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Welcome to the online development log for the The Puppeteers, an original comedy by the contemporary commedia dell'arte troupe Zuppa del Giorno. Here you will find lots of research, disjointed rambling and spit-balling, all of which has led to the creation of a show.
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The Puppeteers are available for mid-size venues, with sufficient time to remount! It's a show that can be customized to any area, any audience. Simply contact director Jeff Wills on email!

December 6, 2010

What We're About: Part 1

Just wondered if we could make the climax of our show a moment when the characters all tell one another what they're really thinking, face to face, with no puppet intervention, mechanic or ulterior motive.  In other words, what if the show is about trying everything else, just to get to this moment?  It may be a bit too neat to be practical, but it;s a direction I'm considering.  Our discussions of characters and themes seem to revolve a bit around the inability to connect face-to-face, after all, and each has their own way of doing that.  Something to think about.

Also, there's this, on empathy:

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