Fudgie’s Death

Fudgie's Death, 2011, Photo: Sean Dennie

Growing Up Linda was an ensemble actor-puppetry performance in which a woman who believes she’s the daughter of a famous ice cream mogul must come to terms with her troubled past.  In Fudgie’s Death, a segment from Growing Up Linda, table-top pop-up books transform into full-screen cinema in a neo-noir tale of desperation and depravity,

A noir detective spies on Linda Carvel in an attempt to rescue her from frosting, substance abuse and Fudgie the Whale. But can Linda save herself?

CHRONOLOGY

2011 
14Karat Cabaret  
Baltimore

2010 
Gallery at Avalon Island 
Orlando

2010 
Park Theatre 
Winnipeg

2010 
Blue Genes Pub,
O’Neill Theater Center 
Waterford, Connecticut

2010 
St. Ann’s Warehouse 
New York City

2010 
Links Hall 
Chicago

2008 
REDCAT 
Los Angeles

2008 
Venue 13 
Edinburgh

2008 
St. Ann’s Warehouse 
New York City

2008 
CalArts 
Valencia

PRESS

2015
Who’s The Puppet Now

a coffee table book of photographs by Sean Dennie

2011
New Urbanite

“eccentric adult puppetry that oscillates between adorable, abject, campy, and earnest””

2011
City Paper

“a whole slew of WTF”

2011
Calgary Herald

“light years away from the child-oriented Muppets universe that Jim Henson introduced.”

2010
Watermark

“Technology meets traditional storytelling to great effect… De Lellis is an engaging performer who delivers the story with deceptive nonchalance”

2010
Time Out

2009
Puppetry International Magazine

“a crazy hall of mirrors, flashing bits of a story from multiple angles.. held together by a strong idosyncratic personal aesthetic. And lots of fake fur”

2008 
Three Weeks



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