Kari Glass designed the magical 7' tall Book of Topsy Turvy Tales
THE TOPSY TURVY TALES, a fairy tale medley was produced by the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra on Halloween 2001 in collaboration with many local actors, and presented on the Atwood Stage in the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Buzz Schwall designed, built an operated Belle--an enormous dragon puppet. Kari Glass was lead prop and puppeteer-grip for the production. Kari helped Buzz in and out of the puppet harness, relayed cues and stage directions, controlled the puppets left eye and steadied Buzz the puppeteer upon their dark, 15' high perch hidden behind the scrim.
Buzz Schwall and Kari Glass on-stage with Belle the dragon
Backstage Buzz Schwall assembles and poses in The Book of Topsy Turvy Tales.
Stagehands Jason Reed and John Turner check Belle before curtain.
Kari Glass helps the puppeteer in and out of the harness
Kari Glass poses on the page--framed by the page portal
The designer Kari Glass with some pages from the 7' tall--Book of Topsy Turvy Tales.
Kari Glass designed, painted, and assembled the larger than life size book. At the top of the show the book opens and a whimsical and dashing soldier/prince/ASO conductor comes to life seemingly from off the giant page to lead the orchestra. The magically mixed up Book of Topsy Turvy Tales was used throughout the production introducing favorite fairy tale characters as they appear to come to life from off the page inside the book.
