Making of the Marionette Show, The Godmother & the Magician 

A presentation will be given at the next Central Oregon Writers Guild meeting on the process of making the marionette show from writing the play, to getting Czech marionettes and performing the 30 minute production. January 21, 6:30-8:30pm at Aspen Ridge Retirement Center.

Dennis Strachota gave his first puppet show with the help of his parents when he was in the 4th grade.  That talent lay fallow until after retiring when his interests turned to literary recording and activities.  When Dennis got into storytelling, his interests in puppetry were renewed.  His theatre, Tendrak Theatre, now resides in the Portland museum. For more information, please visit www.tendraktheatre.com

His first novel, The Quest of Sir Marek, written under his pen name, Moudrý Povídkář (Moe-dree  Po-veed-carsh and accent first syllables), will be published as soon as the cover is finished. Dennis is holding his fingers crossed, hoping it will be soon.

The meeting will be held at Aspen Ridge Retirement Center, located at 1010 NE Purcell in Bend. The conference room is located on the second floor, accessible by both elevators and stairs.