The scale of the puppets is too small for an auditorium of school children. It might work as a library show. All concerns aside, I'm confident that wherever the show ends up it will be received with enthusiam. Joyce has shown she is a serious puppeteer who can handle the lightest of souffles and turn it into the heartiest of meals. There are few places where a show in the making can be tested in front of our peers.
Puppeteers usually work in isolation and unveil a piece full-blown, often too late to make changes.
But PatCH provides a necessary buffer zone between a show in its infancy and a show that is ready to be premiered for the public. The performers get instant feedback on their work in an informal non-threatening environment while the audience enjoys offering suggestions and opinions that could be of aid to a performer in bringing the piece to performance level. Special thanks to Jane Henson for making PatCH possible along with Heather Henson, Carol Binion, Liz Joyce, John Barrett, David Kilpatrick and Fred Buchholz for their ongoing support.