The Shorewood Insider
Puppet Makers Bring Avenue Q to Capitol Drive
A Shorewood alumnus and high school student work together to create 25 cast members for the local production of the musical comedy, debuting Feb. 17.
In preparation for the Feb. 17 opening of Shorewood's production of the musical comedy Avenue Q, Bill Trost, Class of '53, and Shorewood High School senior Emily Hoffman have been working tirelessly to create 25 cast members. "I saw the 'Muppet Movie' last year, and was just really inspired, so I started making puppets on my own," said Hoffman, who was giving puppet Nicky his signature hairstyle with a plain razor blade. Trost has many years of experience mounting shows at Shorewood. Following graduation, he assisted shows for the high school, Shorewood Players in the 1960's and met drama department Director Barbara Gensler when she started her career at SHS. Even Trost has learned many new things with these whimsical characters, and says …
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christel henke
7:19 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
What a cool project! Can't wait to see Avenue Q. more ›