Kevin Pittman and his Forest Friends: Shows, Workshops, and Other Entertainment Services

Shows, Workshops, and Other Entertainment Services

Are you planning a birthday party, social event, or even a festival? What could be more enjoyable and memorable than a fun-filled puppet show followed by a greeting from a soft, lovable, huggable costume animal character?

Do you work for an arts center, museum, library or other educational center? My shows are not only entertaining, but they also present good values and fun facts about wild animals. Follow any puppet show with a puppetry workshop and you have created the perfect learning experience for kids of all ages.

Availability

Here are some important things to know about when and where I can perform:

I am currently doing performances on a part-time basis, so I will normally only be able to perform on weekends and on certain Mondays.
I am based in Atlanta, Georgia, and I will do performances throughout the Greater Atlanta area. If you are not sure if you are within my range, just contact me and I'll let you know.
For a schedule of my upcoming performances, please see my Performances Page.
To book me for a performance, please use my Contact Request Form.

Important Notice

I am currently on hiatus from doing traditional staged puppet shows and instructional workshops as I work on some exciting new entertainment options.

Update: I am pleased to announce that two of my classic shows, The Tale of the Pig From South Bay and The Parable of the Lost Sheep will be back again for the late spring and summer seasons. Both shows will be available starting May 1st, 2009.

I will also have some new entertainment options available starting this summer. With these changes, however, I will no longer be offering puppetry workshops for children. I will continue to do puppetry workshops geared towards adults and older teenagers, and those offerings will begin again starting this summer.

In the meantime, I am still available for interactive walk-about puppet and costume character entertainment. Please see below for more information on these options

Half-Hour Puppet Shows

The Tale of the Pig From South Bay

Poor little Penny Pig has gotten herself lost in the forest. Will any of the other animals in the forest be able to help her find her way back home, or will they all just lead her astray? Join Penny on her journey and see just how far she has to go to get back to the little town of South Bay. Filled with lots of adventure and fun rhyming passages throughout the story, this is a perfect show for younger audiences.

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The Parable of the Lost Sheep

The classic story of the shepherd and the lost sheep meets the modern-day world in this fanciful story of a sheep who goes looking for fun in all the wrong places. When Reggie the hippie sheep sets off for the big city, shepherd Gray Rabbit must set off after him to save him and bring him safely back home.

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Short Character Sketches

The Fabulously Flexible Red Fox

Reynard the Red Fox is a contortionist of sorts, and he loves to show off his abilities. In this five-minute sketch, watch and be amazed as Reynard bends himself into a variety of poses, concluding with an amazing finale.

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Walk Around Entertainment

Costume Character Meet-and-Greet

Can anything beat a friendly greeting from a lovable, huggable costume animal character? My unique costume characters are a combination of realistic body shaping and movement with a sweet appearance and soft-to-the-touch feel that make them big hits at any event. With so many characters to choose from, there's sure to be one that's perfect for any occasion.

Costume characters will pose for pictures, give out hugs and handshakes, do entertaining shtick, and in general help to create a feeling of fun and happiness wherever they go. All characters are capable of roaming throughout an event area for maximum coverage, and for events lasting more than three hours, consider inviting two different characters for even more excitement.

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Puppet Character Meet-and-Greet

Who ever said that hand-puppet characters have to stay behind a puppet stage? Take one mouth puppet character with a fun, unique personality and voice, add a healthy dose of improvisation and even an occasional trick move, and watch the fun begin. I will escort a puppet character throughout your event space, greeting guests on the fly with simple but fun shtick that I customize to fit any situation. Choose from any of my large cast of puppet characters, and for appearances longer than one hour, consider inviting two or more puppet characters to make alternating appearances during your event.

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