The Importance of Trees

Projects

This puppet film about trees—what they do, how they help our planet, and how we can steward tree communities—includes multiple styles of puppetry and interviews with local advocates for a greener Detroit.

An indoor performance rehearsal of a grouping of deciduous trees, set on top of a table.

An indoor performance rehearsal of puppeteers operating varied puppets and tree trunk backdrop objects, in accompaniment of audio visual professionals that are recording the performance.

An indoor performance rehearsal of a brown squirrel puppet made of cardboard attached to a rod, beside tree trunks, being operated by a puppeteer, during a performance rehearsal.

An indoor behind the scenes performance rehearsal with puppeteer Carrie Morris leaning over a glass shelf, audio visual professionals recording the performance, and another puppeteer and performer reviewing the live camera footage.

An indoor behind the scenes performance rehearsal with various puppeteers and audio visual professionals adjusting a set of performance objects and tree trunks, or their recording devices.

An indoor behind the scenes performance rehearsal of puppeteers Carrie Morris and James Abbott discussing the performance, set behind varied recording equipment and a low lying fog.

An indoor behind the scenes performance rehearsal depicting a live camera feed of the set, while a puppeteer adjusts performance objects, on a glass shelf.

A shadow puppet cutout of the cityscape of Downtown Detroit.

Projects

The Importance of Trees

Puppets have power. We believe that something as small as a puppet can be a catalyst to incite change.

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The Importance of Trees

Zoo Stories - Frogs! Polar Bears! Bats! Wolves!

Puppets have power. We believe that something as small as a puppet can be a catalyst to incite change.

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