January 24th, 2015, I performed in and designed puppets for Julie Brown’s Homecoming Queen’s Got a Musical at the Brava Theater in San Francisco for its third run.
BACKGROUND
This musical comedy about a school shooting and demon possession was adapted from Julie Brown‘s 1983 hit, Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun.
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SYNOPSIS
Something’s not right at Betty Ford High, people are starting to drop dead, but no one has time for that, because there’s a new a Homecoming Queen to crown! Like for sure! Join Julie Brown, as Julie Brown and her best friend Debbie Dickey (Drew Droege) as they count down the minutes and the student bodies, until Homecoming!

PERFORMANCES
There were two performances as part of the 14th annual Sketchfest, a comedy festival in San Francisco that ran from January 22nd – February 8, 2015.

Saturday,
January 24th,
at 7:00PM
Saturday,
January 24th,
at 10:00PM
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th Street,
San Francisco, California 94110
Information | Tickets

SF SKETCHFEST
Founded in 2001, SF Sketchfest is a nationally recognized comedy festival that showcases a mix of national headliners, local favorites and the best up-and-coming groups from throughout North America for a month of sketch, improv, stand-up and alternative comedy.
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PUPPET DESIGN
I designed a humanette puppet used by Drew Droege for the infamous homecoming scene.
Sometimes called a “living doll”, a puppet manipulated in front of the puppeteer, with the puppeteer’s head, and sometimes hands, appearing as that of the puppet.

Typically, the puppet body is much smaller than the human head. The puppeteer manipulates the hands and/or body to bring the character to life.
World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts
Homecoming Queen’s Got a Musical was written by Julie Brown and director, Kurt Koehler.
CAST
Julie Brown
Drew Droege
Sam Pancake
Natalie Lander
Chris Pudlo
Craig Taggart
Jaci Pund
Beth Crosby
Cole Gerdes
Marsian De Lellis
CHRONOLOGY