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The theater uses a soundtrack instead of live voices so they are free to focus on working the puppets.
Columbia Marionette Theatre
Come behind the scenes at the Columbia Marionette Theatre (cmtpuppet.org) in Columbia, South Carolina. Find out how the theater is run, how to make and costume a puppet, and learn the secrets behind those puppet voices.
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The costume mistress at the theater explains the process of making costumes for the puppets.
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John Douglas Scollon, the executive director of the Columbia Marionette Theatre, discusses what it is like to work at the theater.
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This video walks through the process of making a puppet on some tight time constraints.