Eulenspiegel Puppet Theater Celebrates 50 Years

Interview #2: Monica discusses the origins of the "Remembering Buxton" project and more 'Puppet tech'.

Time to meet Lettie Thompson, George Woodson and, of course, Schultz!

This is the second of two interviews that I did with Monica Leo, founder of the West Liberty, Iowa-based Eulenspiegel Puppet Theater. In our first interview Monica gave us some cool puppet history (it’s a very, very old form of expression). In this episode Monica introduces her puppet friends, reveals ‘puppet tech’ secrets and we discuss our ongoing work on The Buxton Story. Please join our conversation in progress…

The author with Lettie Thompson, the only actual local character in the Buxton Story. Dartanyan Brown’s grandmother, Lettie was born in Buxton Nov.11, 1896

“The Buxton Crew” A song I wrote and produced for show. Here’s a sample

“Time flies when you’re having fun” as the old saying goes and after 50 years, Monica and I express our joy at being able to produce this show and bring it to communities across Iowa. Monica Leo is an Iowa treasure Please enjoy this conversation.