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Parasol Puppets is an "Approved Missouri Touring Performer" for the Missouri Arts Council. This means that your school, library or arts organization may be eligible to have part of our fee funded by the Missouri Arts Council.
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Peter Allen has been performing as a puppeteer and actor for 50 years. Born in England, he began doing puppet shows at the tender age of eight. Peter has performed puppet shows in England, Scotland, Germany, Canada and the USA. Peter moved to Hawaii when he married puppeteer Debbie Lutzky in 1986.
Debbie Lutzky Allen has a Masters Degree in Theatre and Puppetry and has been a working puppeteer since 1979. She has taught in numerous schools, conducting residencies to emphasize language arts through puppetry.
As a company of solo puppeteers, Peter and Debbie successfully performed and taught puppetry from their Hawaii base for 10 years. In 1997, Peter, Debbie and Parasol Puppets moved to a farm outside of Jamesport, Missouri. From this central location, they continue to tour with their puppet performances to the East Coast, West Coast, Hawaii, Canada and many points in between.
Debbie Lutzky Allen has a Masters Degree in Theatre and Puppetry and has been a working puppeteer since 1979. She has taught in numerous schools, conducting residencies to emphasize language arts through puppetry.
As a company of solo puppeteers, Peter and Debbie successfully performed and taught puppetry from their Hawaii base for 10 years. In 1997, Peter, Debbie and Parasol Puppets moved to a farm outside of Jamesport, Missouri. From this central location, they continue to tour with their puppet performances to the East Coast, West Coast, Hawaii, Canada and many points in between.
Local Puppeteers Receive International Puppetry Award
It is with great excitement that UNIMA-USA announce the recipients of the the Unima-USA Citations of Excellence awards. Peter Allen and Debbie Lutzky Allen of Parasol Puppets, from Jamesport, Missouri, have been awarded a Citation of Excellence for their PUNCH AND JUDY puppet show. The Citation of Excellence award is the equivalent of the Oscars for excellence in puppetry!
Since 1975, UNIMA-USA has awarded Citations of Excellence (the "UNI") that recognize and reward the best of the puppetry arts in this country. In addition to encouraging worthy puppeteers, the goal of the Citations program is to provide credible recognition that will aid puppeteers as they seek audiences in this country and abroad. The Citations are awarded to shows that touch their audiences deeply; that totally engage, enchant and enthrall. Reviewers who nominated this show for the award said: “Peter is a master of winning over the audience with his performance. He is unrelenting in his quest to stay true to the characters and the story of Punch and Judy. Truly a Punch Professor, Peter Allen deserves a citation for presenting this enduring tale so masterfully” and “Punch & Judy by Peter Allen is Funny, satiric, but always family-friendly!” In meeting the criteria for excellent puppetry, Citation-worthy shows must also stand as prime examples of excellent theatre.
Since 1975, UNIMA-USA has awarded Citations of Excellence (the "UNI") that recognize and reward the best of the puppetry arts in this country. In addition to encouraging worthy puppeteers, the goal of the Citations program is to provide credible recognition that will aid puppeteers as they seek audiences in this country and abroad. The Citations are awarded to shows that touch their audiences deeply; that totally engage, enchant and enthrall. Reviewers who nominated this show for the award said: “Peter is a master of winning over the audience with his performance. He is unrelenting in his quest to stay true to the characters and the story of Punch and Judy. Truly a Punch Professor, Peter Allen deserves a citation for presenting this enduring tale so masterfully” and “Punch & Judy by Peter Allen is Funny, satiric, but always family-friendly!” In meeting the criteria for excellent puppetry, Citation-worthy shows must also stand as prime examples of excellent theatre.
Promote Reading with "CHICKENS AND PIGS AND BEARS, OH MY!"
Everyone has heard the stories of The Three Bears, The Little Red Hen and The Three Pigs. Why have these folk tales lasted for so long? Children enjoy hearing these stories because they are about animals and adventures. Parents and teachers enjoy sharing them because these stories are also about compassion and honesty and responsibility. How do you make an old story new and exciting? Tell it in a different way!
Peter Allen performs THE THREE LITTLE PIGS with marionettes, THE LITTLE RED HEN with shadow puppets and THE THREE BEARS (a version that doesn’t include Goldilocks) with “table top” puppetry and finger puppets. Lively puppet characters, music and lots of audience participation will keep everyone entertained.
For School shows, teachers and students can enjoy the activities and discussion questions featured in our Study Guide.
See below for a video teaser from a performance at the NorthWest Puppet Center in Seattle, Washington.
Peter Allen performs THE THREE LITTLE PIGS with marionettes, THE LITTLE RED HEN with shadow puppets and THE THREE BEARS (a version that doesn’t include Goldilocks) with “table top” puppetry and finger puppets. Lively puppet characters, music and lots of audience participation will keep everyone entertained.
For School shows, teachers and students can enjoy the activities and discussion questions featured in our Study Guide.
See below for a video teaser from a performance at the NorthWest Puppet Center in Seattle, Washington.
Parasol Puppets celebrates " PUNCH AND JUDY"
Peter Allen saw his first Punch and Judy puppet show when he was a child in England. Seeing that vibrant performance inspired him to pursue puppetry as a passion and a career.
That was over 50 years ago!
"Professor" Peter Allen wants to perform Punch and Judy in as many different places as possible. Last year, he added the International Puppetry Festival in Nashville, Tennessee, and outdoor festivals in Columbia and Shoal Creek, Missouri to his list that includes Seattle, Washington; West Liberty, Iowa; Helena, Georgia; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Asheville, North Carolina; Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada as well as points in between. You can book this traditional performance for your next Outdoor Festival! See below for a video teaser from a 2013 Punch and Judy Performance at the Lake Eden Arts Festival near Asheville, North Carolina.
Peter Allen saw his first Punch and Judy puppet show when he was a child in England. Seeing that vibrant performance inspired him to pursue puppetry as a passion and a career.
That was over 50 years ago!
"Professor" Peter Allen wants to perform Punch and Judy in as many different places as possible. Last year, he added the International Puppetry Festival in Nashville, Tennessee, and outdoor festivals in Columbia and Shoal Creek, Missouri to his list that includes Seattle, Washington; West Liberty, Iowa; Helena, Georgia; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Asheville, North Carolina; Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada as well as points in between. You can book this traditional performance for your next Outdoor Festival! See below for a video teaser from a 2013 Punch and Judy Performance at the Lake Eden Arts Festival near Asheville, North Carolina.
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