GLOP - The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry!

March is women's History Month and to celebrate we're spotlighting GLOP - The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry!

GLOP was founded by three Henson puppeteers Donna Kimball (“Fraggle Rock: Rock On”), Alice Dinnean ("Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance") and Colleen Smith (“Earth to Ned”).

While not directly affiliated with The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, or The Muppets, GLOP features many former and current performers. 

 The full cast and crew includes:

Pam Arciero (Sesame Street, Eureeka’s Castle) 

Jennifer Barnhart (Sesame Street, Between the Lions) 

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Sesame Street) 

Dorien Davies (Word Party) 

Alice Dinnean (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) 

Peggy Etra (Puppet Up)
Genevieve “G” Flati (Earth to Ned)
Amyee Garcia (It’s a Big Big World)
Louise Gold (The Muppet Show)
Elizabeth Hara (Sesame Street)
Cheri Vanden Heuvel Gwen Hollander (Kidding)
Morgana Ignis (Earth to Ned)
Donna Kimball (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Fraggle Rock: Rock On)
Adrian Rose (Crank Yankers)
Alison Mork (Pee-Wee’s Playhouse)
Sarah Oh (Splash and Bubbles)
Christine Papalexis (Team America: World Police)
Nicolette Santino (The Happytime Murders)

Colleen Smith (Earth to Ned) Haley Who (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)
Michelle Zamora (The Pee Wee Herman Show: Live on Stage) 

GLOP Founders Donna Kimball, Colleen Smith, Alice Dinnean recently talked to the The Barretta Brothers about the collaboration:

Below is the 6 episode GLOP series which was filmed entirely from the puppeteers homes in LA, New York, Atlanta and London.

01 GLOP - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - "Lady of the Flies":

 

02 GLOP - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - "Love Story”:

03 GLOP - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - "Lady Doctor":

04 GLOP - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - "Sketchy":

05 GLOP - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - "Full Moon":

06 GLOP - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - "Fake It“:

  

And while not a GLOP production, many of of the same female puppeteers worked on the upcoming Nickelodeon series The Barbarian and the Troll including Peggy Etra, Nicolette Santino, Colleen Smith, and Sarah Sarang Oh.

Checkout the official teaser and preview for The Barbarian and the Troll below:

 

The Barbarian and the Troll premieres April 2nd on Nickelodeon.

You can follow GLOP: The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry on Facebook, Twitter, YoutTube, and on their website. 

The Barretta Brothers Welcome Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ricky Gervais, Matt Vogel and Bobby Moynihan!

In case you've missed the past few episodes of their show ,The Barretta Brothers have recently welcomed Muppet performers and guest stars Julianne Buescher, Alice Dinnean, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ricky Gervais, Matt Vogel and Bobby Moynihan!

Check them out below:

Live Q&A #01 with Julianne Buescher and Alice Dinnean:

 Leslie Carrara-Rudolph:

 Ricky Gervais and Matt Vogel:

 

Bobby Moynihan:

You can these episodes and more on the The Barretta Brothers Youtube channel. 

Meet The Creative Minds Behind The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance!

The Museum of the Moving Image is hosting a book signing, panel discussion, and role playing event with some of the folks involved with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Friday night Cheryl Henson will host a conversation on the creative process behind this critically acclaimed series, with WGA-nominated writer and co-executive producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach, assistant puppet captain Warrick Brownlow-Pike (puppeteer of the evil Skeksis character The Chamberlain), and Alice Dinnean (puppeteer of the Gelfling Brea, and the Ornamentalist Skeksis).

A book signing will be held with the panelists from 5pm to 6pm, followed by a live discussion at 6pm. 

After the discussion the museum is hosting a live role play game "featuring the characters and stories of this beloved series in a theatrical game that extends into the Museum's galleries after-hours."

Admission to book signing and panel are free, but advance reservation required which you get here. Tickets to the LARP are $25 for non-members and can be bought here. 

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Puppeteers Revealed!

Last month, the producers of the upcoming Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance announced the voice cast as well a few images of the lead Gelflings.

Today, they announced the puppeteer cast on social media along with the photo below. 

Alice Dinnean (Brea)
Beccy Henderson (Deet)
Neil Sterenberg (Rian)
Warrick Brownlow-Pike
Dave Chapman
Kevin Clash
Damian Farrell
Louise Gold
Helena Smee
Kat Smee
Olly Taylor
Victor Yerrid

Accompanied by the photo and cast list was this note about the performers:
"At the heart of our upcoming new Netflix series is traditional puppetry – dozens and dozens of beautifully handcrafted creatures brought to life by talented people. These performers are unseen - just out of the camera’s frame, or removed with CGI - but they are the heart of Thra. We're proud to introduce our puppeteer cast for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance."

Check out the performers behind the three main Gelflings:

Brea 
Voiced by: Anya Taylor Joy
Performed by: Alice Dinnean

Deet
Voiced by: Nathalie Emmanuel
Performed by: Beccy Henderson 

Rian
Voiced by: Taron Egerton
Performed by: Neil Sterenberg

We'll keep you posted as more announcements are made!