Exploding Puppet Productions is a Brooklyn based puppet company creating humorous, educational, and irreverent films & theater for smart kids and immature adults.
EPP is the bastard step child of Drama of Works, a company to whom the core members of EPP belong. When we started making "Die Hard The Puppet Musical" in 2005, Drama of Works' artistic vision of adapting classic literary themes and general lack of dick-jokes didn't seem to quite fit with the new show so John Ardolino and James Walton started this new little company and basically appropriated the DOW staff, rehearsal space, workshop, and developed it extensively through DOW's PUNCH Puppet Slam series. Do we owe everything to Drama of Works and therefore Gretchen Van Lente? Yeah, pretty much. But other people helped too! See below… James Walton (Founder, Artistic Director, Performer, Designer, Musical Director) John Ardolino (Founder, Performer, Writer, Lyrics) Scott Weber (Puppeteer, Writer) Gretchen Van Lente (Producer, Puppeteer) Dean Strober (Director, Producer) Meghan Williams (Puppeteer) Serra Hirsch (Puppeteer, puppet builder) Matt Jackson (Puppet Design and Fabrication consultant) Ken Travis (Sound Designer, Sound Engineer) Wendy Seyb (Choreographer) Alissa Hunnicutt (Puppeteer) Nate Begle (Puppeteer) Vinnie Bove (Puppeteer, Graphic Design) Angrette McCloskey (Set Design) Jason Lyons (Lighting Designer)
Shadow puppets + classic horror + Jordan Peele = utter perfection
Kudos to Manaul Cinema for this masterpiece!
CANDYMAN, at the intersection of white violence and black pain, is about unwilling martyrs. The people they were, the symbols we turn them into, the monsters...
This looks incredible!!
A CINEMATIC SHADOW PLAY FOR ALL AGES. FEATHERS OF FIRE tells the action-packed tale of Zaul and Rudabeh, two star-crossed lovers of old Persia. Zaul is raise...
"No other action villain had a better beard, a more fun name to say out loud, or a better death scene (involving a stunt that Rickman performed himself, and that, over the years, took on the air of myth, with the distance of his fall growing from twenty to thirty to, eventually, forty feet). Amazingly, Gruber was Rickman’s first movie role. He later joked that the producers cast a relative unknown like him because they’d already spent all their money on Willis. But it’s impossible to imagine anyone else playing Hans Gruber, and Rickman had the good sense never to play a version of the same role again."
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-unforgettable-villainy-of-alan-rickman-in-die-hard?mbid=social_facebook
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Today the Twinkie made it's triumphant return to store shelves! Better stock up just in case...
BREAKING NEWS! PUNCH: STAR WARS KAMIKAZE CANCELLED!!!
We are very sad to announce that due to circumstances out of our control Drama of Works is forced to cancel the awesome event scheduled for February 28th at the Brooklyn Lyceum. Unfortunately, the Lyceum is going through some serious legal and real estate issues and, even though they guaranteed us that the space would be available to us on 2/28, they have suddenly become totally unresponsive. We are not willing to risk having our fans and supporters standing outside of a locked venue on a cold February night, so instead we will reschedule this awesome event for a later date. WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE!!! Let it be known that PUNCH: Star Wars Kamikaze WILL happen, bigger, better, and even MORE AWESOME!!! (And if you purchased tickets in advance we will be in touch. Don't worry.)
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"Sugar, enriched flour, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, polysorbate 60, and yellow dye number five. Just everything a growing boy needs."
Can't wait!! Halloween Puppet Film Night!!
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OK, this is the REAL Die Hard clip. YouTube REALLY wanted people to watch the Puppy Party vid (see below).
http://youtu.be/jzRk_JS4q3g
Somewhere between homage and parody lies the best singing-sock-puppet-themed adaptation of a late 1980's action movie you're likely to see this year. Wieldin...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzRk_JS4q3g&list=UUnpUCAXqGCwbqw6pwwjWqBQ&index=1&feature=plcp
Somewhere between homage and parody lies the best singing-sock-puppet-themed adaptation of a late 1980's action movie you're likely to see this year. Wieldin...
Die Hard the Puppet Musical
REAL NINJAS!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxsJ5xtocns&feature=BFa&list=UUnpUCAXqGCwbqw6pwwjWqBQ
A short puppet film based on Dave Eggers' short story of the same title. Performed by James Walton and Scott Weber. Music by Wham.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cElMOy3Stg&list=UUnpUCAXqGCwbqw6pwwjWqBQ&index=7&feature=plcp
Created by Scott Weber & James Walton.
Special thanks to Drama of Works, Talaura Harms, and Patrick Lee.
(c) Exploding Puppet Productions, 2010
Created by Scott Weber & James Walton. Special thanks to Drama of Works, Talaura Harms, and Patrick Lee. (c) Exploding Puppet Productions, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPuu4WlcNhk&list=UUnpUCAXqGCwbqw6pwwjWqBQ&index=4&feature=plcp
Created by Scott Weber & James Walton.
Special thanks to Drama of Works, Talaura Harms, and Patrick Lee.
(c) Exploding Puppet Productions, 2010
Oh boy! It's another thrilling episode of "Ask Mr. Science"!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFOPwL32UvI&feature=BFa&list=FLnpUCAXqGCwbqw6pwwjWqBQ
From the album Solved by MC Frontalot http://frontalot.com/cd5
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Directed by Max Isaacson
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Puppets by Exploding Puppet Productions
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Lyric by D. Hess, Music by D. Hess, Gabriel Alter, and David T. Cheong. (C)2011 by MC Frontalot for Level Up Records & Tapes, Published by Nerdcore Fervor Conglomerated (ASCAP).
From the album Solved by MC Frontalot http://frontalot.com/cd5 ... Directed by Max Isaacson ... Lyric by D. Hess, Music by D. Hess, Gabriel Alter, and David ...
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