In honor of his birthday, I am sharing a film I made to celebrate the life of Ambrose Burnside, the inventor of the sideburns. Ambrose was born on May 23, 1824  and died on September 13, 1881.

This film was co-written, designed and directed by my good friend, Reid Hitt, and narrated by Bill Jones. Every detail and plot point is historical accurate -- you can't make this stuff up!  It features cut-out paper puppets and stop motion animation and was filmed on a light table. It premiered as part of Xperimental Puppetry Theater at the Center for Puppetry Arts.  

For more information about the incredible life of Ambrose Burnside visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside

Happy Birthday, Ambrose! May the world always remember you for your greatest achievement! 

-Park

Today is the first day of Young Audiences/USA’s One Theatre World (OTW). This is a festival conference for artist dedicated to creating TYA work. 

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