For a time, the "p" word was one to be avoided. Call it "object theatre," perhaps. Just not puppets, lest quick judgments be made. But in 1981, at the birth of Handspring Puppet Company, founders ...

Few things have captured the imagination of theatergoers as much as the 120 pounds of bent cane, aluminum, leather, bicycle break cables and sheer fabric that three puppeteers bring to life as the ...

Grayson DeJesus rides Topthorn (left) and Michael Wyatt Cox rides Joey in a battle scene in "War Horse." (Photo courtesy of Brinkhoff/Moegenburg) Syracuse -- "War Horse" is many things _ a drama with ...

However, just like Joey in both the play and Spielberg’s film version, he can be as stubborn as a mule. “It’s a balance that you’re having between whether you’re in control of Joey or Joey is ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Joey in "War Horse." War Horse What: Broadway touring family drama Where: Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St. When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday ...

English director Tom Morris and South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company brought the world “War Horse,” a sensation thanks in large part to the show’s graceful, stunningly realistic life-size horse ...

Basil Jones knows exactly what the puppeteers in “War Horse” are feeling when the curtain rises on opening night. Jones, along with Adrian Kohler, founded Handspring Puppet Co., which designed, ...

'War Horse' puppet meets up with real NOPD horses at the Saenger on Canal Street Joey, the life-size puppet horse that is at the center of the drama 'ÂÂWar Horse, running Tuesday, May 13, through ...

It all started with a horse. Not a real one — this one is a life-sized puppet made of cane and mesh and bicycle wires, born in the workshop of South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company. It’s difficult ...

The magic of puppets begins with their breath. Which sounds like an oxymoron, perhaps, given that puppets aren’t alive and don’t breathe. But understanding the micro nuances of breath became the ...