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American Theatre (magazine)

Posted on April 20, 2017August 22, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Art, cantastoria, Comedy, Derron Wood, Design, Dollhouses, Dolls, Drama, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Fabrication, Figurines, Marsian De Lellis, Melissa Dunphy, Miniatures, Model Killer, Munchausen by proxy, National Puppetry Conference, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Sculpture, Serial Killers, Sharon Challenger, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre, Violence, Waterford

On April 20th, 2017, American Theatre, announced the 2017 season at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, including my artist-in-residence for Model Killer.

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A decade of the Puppet Slam Network

Posted on September 2, 2016August 17, 2019 by hausofmarsian in (CAOS) Calgary Animated Object Society, 14Karat Cabaret, Acting, Animal Cracker Conspiracy, Art, Atlanta, Automata, Baltimore, Biopic, Blood from a Turnip, Boston, Brookline, Brooklyn, CalArts, Calgary, cantastoria, Chicago, Christine Papalexis, Comedy, Curatorial, Cut Outs, Dance, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, Film, Gallery, Great Arizona Puppet Theater, Great Small Works, Heather Henson, Ibex Puppetry, Improv, Installation, International Festival of Animated Objects, interview, Janie Geiser, John Bell, Judson Church, LA, Lantern Church, Links Hall, Live Feed, Los Angeles, Mad Cow Theatre, Marionettes, Marsian De Lellis, Musical, National Puppetry Festival, NYC, Object Theatre, Olympia, Orlando, Orlando Puppet Festival, Park Theater, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Perishable Theatre, Phoenix, Press, Providence, Puppet Showplace Theater, Puppet Slam Network, Puppeteers of America, Puppetry, Puppets, Revolving Museum, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, WA, Space Ark, Spoken Word, St. Ann's Warehouse, Surrealism, Susan Simpson, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Theatre for the New City, Tim Lagasse, Toy Theatre, Transmodern Festival, Uconn, Valencia, Vanessa Gilbert, Video, Winnipeg, Xstine Cook

On September 2nd, 2016, I finished my tenure at the Puppet Slam Network (PSN), which I co-founded in 2005 with Heather Henson through support from her production company, Ibex Puppetry.

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The Feeder, Waterford, CT (performance)

Posted on June 12, 2015July 25, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Drama, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Fabrication, Figurines, Food, Gainers and Feeders, Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry, Marsian De Lellis, Melissa Dunphy, National Puppetry Conference, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Ronnie Burkett, Sharon Challenger, The Feeder, Theater, Waterford

On June 12th and 13th, 2015, I performed The Feeder, a short solo tabletop puppetry piece that explores the unintended consequences of a complicated relationship.

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OBJECT OF HER AFFECTION to Play REDCAT, 7/30-8/2, BROADWAY WORLD

Posted on July 22, 2014February 3, 2022 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, Automata, CCI Center for Cultural Innovation, Comedy, Design, Drama, Fabrication, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Live Feed, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Press, Puppetry, Puppets, REDCAT, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Toy Theatre

July 22, 2014, Broadway World covered Object of Her Affection’s run at REDCAT for the NOW Festival.

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OBJECT OF HER AFFECTION Runs this Weekend at Automata, BroAdway world (7/15/2014)

Posted on July 15, 2014February 3, 2022 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Allison de Fren, Animism, Automata, Design, Drama, Fabrication, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, REDCAT, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Written

Object of Her Affection, REDCAT NOW Festival, 2014, Photo: Steve Gunther

On July 14, 2014, Tyler Peterson covered Object of Her Affection in Broadway World. Object of Her Affection is a solo object and puppet-based performance art piece centered on a woman, who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects.

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Visiting Artist, Los Angeles LGBT Center (Los Angeles)

Posted on March 6, 2014October 9, 2017 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Activism, Artist Talk, Artist-Educator, Drama, LA, LGBT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Marsian De Lellis, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Theater, Toy Theatre

On March 6th, 2014, I was a visiting artist at the Los Angeles LGBT Center to teach a workshop on puppetry and performing objects at sparQ!, an activist theatre mentoring program produced by LifeWorks. There were 8 young people in the sparQ! program who ranged in age from 18-23. Continue reading “Visiting Artist, Los Angeles LGBT Center (Los Angeles)” →

Object of Her Affection, REDCAT (excerpt)

Posted on December 7, 2013August 27, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Biopic, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, REDCAT, REDCAT Studio, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre

Marsian De Lellis, 2013, Photo: Steve Gunther

On December 7th + 8th, 2013, I performed an excerpt from Object of Her Affection at REDCAT in Los Angeles.

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Terry + Taylor Fator Fund (support)

Posted on June 1, 2013October 17, 2017 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Biopic, Drama, Marionettes, Marsian De Lellis, National Puppetry Conference, Object of Her Affection, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry, Toy Theatre, Waterford

In June 2013, I was the recipient of the Terry and Taylor Fator Fund to attend the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT as part of the National Puppetry Conference. At the conference, I worked with Jim Kroupa on mechanisms, Jim Rose on marionette construction, and on my participant piece, Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, an excerpt from Object of Her Affection with Sharon Challenger.

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Alumni Travel Fund (support)

Posted on June 1, 2013February 9, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Biopic, Drama, Marionettes, Marsian De Lellis, National Puppetry Conference, Object of Her Affection, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry, Toy Theatre, Waterford

In June 2013, I was the recipient of the Alumni Travel Fund to attend the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT as part of the National Puppetry Conference. At the conference, I worked with Jim Kroupa on mechanisms, Jim Rose on marionette construction, and on my participant piece, Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, an excerpt from Object of Her Affection with Sharon Challenger.

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Portland Press Herald, (Puppet Slam Network)

Posted on January 28, 2013December 29, 2019 by hausofmarsian in (CAOS) Calgary Animated Object Society, 14Karat Cabaret, Acting, Animal Cracker Conspiracy, Art, Atlanta, Automata, Baltimore, Biopic, Blood from a Turnip, Boston, Brookline, Brooklyn, CalArts, Calgary, cantastoria, Chicago, Christine Papalexis, Comedy, Curatorial, Cut Outs, Dance, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, Film, Gallery, Great Arizona Puppet Theater, Great Small Works, Heather Henson, Ibex Puppetry, Improv, Installation, International Festival of Animated Objects, interview, Janie Geiser, John Bell, Judson Church, LA, Lantern Church, Links Hall, Live Feed, Los Angeles, Mad Cow Theatre, Marionettes, Marsian De Lellis, Musical, National Puppetry Festival, NYC, Object Theatre, Olympia, Orlando, Orlando Puppet Festival, Park Theater, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Perishable Theatre, Phoenix, Press, Providence, Puppet Showplace Theater, Puppet Slam Network, Puppeteers of America, Puppetry, Puppets, Revolving Museum, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, WA, Space Ark, Spoken Word, St. Ann's Warehouse, Surrealism, Susan Simpson, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Theatre for the New City, Tim Lagasse, Toy Theatre, Transmodern Festival, Uconn, Valencia, Vanessa Gilbert, Video, Winnipeg, Xstine Cook

On January 28th, 2013, The Portland Press Herald briefly covered my work with the Puppet Slam Network as part of a larger story on Blainor McGough, curator of King Friday’s Dungeon in Portland, ME.

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