Puppets play a central role in this production. There are four major puppet sequences: a gruesome puppet massacre, a heroic puppet race, a mystical visitation of Bougrelas’ ancestors and a series of spooky apparitions conjured by the Weird Sisters. Puppets also appear in a variety of other roles throughout the play. Our puppet designer, Aleksandra Maslik, and puppet construction expert, Lung-Kuei Lin, have created puppets in a variety of styles: marionettes, hand puppets, two dimensional foamcore cut-outs, etc. They are alternatively funny, beautiful and gruesome.

Here’s a copy of Aleksandra’s original sketch for the puppet racer, Michel Federovitch, and a publicity shot we have taken with Jordan Gelber, who plays Pere Ubu, and Michel: