TH - Feature Stories Article: "Being an understudy in the touring production of the hit Broadway musical 'Avenue Q' gives new meaning to the term 'stagehand.'
Jeffrey David Sears recently joined the cast as an ensemble member/puppeteer and understudy for lead character Princeton. Each of the main actors operates a Muppet-style puppet in this musical whose language and adult topics clearly distance it from that other well-known puppet thoroughfare, 'Sesame Street.'
The touring company will perform twice Sunday, March 20, at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Center for the Arts.
2 comments:
I've always liked Avenue Q for the reason that he mentions - you get a sort of double-depth from the combination of an actor and a puppet. Rather than hiding the puppeteer behind a black veil, they exploit the fact that he is a character of his own right. I think it's fantastic that they continue to use actors in these roles. They could have easily fallen into the trap of using classic puppeteers, which would have been a mistake.
i have never seen the show, but its very interesting that they deliver the story about a stage in life everyone goes though and how they tell it in a way that we are familiar with from our childhood.
I agree seeing the actors act with the puppets is more interesting and seems more human than just using puppeteers.
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