UNAUTHORIZED MAGIC IN OZ (Untitled Theatre Company #61)
Author Edward Einhorn adapted part of his book The Living House of Oz into a toy-theater puppet play, with an assist from Evolve Company's co-artistic directors. Barry co-designed puppets, mechanisms and sets (with Berit Johnson) and Tanya (pictured at right) performed the roles of good witch Glinda and misunderstood witch Mordra. Photos by Edward Einhorn.



SCREAMING SHRUBBERY (Third Rail Projects)
Barry created large topiary bird headdresses in the style of macabre artist Edward Gorey for this dance/theatre piece. To our surprise, the birds wound up being caricatured by The New Yorker in an article about the piece. Photo by Richard Termine.



FUNNY AS A CRUTCH (Foolish Theatre Company)
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Playwright Rich Orloff's evening of short comedies about disability (performed by a cast of disabled actors) featured five large glove puppets, designed and built by Barry in a traditional puppet-theater style. Featured in a parody of the classic puppet film Lili, most represented disabled characters from literature (larger photo, L-R: Tiny Tim, Oedipus Rex, Captain Hook and Quasimodo with performers Shannon DeVido & Stephen Jutras; inset: Jutras with "Mr. Puppet".) Photos by Jason A. Specland.

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? (Untitled Theater Company #61)
For writer/director Edward Einhorn's stage adaptation of Philip K. Dick's classic science fiction novel (previously adapted as the movie Blade Runner), Barry was asked to create a full-sized android sheep that could appear to have been torn apart, revealing the mechanics beneath its realistic latex skin, glass eyes and woolly coat. Above, actors Alex Emanuel and Yvonne Roen are pictured holding the sheep's decapitated head. Barry also contributed a traditional wooden marionette of a sheep (surprisingly, the first actual marionette he'd ever built) to the production. The robotic sheep later traveled to Los Angeles for the West Coast premiere of the play, presented by Sacred Fools Theatre Company. For more information on the play, go to UTC #61's website. Photo by Edward Einhorn.