[Jolly Well]

I do puppetry, but not in the traditional sense.

I use to do shadow puppet theater in my old troupe of street theater performers. Myself and another stiltwalker would carry a make-shift screen (large white fabric rolled up on rods). We'd set up by walking away from each other and unrolling the screen - where the puppeteers and prop hands would take place.

Usually do a short-ish routine with some lights or fire source projecting the puppets on the screen. Voice actors and noise makers and all - pretty fun, but hard to get people to get involved in street theater anymore.

I also occassionally do giant puppets in parades. Big paper mache' heads and wardrobe on top on my stiltwalking can make for some big puppets.

Finally, I'll get a volunteer from the audience sometimes. Instruct them to be my puppet by opening their mouth every time I touch their neck - but not saying anything. I try to find the "big burly" types and do some ventriliquism with a high pitched voice or some such nonsense...