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Trouble Puppet Theater Company is proud to announce that
Founding Artistic Director Connor Hopkins has been invited to
the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Puppetry
Conference this summer as an Emerging Artist. Hopkins will
workshop segments from his company's upcoming production of
"The Jungle," based on the book by Upton Sinclair. "The Jungle"
will premiere in Austin, TX at Salvage Vanguard Theatre in
September 2009. Additionally, Trouble Puppet Theater
Company was recently awarded a seed grant from the Jim
Henson Foundation in support of "The Jungle."
Founding Artistic Director Connor Hopkins has been invited to
the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Puppetry
Conference this summer as an Emerging Artist. Hopkins will
workshop segments from his company's upcoming production of
"The Jungle," based on the book by Upton Sinclair. "The Jungle"
will premiere in Austin, TX at Salvage Vanguard Theatre in
September 2009. Additionally, Trouble Puppet Theater
Company was recently awarded a seed grant from the Jim
Henson Foundation in support of "The Jungle."
As an invited Emerging Artist, Hopkins will be provided with space to work and rehearse with
a cast drawn from the Flock Theater of New London, CT. Each emerging Artist is assigned a
mentor from the conference’s renowned staff: Hopkins will work with Robert Smythe, the
founder of Philadelphia’s Mum Puppet Theater.
Robert Smythe is considered one of the foremost puppet artists in the United States, referred to
as "an amazing amalgam of man and puppet." He has won prestigious fellowships from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and
awards and honors from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the American Center for
the Union International de la Marionette. He has won four Barrymore Awards in the areas of
choreography, design and education, and received Barrymore nominations for acting and
sound design. Other Conference staff, including film and television veterans Pam Arciero and
Martin Robinson, and the director of University of Connecticut’s acclaimed puppetry program,
Bart Roccoberton, will provide guidance and and advice throughout the process.
a cast drawn from the Flock Theater of New London, CT. Each emerging Artist is assigned a
mentor from the conference’s renowned staff: Hopkins will work with Robert Smythe, the
founder of Philadelphia’s Mum Puppet Theater.
Robert Smythe is considered one of the foremost puppet artists in the United States, referred to
as "an amazing amalgam of man and puppet." He has won prestigious fellowships from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and
awards and honors from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the American Center for
the Union International de la Marionette. He has won four Barrymore Awards in the areas of
choreography, design and education, and received Barrymore nominations for acting and
sound design. Other Conference staff, including film and television veterans Pam Arciero and
Martin Robinson, and the director of University of Connecticut’s acclaimed puppetry program,
Bart Roccoberton, will provide guidance and and advice throughout the process.
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
| Get Yourself Into Trouble Fundraising Festival August 4, 2009 at Salvage Vanguard Theatre The Jungle September 17 - October 4 at Salvage Vanguard Theatre Performances Thursday - Sunday 8:00 pm Tickets go on sale August 31 |
