Taking the form of an imaginary train ride, the performance will feature meticulously-crafted marionettes representing flora ...
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, May 29, 2019 (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — This past May, a small team was busy putting the finishing touches on the ...
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, a Los Angeles staple, was recently at risk of shutting down due to COVID-19. The Bob Baker Marionette theater opened in 1963 as a way for kids and grownups alike to ...
It was 1961, Bob Baker was looking for a place for him and his beloved marionettes to call their own. Handcrafted and each with its own distinctive “personality,” the Bob Baker Marionette Theater was ...
When you've been prancing, dancing, and entertaining generations of Southern Californians for decades, you might begin to wonder if novel moments and new horizons will ever begin to evaporate. Stream ...
The Samurai’s Daughter is a heart-warming theatrical adventure inspired by the Japanese folktale Hime with the Big Hat. The ...
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“In my mind, this is the best room in L.A.,” says Alex Evans in an office above the main floor of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, where he serves as executive director and head puppeteer. In this ...
It's going to be a star-studded New Year's Eve celebration at the Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre on both New Year's Eve and the Eve of New Year's Eve (in other words, Friday and Saturday). Puppeteer ...
“Ladies and gentlemen, the curtain is about to go up.” These are the last words Robert Brock speaks before a show at the Lancaster Marionette Theatre begins. Fittingly, they are the first words spoken ...