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Geneviève Flati is a puppeteer, producer, and one of the most driven creative individuals I know. Her passion has led to work as Puppet Director, Puppet Captain, and Puppeteer on several nationwide tours, including a role as puppeteer and puppet director for The Maybe Man Arena Tour by pop band AJR. She's performed with the Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up! Uncensored, worked on Earth to Ned, and was the Jim Henson Company's youngest female puppet captain on the Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live Tour. From commercials to web series to live shows, Geneviève has done it all—and I talk to her about it on this episode of Under the Puppet.

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Connect with Genevieve Flati:

Website - https://www.gflati.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gflati/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@genevieveflati2460

Discussed on the show:
AJR's Karma Music Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b86Hx3UdZo
AJR - https://www.ajrbrothers.com
Jim Henson Company - https://www.henson.com
Puppet Up! – Uncensored - https://puppetup.com
Earth to Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned
Disneyland - https://disneyland.disney.go.com
Maverick Theater - https://www.mavericktheater.com
Backstage - https://www.backstage.com
Disney Careers - https://jobs.disneycareers.com
Chapman University - https://www.chapman.edu
Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/
Alan Trautman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/

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In 1981, Rita Peruggi was hired by The Jim Henson Company as a production assistant on various projects including Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and The Muppets. She then moved on to the role of producer for the company working on many projects such as the Jim Henson Play along Videos, Muppet Vision 3D, Dinosaurs, Dark Crystal Age of Resistance, Earth To Ned and Fraggle Rock Back To The Rock. Outside of the The Jim Henson Company, Rita has served as Producer on Jack's Big Music Show and Yo Gabba Gabba! and the updated Yo Gabba GabbaLand!. I talk Rita Peruggi about all of these projects and more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Rita Peruggi:
IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675745/
Wikipedia - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ritamarie_Peruggi

Discussed on the show:
Rita Peruggi – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675745/
Jim Henson Company – https://www.henson.com/
Jim Henson Play-Along Videos - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Play-Along_Video
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets – https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Holiday
Muppet Babies Music Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5EUpo1pXq8
Muppet*Vision 3D – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet*Vision_3D
Dinosaurs (TV series) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101081/
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance – https://www.netflix.com/title/80148535
Earth to Ned – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/fraggle-rock-back-to-the-rock/
Jack's Big Music Show – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%27s_Big_Music_Show
Yo Gabba Gabba! – https://www.yogabbagabba.com/
Splash and Bubbles – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splash_and_Bubbles

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Louise Gold is puppetry royalty. A trained theatre performer, Louise began her puppetry career working on the second season of The Muppet Show, where she played many characters — including the role of Annie Sue, much to Miss Piggy's dismay. In addition to continuing her work with The Muppets, she went on to perform in The Dark Crystal, Sesame Street, and the Sesame Street spin-off The Furchester Hotel, where she played the hotel's proprietor, Funella Furchester. She's also performed on Spitting Image, The Ghost of Faffner Hall, Dodge's Pup School, and many, many more puppetry projects. I talk to Louise Gold about her incredible career on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Louise Gold:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gold7046
IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325028/
Muppet Wiki - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Louise_Gold

Discussed on the show:
The Muppet Show - https://shows.disney.com/the-muppet-show
Annie Sue - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Annie_Sue
The Dark Crystal - https://www.darkcrystal.com/
Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org/
The Furchester Hotel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Furchester_Hotel
The Ghost of Faffner Hall - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Faffner_Hall
Dodge's Pup School - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33665574/
Spitting Image - https://www.youtube.com/c/SpittingImage

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