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Artist in Residence: Brad Shur
In the Fall of 2009
the Puppet Showplace
Theatre (PST) announced the arrival of Brad Shur as the theatre’s new
Artist in Residence. Brad made his debut at PST’s Halloween
Extravaganza with his premier “Doctor Doohickey’s
Monster Machine.”
Brad Shur has been professionally involved in
puppetry for nearly 10 years. He began as a performer with the
Providence puppet and mask company Big Nazo while studying film and
animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has worked in
various capacities with Wood & Strings Theatre (Tennessee), and
Vermont PuppetTree, and as a builder has designed and fabricated
puppets for American Idol, Dollywood, and other theaters and performers
from Austin, Texas to Boston, Massachusetts. All of the puppets Brad
uses in his performances come from his workshop, where he builds them
by hand from wood, paper, plastic, foam and fabric.
“It is
rewarding to be part of this young, inventive puppeteer’s developing
career,” says Kathleen Conroy Mukwashi, former artistic director at the
Puppet
Showplace Theatre. “Brad shows great dedication to building and
strengthening himself as an artist and performer, and sharing his
enthusiasm and interactive style with our audience is what I most look
forward to.”
According to Brad, he's a fan of all forms of
puppetry. He's built and performed with rod puppets, hand puppets,
shadow puppets, larger-than-life costume puppets, Japanese bunraku
puppets and marionettes. His shows are high energy blends where at
least a few of these styles come together with storytelling, original
scripts, and lots of audience participation.
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