Collaborations with Orchestras, Operas, and Theaters

Red Herring Puppets offers a unique start-to-finish range of services to ensure compelling visual enhancements for orchestral, operatic or theatrical productions. We can tailor our involvement to meet your needs. Our services have supported every aspect of a musical performance, including:
  • Work with directors and designers to create rough performance concepts and translate them into puppet and prop design sketches
  • Collaborate with artists and designers to create detailed puppet and prop drawings
  • Fabricate puppets and props
  • Work with directors, conductors and choreographers to specify puppet and prop movements
  • Conduct puppeteer and stagehand training
  • Direct puppeteers
  • Personally perform puppets and props
  • Coordinate with producers and publicity departments
Scenes from various performances are provided below. Pictures can be downloaded using "drag and drop."
Our extensive experience with musical collaboration includes working with:
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Ring
  • Indiana School of Music: Magic Flute
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