The Lightning Thief
When it was announced that there was going to be puppetry in Illinois Wesleyan University’s 2022 production of The Lightning Thief, I pounced on the opportunity to be involved in the puppet building.
Director: Jean Kerr
Stage Manager: Mar Roever
Scenic Designer: Joel I. Reedy
Lighting Designer: Julie E. Ballard
Costume Designer: CJ Kelly & Sky Graham
Sound Designer: Stephanie Farina & Logan Jordan
The Vienna Boys’ Choir
Professor Curtis Trout designed the puppets and built their skeletons and attached the skin. I got to help by doing the fun part: making the faces! I had so much fun working on this project!
The puppets are made so that when held upside down, they are shrouded in black and blend in to the puppeteers’ costumes. When flipped right side up, the black flips away, revealing the puppet.
Photos by Nikkita Parsons.