http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kevin Menegus is a puppeteer and the owner of the Fratello Marionettes, a puppet company that has been producing timeless marionette shows since 1989.  He’s also the co-author of the book: A Century of California Puppetry: How The West Was Strung.  I talk to Kevin about his career, what drew him to marionettes, his work restoring puppets and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kevin Menegus exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a signed copy of Kevin's book A Century of California Puppetry: How the West was Strung and some actualy marionett pieces from the Fratello Marionettes build of Jack and the Beanstalk!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH KEVIN: Website - https://fratellomarionettes.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFratelloM Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pelpup1/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Pelham Puppets - http://www.pelhampuppets.uk.com Bob Pelham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_Puppets Marionettes: How to Make and Work Them by Helen Fling - https://www.amazon.com/Marionettes-How-Make-Work-Them/dp/0486229092/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Ed Johnson - Applesause the dragon - http://www.detroitkidshow.com/Willy_Dooit.htm Detroit Puppeteer Guild - http://www.detroitpuppeteersguild.org Wayne Martin Puppets - http://www.waynemartinpuppets.com Tony Urbano - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/09/utp-51/ Lettie Schubert (Obituary) - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-05-me-schubert5-story.html Children’s Fairyland - https://fairyland.org Conservatory of Music - University of the Pacific - https://music.pacific.edu/music Palace of Fine Arts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fine_Arts Bob Baker Marionette Theater - http://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com Lewis Mahlman (Obituary) - https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Children-s-Fairyland-puppeteer-Lewis-5408406.php Randal Metz - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/04/utp-27/ Jim Gamble - http://www.jimgamble.com Elizabeth Luce - https://lucepuppetco.com A Century of California Puppetry - https://www.amazon.com/Century-California-Puppetry-West-Strung/dp/0921845537 Lumen Coad - https://wepa.unima.org/en/coad-canada-puppets/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com