Frankenstein Has No Legs is the new outing by Orange Countys premier puppet company the All Puppet Players.

All Puppet Players began last year with an original adaptation of Shakespeares Hamlet called Hamlet Has No Legs. What started in a living room and ran for four-performances drew huge attention and critical acclaim and was quickly brought back for six weeks of sold out shows. All Puppet Players mix of skilled puppetry, dramatic performance, and improvisation brought a captivating new take to theater and soon the company was approached by many local stages hoping to house their next project.

Rather than simply applying the same formula to a new show, All Puppet Players is eager to grow by taking on a spectacular new artistic vision with an original adaptation of Mary Shellys classic horror novel Frankenstein. With a cast of thirty puppets, eye-popping visual effects, and a unique design for the immortalized monster that will be unlike anything ever seen in the movies or on-stage, Frankenstein Has No Legs is an ambitious step forward in every aspect.

However, in order to realize their vision, they need significantly more capital than was necessary for their first ragtag outing. Money is primarily being raised for the shows four main characters, personalized puppets that will be handcrafted by a professional puppet-builder who worked on Muppets From Space. The characters will be Frankenstein in his old age, young Frankenstein, Elizabeth (Frankensteins love interest) and Frankensteins monster. There are also smaller roles that will be filled by various puppets that All Puppet Players will be hand designing and creating from scratch. In addition, money will be used towards sets and costumes, built in house by All Puppet Players own talented carpenters and seamstresses.

Why should you donate to us? All Puppet Players has received rave attention and has every indication of being a bold new theater group performing not only in Orange County, but has already been approached for performances in New York and national tours. In order to turn this group into the professional creative force it can be, it needs your help to get off the ground.