37
Years of Citations
by Steve Abrams
2011 marks the 37th presentation of UNIMA Citations.
227 citations have been presented in the live performance category
About 95 recipients are regularly presenting
work in USA and Canada.
UNIMA Citations of Excellence for Live Performance:
11 Citations:
Center for Puppetry Arts (various
directors) 83,85,88,91,95, 01,01,05,07,08, 10 (& Vagabond
Marionettes-Vince Anthony 77)
8 Citations:
Coad Canada (Luman Coad and Arlyn Coad) 75,75,78,79,83,00,06,09
7 Citations:
Jon Ludwig (Center for Puppetry
Arts), 91, 95, 01,01,05,08,10
6 Citations:
University of Connecticut (various directors) 78,86,90,93,95
05
Sandglass Theatre (Eric Bass, Ines Zeller Bass & associates)
83,86,91,94,99,02 (Finn Campman)
5 Citations:
Paul Vincent-Davis 80,81,81,84,85
Roman Paska 84,91,93,95,01 (& media 01)
Hanne Tierney 85,93,97,97,01
Puppetmongers Powell-Canada 78,86,95,01,10
Mermaid Theatre (Tom Miller)-Canada 78,86,89,10,10
Basil Twist 97,99,01,09,10
4 Citations:
Julie Taymor 81,82,87,98 (& media 94)
Janie Geiser 83 (Center for Puppetry Arts),83.87.89
Paul Zaloom 83,86,91,03 (& media 96)
Figures of Speech (John & Carol Farrell) 86,89,97,01
Tears of Joy (Janet Bradley) 86,89,97 (Mark
Levenson), 09 (Nancy
Aldrich)
Ronnie Burkett-Canada 99,01,07,09
3 Citations:
Bruce Schwartz 75,77,78/ Dick Myers 77,77,78/, Frank Ballard
(University of Connecticut) 78,86,90/ Bread and Puppet Theatre
(Peter Schumann) 81,85,85/ Carter
Family Marionettes (Chris & Stephen Carter)
82.92,93,/ Grey Seal (Drew Allison & Donald Devet) 86,98,07/Mum
Puppettheatre (Robert Smythe) 90,95,96,/ Paul
Mesner 92,01,08/
David Simpich 96,98,03/ Magical
Moonshine (Michael, Valerie
and Benji Nelson) 98,02,08,
2 Citations:
National Marionette
Theatre (David Syrotiak) 75,04/ Poppinjay
(Bob Vesely & Roger Dennis) 75,76/ Lampoon (Johan & Alison
Vandergun)-Canada 76,79/ Carol Fijan 76,77/ Mettawee River
(Ralph Lee) 82, 86/ Underground Railway (Wes Saunders & Debra
Wise) 83,88/ Luis Barroso (Center
for Puppetry Arts) 85,88/
Puppet Fest (Terry & Linda Snyder)
86,88/ Bil Baird Marionettes (produced by Peter Baird, directed
by Carl Harms) 90,92/ Perry Alley (Andrew & Bonnie Periale)
91,99/ Oregon Shadow (Deb
Chase & Mick Doherty)92 99 /
Larry Reed 93,94 (ShadowLight
Productions)/ Preston
Foerder 93, 04 /In
the Heart of the Beast (Sandy Spieler) 95,07/ Theatre
De L’Oeil (director
Andre Laliberte)-Canada 97,08 / Great Small Works (John Bell
and others) 97,08/ Tanglewood (Peter & Ann
Schaeffer), 99,09/ Crabgrass (Bonny
Hall and Jamie Keithline) 01,05/ Blair
Thomas 02,04/ Frogtown
Mountain Puppeteers (Eric, Brian and
Robin Torbeck) 06,08, Hobey
Ford 92, 10
1 Citation:
1975-1979
Robert & Jennifer Williams 75, Frog Print (Nikki & RD
Tilroe) 75, Macri-Weil Sicilian 75 Ken Moses 76, Leo & Dora
Velleman-Canada 77, Vincent
Anthony 77, Kathy Piper 77, Felix
Mirbt-Canada 78, Meliken Puppets( Mel & Laverne Biske)
78, Robert Hartman 79, Susan Linn 79, Coatimundi (Mexico) 79
1980-1989
Burr Tillstrom 80, Steve Hansen 80, Starry Night (Jan Hacha)
83, Centro de Teatro Infantil (Mexico) 83, Wayland Flowers
83, Daniel Tamulonis 84, Rag and Bone Theatre (John Nolan and
Cathy MacLellan)-Canada 84, El Mundo de las Munecas (Raphael
Ortiz)-Puerto Rico 85, Ronn Lucas 85, Carol
Daniel 86, Clarion
(David & Donna Wisniewski) 86, Das Puppenspiel (Jennifer
Kuhlmann) 87, Theatre Beyond Words (Harold Mascow)-Canada 87,
Seattle Puppetory Theatre (Jean Mattson & Joan King) 88,
Allelu Kurten 89, George Latshaw 89, Palo de Lluvia (Mexico)
89
1990-1999
Jim Gamble 90, Hystopolis
(Larry Basgall & Michael Schwabe)
91, Theodora Skipitares 91, Joan Evans 93, Tim Lagasse (U Conn)
93, Mike Malkin & Al Schupp 93, Todd Stockman 93, Yang
Feng 93, Michael Graham (Spring Valley Puppets) 94, Richard
Bay (University of CA Sacremento) 94, Warner Blake 94, Joe
Cashore 95, Patti Smithsonian 95, U Conn ( Bart Roccoberton
director of program; Debora Glassberg director of show; David
Reagan-performer) 95, Mark Levenson (Tears of Joy) 96, Leon
Van Weeldon 96, Mabou Mines (Lee Breuer) 97, Ines Zeller Bass
99
2000-2009
Phillip Huber 00, Jonathan Cross (Cosmic Bicycle) 01, Redmoon
(Jim Lasko) 01, Other Hand (Mary Robinette Kowal & Jodi
Eichelberger) 01, Stephen Kaplin & Kuang-Yu Fong (Chinese
Theatre Works) 01, Richard Termine 02, Benji Nelson (Magical
Moonsshine) 02, Finn Campman & Barbara Whitney (with Sandglass)
02, Dan Hurlin 04, Liz
Joyce 04, Alice Wallace 04, Avenue Q
04
David Stephens 05, Fay Dupras (UConn) 05, Heidi Rugg 05, Andrew
Kim 06, Bobby Box (Center
for Puppetry Arts) 07, Kurt Hunter
08, Janaki Ranpura 08, Waka
Waka Productions (Gwendolyn Warnock
and others) 08 , Deborah Costine 09, Lisa Sturz 09, The
Puppet Co (Alan Stevens, Christopher and Mayfield Piper) 09, Dragon
Art Studio (Yuqin Wang) 09, Tears of Joy-Nancy Aldrich 09,
Kevin Augustine and Ken Berman Lone
Wolf Tribe 09
2010
Heather Henson 10, Great
Arizona Puppet Theatre (Nancy Smith) 10, Jay Johnson 10, Rogue
Artists Ensemble (Sean Cawelti) 10, Mallory Lewis 10, Leslie
Carrara-Rudolph 10, Teatro
Sea (Manuel
Moran) 10, Nana Projects,
Inc. (Molly
Ross), Jason Von Hinezmeyer 10
2011
Sarah Frechette 11, Randel McGee 11
UNIMA Citations of Excellence for Recorded Media:
The first citations for puppetry in recorded media were awarded in
1994.
26 productions have been honored over 17 years.
1994
Fool's Fire-Julie Taymor; The Nightmare Before Christmas-Tim Burton
1995
Alef Bet Blast Off-Len Levitt; Lamb Chop's Play Along-Shari Lewis
1996
Under the Umbrella Tree-Noreen Young ; Beakman's World; The Puzzle Place; Shining Time Station-Craig and Olga Marin
1997
Davy Jones Locker-Bil Baird ; Sesame Street
2000
Men in Black ; Being John Malkovich
2001
Bear in the Big Blue House ; Between the Lions ; The Book of Pooh 2001; Illuminata ; Pets.com Sock Puppet
2002
The American Puppet-Mark Mazarella
2005
Ax Television: Come Outta That Shell-Steve Axtell
2006
The Puppeteers
2008
Faust-Steve Ritz-Barr
2009
Too Loud a Solitude-Genevieve Anderson Ibex
2010
Fantastic Mr Fox; Coralline ; Ode to Joy-Muppet Studios ; Quixote-Steve Ritz-Barr
Noted with sadness is the passing of citation winners:
Burr
Tillstrom 1917-1985
Jennifer Kuhlmann (Das Puppenspiel) 1952-1986
Wayland
Flowers 1939-1988
Arlyn Coad 1927-1999
Felix Mirbt 1931-2002
David Wisniewski (Clarion Shadow Theatre)
1953-2002
Yang Feng 1949-2003
Peter Baird 1952-2004
Carl Harms
(Baird productions) 1910-2005
Niki Tilroe 1941-2005
Dick Myers
1921-2005
Rafael Ortiz (El Mundo de las Munecas)1936-2006
George
Latshaw 1923-2006
Roger Mara (work for Jim Gamble) 1952-2007
Leo Velleman 1917-2009
Frank Ballard 1929-2010
Kathy Piper 1936-2011
Janet Bradley 1942-2011
Steve Hansen 1946-2011
Carol Daniels 1943-2011
