Stuffed Puppet Theatre
Manipulator and Underdog
The Public Theater
September 9, 10, 11, 12, 18 & 19
(United States Premiere)

Written and Performed by Neville Tranter
Directed by Stuffed Puppet Theatre
Lightning and Set Design by Ad Leijtens
Costumes and Puppets by Neville Tranter
Organization and Management by Guido Pouw

This presentation is made in conjunction with the Suitcase Fund of Dance Theater Workshop.

Special thanks to Reyn Van der Lugt and the Netherlands Ministry of Culture.

STUFFED PUPPET THEATRE was founded in Melbourne in 1976 by Australian actor and puppeteer Neville Tranter, shortly after he finished his drama studies at the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education. In 1978, Stuffed Puppet Theatre was invited to perform in the Festival of Fools in Amsterdam. After the Festival, Mr. Tranter remained in Holland and developed the company into the solo adult puppet theatre it is today. Beginning with Studies in Fantasy (1982), Mr. Tranter has created, performed and toured a number of innovative solo works, including The Seven Deadly Sins (1984), Manipulator and Underdog (1985), Room 5 (1988) and Macbeth (1990).