WOODLAND — Actors always have to work closely with each other on stage, but the youthful puppeteers in “The Sword in the Stone” are particularly chummy. That’s because two people team up to operate ...

Davey White and Diana Black rehearse with puppets for “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi. The Murders in the Rue Morgue was written and published by Edgar Allan Poe in 1841 ...

One of the first things Arthur Shifflett did after his son Kevin was killed in Alexandria more than two years ago was put away the puppets. The puppet shows were something he had done with all three ...

The name Henson has been synonymous with puppets for around 50 years. Many of Jim Henson’s popular franchises and co-productions, such as “Fraggle Rock,” “The Muppet Show” and “Labyrinth,” have played ...