Fijan (1973)
  • The Complete Book of Puppetry: George Latshaw (1978)
  • The Foam Book: Drew Allison and Donald Devet (1997)
  • Puppets and Puppet Theatre: David Currell (1999)

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