Yesterday night I watched the spell-bounding live performance by Puppetry Master David Strassman at the Blacktown Workers Club. It was incredible to watch Strassman have conversations with Chucky, Ted E. Bare and other characters simultaneously! At times he had three-four way conversations!! Amazing! Even in one part where Strassman stuffed up, Chucky was quick to exclaim "You just F*@!ed up your line!" which had Strassman laughing for a while with the audience laughing even harder.
Chucky was very naughty as usual; swearing a lot and picking on people in the audience, so Strassman punished him by putting him in the gay pink naughty chair to which Chucky rebelled against but was put there anyway. Strassman told Chucky that he could easily be replaced. At this point in the show he picked out a man and woman from the audience to help him out on stage. To the audience's surprise he turned them into puppets by placing a mask over their mouths. This mask had a moving mouth component that Strassman could control when he put on their voices, so the participants didn't need to move their mouths at all! It was unbelieveably hilarious to watch these humans turned into puppets in just one minute!
He introduced some of his new puppets too! A.N.G.E.L. (Autonomous Nuron Generating Expermental Lifeform), the first female puppet he has made who is a personal assisstant, computer, cell phone, fax, printer, scanner, and full tea and coffee service. Even though she is robotic she has a strong sense of womanhood and even tried to pick up a 'cowboy' in the fourth row! :)
Other characters with stand out performances were Kevin the "Tabbit" from planet Rigel 3, Sid the energetic and determined Beaver, and senile Fred who is grandpa Ted.
Some new puppet technology was also introduced with a cute three piece dinosaur (triceretops) choir who sang Queen's Bohemian Rapsody all with just the waving of Strassman's hands and conductor stick!
Definately a show not to be missed if he ever comes to a town near you!
Watch Strassman and Chuck's hilarious at home video at this link!
Photo by Evans.
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