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Leah

Cry, Heart, But Never Break

Nels

Cry, Heart, But Never Break

Kasper

Cry Heart, But Never Break

Cassandra Bourchier with Leah and Karthik Kaddam

Cry, Heart, But Never Break rehearsal

Sarah May Redmond with Death

Cry, Heart, But Never Break rehearsal

Thomas Jones with Leah, Kasper and Nels

Cry, Heart, But Never Break rehearsal

Death with Joy, Delight, Grief and Sorrow

Cry, Heart, But Never Break rehearsal

Cassandra Bourchier with Leah. Karthik Kaddam with Nels. Thomas Jones with Kasper.

Cry, Heart, But Never Break rehearsal

Thomas Jones with Kasper and Sarah May Redmond

Cry, Heart, But Never Break Rehearsal

Sorrow and Grief, Joy and Delight

Cry, Heart, But Never Break

Kapser

Early workshop photo for Cry, Heart, But Never Break

Jeny Cassady (behind) and Sarah May Redmond with "Mr. Hatch"

Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch

"Mr. Hatch" with Sarah May Redmond, Jeny Cassady and Christine Reinfort

Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch

The Little Girl, The Little Old Man and The Big Dog

"The Little Old Man"

The Little Girl

"The Little Old Man"

Guy on Bicycle

"The Little Old Man"

The Town Folk

From: "The Little Old Man"

The Little Old Man and Mean Man

"The Little Old Man"

Studio Shot

Building "The Little Old Man" puppets

Studio Shot

Some of the puppets for "Letters From Lithuania"

Giant Feet

These are being made for Meh, the 12 foot tall Coast Salish puppet

Giant Hands

These are Meh's hands

Meh

Meh as the welcoming figure at the Museum of Anthropology's Audain Gallery show, Shadow, Strings and other things.

Meh

Rehearsal shot for “Siiye’yu” (friends, relatives) A Grand Act of Great Hope Presented by the National Arts Centre.

Meh

Rehearsal shot for “Siiye’yu” (friends, relatives) A Grand Act of Great Hope Presented by the National Arts Centre.

I have been designing puppets for many years for a variety of theatre companies. Some of the projects I have been involved with in the past few years include the following.

A variety of puppets for Mortal Coil Performance. These include "Letters from Lithuania" (with Tamara Unroe) and shows in partnership with Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolfpack) including “Salmon Row" and "The Faerie Play". This past year I was honoured to design masks and puppets for the Mortal Coil Performance and Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolfpack) production of “Siiye’yu” (friends, relatives) A Grand Act of Great Hope Presented by the National Arts Centre. I was also one of the designers and builders on the 12-foot puppet "Meh" for Mortal Coil Performance also in partnership with Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolfpack).

Working with Theatre Bagger I designed and built the puppets for the acclaimed children’s show "The Little Old Man" These were nominated for a Jessie (The Vancouver Theater Award). The Mr. Hatch puppet I designed and built, along with Barb Clayden who made his costume, for their show "Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch" won us a Jessie.

This year I am once again collaborating with Barb Clayden on the puppets and masks for Axis Theatre's co-production with Mortal Coil Performance in the upcoming show, "Cry Heart, But Never Break".