Little known facts:
-Each marionette is individually hand crafted, sculpted and costumed specifically for a production.
-One marionette takes three to four weeks from concept to completion.
-Our marionettes have wooden feet
-Castle Bridge Marionettes have a heart.
-Each marionette has an average of thriteen strings and twenty five eye screws.
-The distance between the puppeteer and the puppet, for a
Great Hall production, is approximately nine feet.
-The average amount of string used per production is one quarter mile.
-Productions are researched for their history, presentation, and educational value.
- Our tallest parade puppet to date is eighteen feet tall (worked form the bottom, of course).
Depending on the production, you might see shadow, hand, rod, bunraku, or string puppets at the Castle.
-The creation of new scripts, ideas, or properties are always welcome.
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