PuppetSlam.com – soft launch

Jen Lynn, photo: Doug Wong

On March 9th, 2006 I launched Puppetslam.com, a website that cataloged, connected, supported, and generated awareness for adult evenings of short-form puppetry and what would evolve into the Puppet Slam Network over the next decade.

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Puppets at Night, Brookline (curatorial)

Slamtastic Puppet Mini-Tour, 2006
Slamtastic Puppet Mini-Tour, 2006

On February 18th, I curated Puppets at Night, an evening of short-form puppetry for adults at the Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline. The evening – part of a two city (Providence + Brookline) weekend tour included puppet and object theatre from Jonny Clockworks, Ceili Clemens, Emmy Bean, Dramaton Theatre, Kristen McClean, Sara Frechette, and Jim Sedgwick. The program was co-curated with Vanessa Gilbert and hosted with Matt Kandarian.

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Blood from a Turnip – 2/17/06, Providence (Curatorial)

Blood from a Turnip, February 17, 2006, poster design: Marsian De Lellis
Blood from a Turnip, February 17, 2006, poster design: Marsian De Lellis

On February 17th, I curated and hosted Blood from a Turnip, an evening of short-form puppetry for adults with Vanessa Gilbert at Perishable Theater in downtown Providence. Blood from a Turnip was Rhode Island’s only late night puppetry salon.

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Growing Up Linda, Carriage House, Providence

On February 10th and 11th, 2006, I performed in Birthday Trauma, a segment from Growing Up Linda at The Carriage House in Providence.

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Blood from a Turnip – 1/20/06, Providence (curatorial)

Blood from a Turnip, January 20th, 2006, poster design: Marsian De Lellis
Blood from a Turnip, design: Marsian De Lellis

On January 20th, 2006, I curated and hosted Blood from a Turnip, Rhode Island’s only late night puppetry salon with Vanessa Gilbert at Perishable Theatre in Downtown Providence.

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Blood from a Turnip 11/18/2005, Providence (curatorial)

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On Friday, November 18th, 2005, I curated and hosted Blood from A TurnipRhode Island’s only late night puppet salon with Vanessa Gilbert at Perishable Theatre in Providence.  Performers included Evan O’Television, Lady Miss Iris, Marya Erin Jones, and Dan Goldrick.

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Growing Up Linda, Mad Cow, Orlando

On Sunday, November 6th, 2005, I performed Birthday Trauma, a section of Growing Up Linda at Mad Cow in Orlando.

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Orlando Sentinel 11/04/2005

On November 4th, 2005 The Orlando Sentinel published a photo from Growing Up Linda in their coverage of the Orlando Puppet Festival.

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Daytona Beach News Journal

On October 27th, 2005, The Daytona Beach News Journal covered a residency I was part of at the Atlantic Center for the Arts and the event in which I performed a scene from Growing Up Linda.

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Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach (residency)

©2005 Marsian De Lellis
©2005 Marsian De Lellis

From October 10th-30th, 2005 I was an artist in residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

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