Played 6th - 23rd December, 2007 Performed by Jim West Produced by Chae Lian & Richard Harding Gardner Staged in The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre
Jim West graduated from Otterbein College with a degree in Drama and he continued his studies in New York at the Herbert Berghof Studio and at Parsons School of Design. He developed and performed the shadow puppets for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Manon and has appeared on US television programme “Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood”, introducing Fred Rogers and countless children to the art of creating hand shadows. For many years, Jim worked with award-winning puppeteer Marshall Izen. Together, Jim & Marshall co-authored Why The Willow Weeps, a Doubleday picture book, and won the Parents Choice Award for The Dog who Sang at the Opera, a picture book for Harry Abrams Publishers. For over 20 years, Jim has performed before hundreds of thousands of children. His current repertoire includes Aesop’s Fables, Animal Crackers, Mozart, Monsters & Matisse, Pop-Ups, Puppets & Parades, Dinosaurs!, and his newest creation, Aesop’s Fables II.
Production Manager – Bebe Chan
Lighting Operator – Ee Chee Wei
