Strange Love at Forbidden Puppet Cabaret
An
evening of love as only Forbidden Puppet can do it!
Can puppets love? Can they arouse? Can
they make you laugh? Yes to all, as this wild
variety of puppeteers, musicians, and mountebanks will
show you. Leave the kids at home and come find out
what the puppets do behind closed doors and after hours!
Food, drink, a house concert, a party, make a
puppet craft, and a crowd of great people await you at
the Fetterly Theatre in Vallejo on Saturday, February 15,
doors opening at 7pm. You are welcome to come in
costume (some do!) You are welcome to bring some
fun food to share. We will have a beer and wine bar
with surprises.
All ticket proceeds go to pay for the theater and then
get divided among the performers, so choose your own
ticket price and show your generous appreciation for
these talented folks.
Independent Eye - The Independent Eye is a professional theatre
founded by Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller in 1974, now based
in Sebastopol, CA. In 33 years, they’ve presented 3000+
performances in 35 states & Canada & Israel, as well as
public radio series. They act, write, compose, direct, design and
do the dirty work. They also write plays for and do
collaborations with other theatres. Their phenomenal acting and
puppetry skills have blown away audiences at past Forbidden
Puppet Cabarets. 
Mary Nagler, Whorls of Wonder
Puppets - For nearly
forty years Mary has been a performing artist. She has toured
with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus as one of their
first Clown College trained female clowns. Puppetry was part of
her comic performance with the Circus. In addition to her work as
a performer, Mary is an experienced puppet builder and designer.
She has worked on myriad puppet styles including the marionettes
used in the film "Being John Malkovich,"and has built
Muppets (such as crowd favorite Beaker) and puppets for the
musical Avenue Q .
Warren Peace, Canine Poet Factory Warren Peace is a
preeminent canine poet who delights in sharing his insights with
audiences of all ages. He has headlined at cabarets and co-hosted
radio programs, bringing a unique canine perspective to bear on
the world we live in. He is usually accompanied by Brian Narelle,
former writer/animator for Sesame Street, whose credits also
include co-starring in the Discovery Channel's Bingo & Molly
as a rabbit and a wolf. 
Bernie
Beauchamp Puppets In
business since 2000, Bernie Beauchamp of Reno, Nevada has
developed Beaupromo from a one puppet riverside novelty act into
a polished gem of Marionette magic representing the high
standards of professional puppet touring companies around the
world. Bernie's dancing fire marionettes have been a Forbidden
Puppet Cabaret favorite in the past.
Obtainium
Works - Famous for the
Never Was Haul 3 storey rolliing Victorian House, Vallejo
steampunker Shannon O'Hare creates all kinds of contraptions out
of "obtainium," some of which definitely qualify as
puppets. Seen at Burning Man, the Mad Hatter Festival, and on the
Science Channel in SF Oddities, he is an exciting and surprising
return member of the Forbidden Puppet Cabaret cast.
Magical
Moonshine Theatre -
Founded in 1979 by Michael and Valerie Nelson, Magical Moonshine
Theatre (MMT) performances have been seen coast to coast in the
U.S., as well as internationally with performances over 15
countries in 8 different languages. Michael studied puppetry at
the International Puppetry Institute with the late Jim Henson of
the Muppets. Additionally, Nelson has taught puppet theatre arts
at the Napa Valley College; was a California Arts Council Artist
in Residency; has been a regular writer for the national journal
of puppetry; is a past president of the San Francisco Bay Area
Puppetry Guild; and is a past-President of UNIMA-USA. Valerie, in
addition to being co founder of MMT is past faculty member of
Tennessee Arts Academy, past workshop director of the National
Puppetry Festival, and currently, along with Michael, is a
California Arts Council Artist in the Schools.
Little Blue
Moon Theatre - Perhaps
the only puppet company in the world that specializes in sex and
love puppetry. Past Forbidden Puppet Cabaret performers may
remember them for their hilarious and instructive "Celebrity
Kama Sutra." No Forbidden Puppet Cabaret centered on the
theme of love would be complete without them.
