Welcome to Judy's Puppetry Portfolio page!

Though many productions & puppets were unable to be photographed, below is a sampling of Judy's work in puppetry.  Scroll down for glimpses into her world!
For a copy of Judy's Resume, please look here. 
Additional credits and references are available upon request.

Japan Bunraku

Classically trained in bunraku performance and wood carving by 300 year old traditional bunraku troupe, Imada Ningyou.  Performed lead role in Hidakagawa Iriai Sakura at Imada, and Internationl Puppetry Festival in Iida, Japan.

Newspaper Clippings and assorted photographs. 
Videos to come.

Medea

Puppet Designer
2006

Puppet renderings of Medea's children.  During the climactic scene, Medea smashes them Gallagher style, and brings them to Jason in the form of neatly sliced watermelon triangles, encouraging him to feast.

Materials: Watermelon, Cucumber, Green Beans, Clay, Acrylics.

Little Shop of Horrors

Puppet Designer
Directed by Zach Stewart
2007

Created both "Baby Audrey II" and "Big Mama Audrey II" for musical Little Shop of Horrors.  Trained the actors on puppetry methods.

Materials: Papier-mache, Fabric, Fishnet, Wire, Acrylic Paints, Balloons

Random Puppetry!

Assorted pictures of puppets designed and performed by Judy for various shows and events.

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Willow @ WIC!

Puppet Designer, Curriculum Co-Designer, Puppetry Trainer

Watch Willow in action at WIC Clinics around New York City!  Our fun and interactive games make learning about healthy eating delicious and interesting for the whole family.

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NYCHA Walk for Kids

2008, Staten Island
Performer, Workshop Leader

To support the NYC Housing Authority's "Walk for Kids," an initiative to encourage fitness and reduce childhood obesity, we created a number of games and "street improv-style" performances.   Our crew made learning about healthy foods so fun, the kids kept coming back for more!

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NYC Grows!

performed in Union Square Park, 2008
Puppet Designer, Director, Performer

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Willow Workshop
Puppet Design

A glimpse into the production of 20 Willows in 2009, before they went sent into public health clinics across NYC!

Judy designed Willow and built her of terry velour, to have a soft and supple feel conducive to high levels of interaction.

Judy created 20 Willows - a very lengthy process - with care and precision to ensure that the social workers who would be utilizing them could rely upon the quality of the material.

She remains a favorite among the Puppet Treehouse family and has made many appearances around the world!

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Production Photos: Griffens Wings performed March 2007
Writer, Director, Puppet Designer

Griffens Wings was a large scale production featuring 5 performers and more than 20 puppets.  A fantastic world with extreme characters, images, and poetry, the play tells the story of a dreamer and her search for truth and family.  

We blended international puppetry traditions, from bunraku to wayang kulit to modern experimental object puppetry and paired it with sensational animations to create a living breathing world of dreams.
 
Cast: Marissa Gonzalez, Mara Wilson, Zelda Knapp, Janie Nutter, Michelle Onufrak

Video Clip:
Dr. Stompenchompem Scene

ABOUT THE SCENE:
June was just pushed down a giant staircase and broke her leg. She goes to Dr. Stompenchampem's office for medical aid and doesn't know what she's in for!

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Production Photos: Jungle Book
performed August 2003
Writer, Director

Assorted pictures from the last production of Eureka!, a children's theatre company Judy formed as a teenager.  She united with the local city government to support the program and produce quality plays with interesting speaking roles for the entire cast.  She developed comprehensive performance curriculae for the cast so that every day combined rehearsal, vocal, and performance training. 

Twenty children joined the cast of the Jungle Book with a crew of five teenaged theatre professionals, and together they produced a fun play which raised donations for a local community outreach program.