THANK YOU. SWITCHING GEARS NOW. SO A MAN, A ZEBRA AND A TIGER ALL GET ON TO A RAFT. AS THE PEACE CENTER’S NEWEST BROADWAY PLAY. AND MANY OF THE ACTORS ARE MADE OF WOOD AND METAL. WHO BETTER TO TELL US ...

“Now, let me introduce you to ‘Richard Parker,’” said Puppet Director Kate Rossell. No sooner had her words ended than a ‘tiger’ emerged from behind the wall. To be precise, a tiger ‘puppet.’ Three ...

SHEFFIELD, England — In 2001, Yann Martel’s international best-selling novel “Life of Pi” asked the question: What would happen if a teenage boy and a 450-pound tiger were stranded on a lifeboat for ...

This Tony Award-winning Broadway play takes audiences on a fantastic journey across the Pacific Ocean. A young man named Pi Patel experiences a shipwreck and manages to escape to a lifeboat, but he’s ...

When Richard Parker slinks into the room, it is difficult not to catch your breath. The Royal Bengal tiger puppet is the star of the stage production of “Life of Pi” and the puppeteers who operate him ...

The Broadway production of "Life of Pi," has made it to Des Moines, featuring world-class puppetry that brings an entire zoo to life. Hyenas, a zebra, apes and even a Bengal tiger, are all puppets ...