Monday, October 29, 2012

The Hunt for Dead October - Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who came to the Hunt for Dead October last Friday night.  Although the impending hurricane might have scared off a few potential visitors, several hundred families enjoyed the craft activities, skeleton scavenger hunts, and of course the debut of "The Revenge of Bartholomew."  Here is a picture of the crowd gathering for our second showing of the play, just minutes before we went on:


Visitors who enjoyed the festivities on Friday night witnessed a fun performance.  The puppet play, starring several of our very own Blue Jacket Puppets, told the continuing story of Pirate Captain Bartholomew and his evil plan to seek revenge on the USS Adventure.  Several families enjoyed the performance more than once, with one family coming to all three!  It was a fantastic time.  A special thank you to all the HRNM Staff and Volunteers involved in the event.  More recaps to come!

Friday, September 21, 2012

New "Revenge of Bartholomew" Play Poster

Here is the latest creation from the team at Blue Jacket Puppets: A new promotional poster for the upcoming Halloween play, "The Revenge of Bartholomew."  Click on the image below to make it larger.  Enjoy!


Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Episode 2 of The Scuttlebutt

Uncle Sam is back with the latest installment of "The Scuttlebutt:"  Your news source for all things HRNM!  Uncle Sam's guest on this second episode is one of the stars of the new Blue Jacket Puppet play, The Revenge of Bartholomew, Chief Tamara!  Check it out! The video will also be posted in the "Video" tab on this blog.  Enjoy.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Where's Captain Bartholomew?

In honor of the newest Blue Jacket Puppet Play, "The Revenge of Bartholomew," debuting at this year's Hunt for Dead October at HRNM, our Daybook Editor and former Blue Jacket Puppets staff member Gordon Calhoun made a couple of fun pictures for fans to enjoy.  These familiar images, all of naval or Civil War history,  have one addition to it: Pirate Captain Bartholomew!  See if you can spot him! (Some are harder than others)





Monday, September 3, 2012

The Hunt for Dead October

THE HUNT FOR DEAD OCTOBER IS BACK!

Save the date!  Friday, 26 OCT 2012 from 6pm-9pm.  This is a yearly program that is always FREE of charge!

We will have a number of craft activities to do, including: make a ship wheel inside a giant inflatable whale; take part in the skeleton scavenger hunt; create your own puppet; and much more. In addition, this year we are featuring the Blue Jacket Puppet Play, "The Revenge of Bartholomew." See below for the first trailer for this puppet show.


Questions? Contact Special Events Coordinator Laura at laura.l.orr@navy.mil or 757-322-3108. We hope to see you at HRNM on October 26 for this fun program! 

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Welcome to Blue Jacket Puppets!

Welcome to the first post of the new HRNM Blue Jacket Puppets Blog!  Blue Jacket Puppets is a new educational initiative from the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, created to educate and entertain the Hampton Roads community and beyond with fun and informative puppet presentations.  Blue Jacket Puppets began with a grant received from the Tidewater Officers' Spouses' Association.  Since then, we have created several puppet shows and fun videos available here to view on the Blue Jacket Puppets website. 

Please note a few features of the site that will remain constantly updated.
  •  View bios, videos, and photos featuring our very own Blue Jacket Puppets in the tabbed section above.
  • Take a look at the men and women "behind the stage" with our "Meet the Troupe" section of the website. 
  • Contact our team to schedule a play or learn more information about Blue Jacket Puppets.
Make sure to "Like" the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, where we will be re-posting all Blue Jacket Puppets posts.  Or just follow this blog for the most up to date information on show times, scheduling, and special events.  Our next special event will be the 2012 Halloween Event, The Hunt for Dead October (Friday 26 October) from 6pm-9pm.  We will debuting our sequel to last year's puppet play, The Revenge of Bartholomew, for a one night only live performance.  Make sure to bring your family to the event.  All programs and activities are FREE of charge. 

Stay tuned for more updates!

- Blue Jacket Puppets Troupe