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Vince Tortorici
Voice Talent and Lead Puppeteer-
Terrence M. Cotton
Vince Tortorici was involved in two award-winning
educational programs for Georgia Public Television,
where he performed as a principal puppeteer and
head of the script-writing team. He is a guest instructor
at Emory University and the North Carolina School
of the Arts, where he teaches intensive workshops
in Popular Theater Forms. The creator of Il
Teatro Machiavelli—a solo presentation of Italian
comedic and political theater—Vince performs and
lectures at Conservatories and Universities across
the country. His endeavors also include the Big
Apple Circus Clown Care unit, where he leads
a team of performers in entertaining children and
families in Atlanta's pediatric hospitals. |
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Chris Clabo
Voice Talent - Archie
Goodfoot, Callous McGhee, The Haberdashery Clerk,
Blue-ring Tube Sock
Chris Clabo has been in the business of entertaining
audiences since he was 15 years old, doing stand-up
comedy at the Punchline, Eddie's Attic and for Carnival
Cruise lines. Chris recently worked with the creaters
of the animated film Delgo,
helping them refine and perfect several different
characters through the use of improv and his many
dialects. For the last five years, Chris has been
a mainstage improv performer at the hugely successful
Whole
World Theatre. Recently, Chris won a spot on
PAX television's World Cup Comedy show
which is produced by Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier").
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Eric Goins
Voice Talent - Phoot Fung
Us, Spats Sinclair, Old Wool Sock
Eric Goins is a Main Stage actor at Whole
World Theatre and an instructor for their Improv
Training Programs. A graduate of Emory University,
after college Eric was the SEARS Goodwill Ambassador
for Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
He created and executed educational programming
for Boys and Girls Clubs in over 45 US Cities working
with groups of up to 250 children. Eric is currently
involved with Kate's
Club, an organization committed to empowering
the lives of children who have experienced the death
of a parent or sibling. |
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Reay Kaplan
Lead Puppeteer - Heelda
Brum, Kicky LaFetiche, Madame
Reay Kaplan received her Master of Arts in Puppetry
from The University of Connecticut, and has puppeteered
for Walt Disney World, Busch Gardens, and Nickelodeon
Studios. In addition to co-owning and operating
Curious
Moon Puppet Theatre, a touring company which
performs original puppet theatre across the Southeastern
United States, Reay is a performer at Atlanta’s
Center
for Puppetry Arts, the preeminent puppet center
in America. Reay is on the Board of Directors for
UNIMA-USA, the national chapter of puppetry’s international
organization, Union Nationale de la Marionette. |
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Melanie
Parker
Voice Talent - Heelda Brum,
Tootsie
Melanie Parker contributes voice-over and on-camera
talent to the commercial film industry, appearing
in segments for The Coca-Cola Company, Chick Fil-A,
AT&T and the U.S. Postal Service. Her commercial
credits include TLC.'s Spymaster Series
and The Georgia Lottery. In 2003 she was the voice
of The LeMans Race Series. A skilled actor, Melanie
has performed live for Microsoft, Home Depot, and
BellSouth. She is a member of Bacchus Mystery Theatre,
an Atlanta dinner-theatre troupe. |
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Annie Peterle
Lead Puppeteer - Heelda
Brum, Kicky LaFetiche, Phoot Fung-Us, Old Wool Sock,
Baby Bootsey
Annie Peterle holds a master’s degree in educational
theatre for children. Her theatre credits include
work with the Center for Puppetry Arts, Theatre
Gael, and Piccadilly Puppets, all of Atlanta, and
several national and international tours with Janie
Geiser’s Jottay Theatre. Film and video credits
include Sesame Street’s 25th Birthday,
Elmo in Grouchland, and the educational
series The
Organwise Guys. Annie co-wrote and performed
in three multi-season educational children’s television
series produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting.
The awards garnered by this body of work are 20
regional Emmy Awards, three Golden Camera Awards,
five Citations of Excellence by UNIMA, and an Obie. |
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R.T. Steckel
Voice Talent - Big Toeny,
Sgt. O'lastic, Patches the Barber, Red-ring Tube
Sock, House of Bootah Waiter
R.T. Steckel's artistic efforts include a wide
variety of entertainment mediums. He was a main
stage performer at the well respected Whole
World comedy improv theatre for five years and
has performed stand-up at clubs all around the country.
His on-camera work includes the award-winning films
Party Animals and Moved which
both screened at numerous film festivals including
Slamdance, Cinequest, Vail and the L.A. International
Shorts Festival. He also worked on a number of comedy
variety shows as a writer, producer and actor, and
his voiceover spots include 7up and Wing Zone. R.T.
recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue opportunities
in Hollywood. |
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Melanie Walker
Voice Talent - Kicky LaFetiche,
Baby Bootsey, Madame
Primarily a stage actress, Melanie Walker received
her BFA in Acting from Roosevelt University in Chicago.
After graduation she toured with American Family
Theatre's production of Beauty and the Beast.
Melanie is a regular performer at the New American
Shakespeare Tavern, Dad’s Garage, and Jewish Theater
of the South. In 1998 she was named “Best Supporting
Actress” by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Her voice can be heard on numerous training videos
and interactive software for Georgia Pacific. Other
voiceover spots include Omni Health Care and Girl
Scouts of America. She can be seen in commercials
for Wild Adventures, Georgia Lottery, and Bell South
Mobility. |
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Evy Wright
Lead Puppeteer - Big Toeny
Marnetti, Archie Goodfoot, Spats Sinclair, Sgt.
O'lastic, Tootsie
Evy Wright is a puppeteer who received much of
her training at the famed Storybook Theatre in Oakland,
California. Evy also performed as a resident puppeteer
at Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts, and her work
can be seen on the CD-Rom version of Dinotopia
as well as the feature film Muppets From Space.
Evy co-owns and operates the touring puppet company
Curious
Moon Puppet Theatre. In addition, she is a member
of the Big
Apple Circus Clown Care unit in Atlanta, GA.
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Lynn Lamousin
Executive Producer, Producer,
Screenwriter
Lynn Lamousin's screenplay for The Lady from
Sockholm received an Award of Excellence from
the prestigious Slamdance Screenplay Competition
and her romantic comedy script Make Me a Match
won the 2004 Southeastern Media Award and a prize
package valued at $100,000. As owner of the creative
firm KITTYBOY
Creations, Lynn consults several Fortune 100
companies on large-scale media initiatives. She
is currently writing a sock puppet western entitled
A Fistful of Buttons. |
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Eddy Von
Mueller
Co-Director
Eddy Von Mueller has worked as a cartoonist for
a wide range of clients, including the U.S. Department
of Education, for which he helped develop a series
of comic books on substance abuse for at-risk kids.
His illustrations have adorned everything from scientific
texts to children’s books, and Eddy’s paleontological
reconstructions have been displayed in museums all
over the world. His reviews, cartoons and commentary
have appeared in a variety of outlets, including
the Bloomsbury Review, Atlanta’s alternative
weekly Creative Loafing, and Turner Classic
Movies. Eddy has worked on a wide range of film
and video projects, including videos for The Impotent
Sea Snakes and rap outfit Li’l Jon and the East
Side Boys. Eddy teaches film and television at Georgia
State and Emory Universities. |
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Evan Lieberman
Co-Director, Co-Cinematographer
A graduate of the American Film Institute, Evan
Lieberman has an MFA in Screenwriting, and worked
for Churchill Films writing and directing educational
films. His first film for Churchill, Dropout
Blues, won the Blue Ribbon at the American Film
Festival and has shown all over the world. While
living in Los Angeles, Evan also worked for ESR
Films, TV-Ontario, and French Studio CFC. He moved
to Atlanta to pursue a Ph.D. from Emory University
in the Institute of the Liberal Arts. As a Cinematographer,
Evan has worked on a number of projects including
a short film by former Fellini-assistant Cecilia
Miniucchi for RAI Italian television. Evan has directed
numerous music videos, commercials, and the comedic
feature Kathy
T Gives Good Hoover. He teaches film at Emory
University. |
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Jon Swindall
Co-Cinematographer, Co-Editor,
Lighting Designer
Jon
Swindall works professionally as a Director
and Director of Photography. He has an MFA from
Florida State University film school and received
his bachelor’s in Film History and Theory from Emory
University where he visualized and created Emory
T.V., the closed circuit television station that
still runs today. Jon's main corporate client, Mohawk
Industries, the Fortune 500 flooring company, consistently
turns to him to produce, direct, and edit their
commercials, trade show presentations, and sales
training. Versed in shooting and lighting all mediums
— film, hi-definition and video — Jon's other credits
include 2nd unit director on MTV¹s reality
show Room Raiders and lighting/electrical
on a number of Hollywood features including The
Clearing, Dumb and Dumberer and Beauty
Shop.
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Jacob Gentry
Co-Editor, Sound Designer
Jacob Gentry is an Atlanta-based writer, director
and editor. His short films and music videos have
shown on MTV and at many prominent film festivals
including SXSW and Tribeca. In 2003, Jacob wrote,
directed, and edited his first feature film, Last
Goodbye. The film, which stars David Carradine
and Faye Dunaway, has been profiled in a number
of major news outlets including The New York
Times and ABC's 20/20. Last Goodbye
is scheduled for distribution by Warner Home Video
in September 2005. |
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Jeffrey Zwartjes
Set Designer, Builder, and
Dresser
Jeffrey Zwartjes majored in Illustration at the
Savannah College of Art and Design. He has done
character animation for CD Rom games and numerous
illustrations for books and periodicals. Jeff's
theater experience is both on and off stage, and
he has been an actor, puppeteer and set designer.
He regularly performs puppetry and educational outreach
with the Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre Program
and has done puppet building and set design for
Dad's Garage Theatre Company and the Center for
Puppetry Arts. Jeff was featured in the 2004 New
York Fringe Theatre Festival, performing in Geek
Love, an adaptation of the cult novel by National
Book Award finalist Katherine Dunn. |
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Evy Wright
Puppet Designer and Builder
Evy Wright is a puppeteer who received much of
her training at the famed Storybook Theatre in Oakland,
California. Evy also performed as a resident puppeteer
at Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts, and her work
can be seen on the CD-Rom version of Dinotopia
as well as the feature film Muppets From Space.
Evy co-owns and operates the touring puppet company
Curious
Moon Puppet Theatre. In addition, she is a member
of the Big
Apple Circus Clown Care unit in Atlanta, GA.
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Hutch DeLoach
Original Music
Hutch DeLoach has a degree in Music Education with
a focus in composition. He has composed for symphony,
concert band, and jazz ensemble, and has written
and recorded many radio and television jingles including
those for national chains Folks and Gayfers Department
stores. In 2004, he was a guest conductor at the
University of West Georgia Spring Concert where
he conducted his composition "Patty's Song."
He scored the film Deadly Spygames starring
Tippi Hedren which won "Best Music" at
the Milan Italy Film Festival. Hutch owns the music
production company Digital
Soundtracks.
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