A Man and his Puppet Daughter

Aline writes: as I have mentioned in earlier posts, we have been seeing lots of plays the last few months. The highlight for me is probably the one I saw several weeks ago, a new play done on the Fringe (off-off Broadway equivalent). Named Imogen, it was about a man who has lost his daughter and can't let go of her. It had so much – a life-size doll puppet with two visible puppeteers, reprenting the lead charater's daughter Imogen, carrying on quite normal conversations with her. It was really beautifully done - very moving and wonderfully acted. The puppeteers were visible, but the puppet was totally convincing in its movements, even with 2 people standing behind it. There were moments of incredible beauty – such as a dream scene where he floats with the aid of the puppeteers, and it really did seem as if he was floating. If you ever have an opportunity to see it, do! The lead actor was really fabulous - and he would have to be to pull it off. I still think about it almost every day. The closest experience I can compare it to is the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci given in Berkeley a few years ago, for those of you lucky enough to have seen that!