HaPEA Birthday

Another Pea E-card is now available on PuppetGreetings.com. Sean Johnson built the puppets and Sean, Victoria Lee Johnson, and Kevin Carlson puppeteered them. Click to send HaPEA Birthday.

Swazzle on Drawn!

Swazzle, Puppet101 and Puppet Design all got a mention on the popular blog Drawn! this past Thursday. That one posting caused the swazzle website hits to quintuple over night. Drawn! is a blog for illustrators, artists, cartoonists - check out the posting, and Drawn!

Swazzle's Puppet Greeting Behind the Scenes: Photos from the Shoot

Here are some photos from the shoot of Swazzle’s Valentine’s Day Puppet Greeting.



Anita Coulter puppeteers Hazel.



Kevin Carlson behind the camera.



Jeff Shrewsbury checks the moniter.



Puppeteers Anita Coulter, Patrick Johnson, and Victoria Lee Johnson.

Swazzle's Puppet Greeting Behind the Scenes: The Set

Patrick dresses the set for Walnut the Wizard’s house.

Swazzle's Puppet Greeting Behind the Scenes: Preperation

Sean adds final touch ups to Hazel to get her ready for Swazzle’s Puppet Greetings shoot.

101 Summer Puppet Shows

Swazzle puppeteers Sean Johnson and Victoria Lee Johnson were the first presenters on stage at this year’s Orange County Performer’s Showcase held at the Laguna Hills Community Center and Sports Complex. As in the past two showcases, they performed a little teaser with puppets from Swazzle’s new puppet show B.A.R.K. The Robot Dog. During the breaks they booked performances bringing the summer puppet show count to 101.

Swazzle's Puppet Greeting Behind the Scenes: Set Painting

The Swazzle team is now hard at work building the set for their Valentine's Day E-Card for Puppet Greetings. In the 30 E-Card, featuring cast members of Hazel and the Dragon, we’ll visit Hazel’s front door and the inside Walnut the Wizard’s house. In these pictures Patrick is painting a rock wall on masonite. For the shoot the rock wall will be redressed and serve as both sets.

Swazzle Puppet Greeting in Preproduction

Preproduction is well under way for the special Valentine's Day E-Card Swazzle is creating for PuppetGreetings.com. Swazzle team member Patrick Johnson, has story boarded the 30 second card, and set design and construction will be starting soon. The E-Card will feature characters from Swazzle’s popular puppet show Hazel and the Dragon, and will be available in early February. Read more about it here.

86 Shows and Counting

At the end of the third week of booking we have a grand total of 86 bookings. With another show case just around the corner, and two more months to the booking season, this summer is shaping up nicely.

August Now Open to Regions 2 & 3

Due to increased demand in Southern California, August has been opened up to Regions 2 and 3. Now libraries in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties can book Swazzle’s popular puppet shows from July 31 to September 1st, in addition to their previously scheduled regions. Please check back here for more announcements or schedule changes.

20 Bookings in 30 Minutes

Today Swazzle presented at the San Bernardino Performer’s Showcase and took in more bookings for their summer tour. They booked 20 puppet shows in 30 minutes, bringing their 2006 summer total to 81. Next week they will present at the third and final showcase for Orange county libraries.

Regions 1 and 3 May Add Dates to Meet Demand

In order to meet the growing puppet show demand in some areas, the Regional Booking Guide may change slightly. The proposed changes are to make June 19, 20, and 21 open to Region 1, and the week of June 26 open to Region 3. Please check back soon for a formal announcement.

Swazzle to Create a Puppet Greeting

Swazzle will be working with the creative team behind puppetgreetings.com to create a special Valentine's Day card featuring characters from Hazel and the Dragon. The card will initially be available for a limited time, and will premier early next month. Check back here for updates, and behind the scenes information. Click here to learn more about puppetgreetings.com, where puppets say it best.

Swazzle Performs at Library Opening

On Saturday January 7, 2006 Swazzle became the first puppet company to perform at the new Santa Monica Public Library. The show was part of the libraries grand opening celebration.



Swazzle puppeteers Sean and Patrick Johnson performed the popular dinosaur puppet show Harry and the Tyrannosaurus to a packed house in the new children’s room.



The opening day party also included a Mexican fiesta, a marching band, and book signings from special guests Jamie Lee Curtis and Rhea Perlman.

Booking Update

As of Friday afternoon we have booked 54 puppet shows for the 2006 summer season. It looks like we'll be having a very busy summer.

L.A. County Showcase

Swazzle puppeteers Sean and Patrick Johnson presented a short teaser featuring puppets from the new puppet show B.A.R.K. The Robot Dog during the L.A. County Performer’s Showcase. The librarians in attendance were previewing shows to book for their summer reading programs. Acts included, magicians, animal acts, storytellers and more. Swazzle will be presenting in two more showcases, the first is July 18 in San Bernardino and the second is January 26 in Laguna Hills.

21 Bookings on the First Day

Today at 10:00 am the Swazzle phone lines opened and we started taking bookings for our 2006 Summer Puppet Show Season. Despite the fact that today is a bank holiday, (and most libraries were closed) we managed to take in 21 bookings - as of this posting. With two new pet themed puppet shows available, B.A.R.K. The Robot Dog, and Rex and Boots Super Sleuths, we are anticipating a very busy summer. Check out our performance schedule to see how our summer is shaping up.