Professional puppeteers that will teach your Avenue Q cast how to bring puppets to life.
AvenueQPuppetCamp.com is the brainchild of Kevin Noonchester; a veteran of Avenue Q and member of the “Puppet Up” puppet improv comedy troupe behind Henson Alternative’s critically acclaimed “Stuffed & Unstrung.”
Kevin took the stage in the roles of Princeton/Rod & Nicky/Trekkie in the Las Vegas production of Avenue Q starring original Broadway cast members, Rick Lyon & John Tartaglia. Kevin also understudied every male role. Other puppetry credits include: Marlin in “Finding Nemo: The Musical” (written by Avenue Q’s two time Tony Award winning composer/co-creator, Bobby Lopez), the Alpaca puppeteer in “Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas” at the Geffen Playhouse starring Matthew Modine, 5 television puppetry commercials for Jitterbug cellphones and 3 television puppetry commercials for Sony PSP. Kevin also has his own successful puppet company, Noteworthy Puppets where he specializes in original puppet musicals.
Kevin took the stage in the roles of Princeton/Rod & Nicky/Trekkie in the Las Vegas production of Avenue Q starring original Broadway cast members, Rick Lyon & John Tartaglia. Kevin also understudied every male role. Other puppetry credits include: Marlin in “Finding Nemo: The Musical” (written by Avenue Q’s two time Tony Award winning composer/co-creator, Bobby Lopez), the Alpaca puppeteer in “Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas” at the Geffen Playhouse starring Matthew Modine, 5 television puppetry commercials for Jitterbug cellphones and 3 television puppetry commercials for Sony PSP. Kevin also has his own successful puppet company, Noteworthy Puppets where he specializes in original puppet musicals.
The manner in which the actor and puppet work together to create a character in Avenue Q is a unique style of puppetry all its own.
Avenue Q Puppet Camp will instruct your cast with a "Fundamentals of Puppetry" course that will teach your actors the following important and necessary puppetry skills to bring your puppet cast to life. This exclusive teaching curriculum, crafted around the specific requirements of Avenue Q, will teach your cast:
From director/choreographer, puppeteer training and staging, to set blueprints and even detailed casting & character breakdowns ready for publication; we offer a variety of services to assist you in mounting a quality production of Avenue Q that will carry on the magic and artistry that played such a huge part in the show’s Broadway success. Client list & letters of recommendation also available. Click on the Services tab above for more details on how we can best serve your production's needs.
- Eye Focus
- Lip Sync
- Proper stance
- Puppet "gravity" & walking
- Puppet acting & reacting
- Specificity of gestures
- Synchronization of head movement between actor & puppet
- Arm Rod manipulation
- Live hand puppetry techniques
- Second hand assisting
- How the puppets interact with props
- How the puppet characters interact with the human characters
From director/choreographer, puppeteer training and staging, to set blueprints and even detailed casting & character breakdowns ready for publication; we offer a variety of services to assist you in mounting a quality production of Avenue Q that will carry on the magic and artistry that played such a huge part in the show’s Broadway success. Client list & letters of recommendation also available. Click on the Services tab above for more details on how we can best serve your production's needs.
See what previous clients are saying about Avenue Q Puppet Camp:
"...I know it was worth every penny to bring you here. Our show will be so much stronger. The students were excited to do the show, but you have given them that extra spark that will make our show shine." - Julie Ryan, Theater Director (Kerr HS, Houston, TX)
"I am very happy we were able to bring Kevin Noonchester's Puppet Camp to Tabb High School. It provided my students with the necessary skills required to successfully perform "Avenue Q: School Edition" and was a true learning experience not only for my students, but for myself as well. I highly recommend that if you are considering a production of "Avenue Q", you make puppet camp a priority in your rehearsal schedule." - Jack Poland, Theater Director (Tabb High School Yorktown, VA)
"I stand firm having been through Mr. Noonchester’s training intensive personally, that there isn’t a production of AVENUE Q at the school, community or regional theater level that wouldn’t benefit from the talent and experience in puppetry brought to us by Avenue Q Puppet Camp. ...The investment I made in Avenue Q Puppet Camp will be the hardest working production dollars I could spend." - Lisa Pratt, Director, AVENUE Q, Vice President, Board of Directors (Cohasset Dramatic Club, Cohasset, MA)
"Don't even think about directing Avenue Q without Kevin Noonchester"! - Sheila Gatensby, Drama Director (Blessed Cardinal Newman High School, Toronto, ON CA)
See the TESTIMONIALS link above to see full letters from satisfied clients.
All text & photographs on this site are the property of Kevin Noonchester unless otherwise noted and may not be used without expressed written permission. Avenue Q Puppet Camp curriculum is registered with the US Patent Office.
While the existence of a knowledgeable "quality control" entity like Avenue Q Puppet Camp is beneficial to everyone involved, Avenue Q Puppet Camp is not directly affiliated with, or officially endorsed by The Producing Office and/or Music Theater International. Original Avenue Q puppet designs by Rick Lyon. Puppets used by permission of Lyon Puppets.
© Kevin Noonchester 2012
"I am very happy we were able to bring Kevin Noonchester's Puppet Camp to Tabb High School. It provided my students with the necessary skills required to successfully perform "Avenue Q: School Edition" and was a true learning experience not only for my students, but for myself as well. I highly recommend that if you are considering a production of "Avenue Q", you make puppet camp a priority in your rehearsal schedule." - Jack Poland, Theater Director (Tabb High School Yorktown, VA)
"I stand firm having been through Mr. Noonchester’s training intensive personally, that there isn’t a production of AVENUE Q at the school, community or regional theater level that wouldn’t benefit from the talent and experience in puppetry brought to us by Avenue Q Puppet Camp. ...The investment I made in Avenue Q Puppet Camp will be the hardest working production dollars I could spend." - Lisa Pratt, Director, AVENUE Q, Vice President, Board of Directors (Cohasset Dramatic Club, Cohasset, MA)
"Don't even think about directing Avenue Q without Kevin Noonchester"! - Sheila Gatensby, Drama Director (Blessed Cardinal Newman High School, Toronto, ON CA)
See the TESTIMONIALS link above to see full letters from satisfied clients.
All text & photographs on this site are the property of Kevin Noonchester unless otherwise noted and may not be used without expressed written permission. Avenue Q Puppet Camp curriculum is registered with the US Patent Office.
While the existence of a knowledgeable "quality control" entity like Avenue Q Puppet Camp is beneficial to everyone involved, Avenue Q Puppet Camp is not directly affiliated with, or officially endorsed by The Producing Office and/or Music Theater International. Original Avenue Q puppet designs by Rick Lyon. Puppets used by permission of Lyon Puppets.
© Kevin Noonchester 2012
