In the second act of the show the GIANT appears on stage just in front of the puppet proscenium as an 8 foot tall costumed human actor. After watching the show in puppet scale this was a shock to the audience as well at to JACK. Here is the GIANT'S Head next to the Jack puppet. It was built of foam rubber over a wire armature attached to an actual football helmet. One hand of the performer operated the GIANT's mouth and wires that could close and open his eyelids for either wide-eyed rage, or the sleepy-eyed look needed when the HARP played it's lullaby. The other hand went into a glove to move the GIANT'S right hand ( the Left Hand was stuffed and attached to a wire that raised and lowered it in conjuction with the Right hand's movement when needed.
At the right in the photo is me with the JACK Puppet just after it was finished and tested. This test convinced the TROTTER BROTHERS that the technique would work so that we could proceed with the production. In case any of you feel that my brilliant ideas and designs spoke for themselves over the years...dream on...I've had to "Audition" my work countless times, and have been rejected even more. Such is the theatre...the Bottom Line will always rule and must be FED!
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