Paul Zaloom

Working on new vent material

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:34:44 -0700

Kicking around some ideas for performing in children’s hospitals, something I’ve done a lot of when on tour with Beakman live stage shows. I want to do ventriloquism, but I suspect Butch may be too scary for kids…half the adults who meet him are scared to death. Lynn Jeffries and I are going to explore some puppets she has as possible walk-arounds from room to room as well as shows in day rooms. We will see.

The pic is of Butch and me in Prague with a passing, disinterested chicken.

Butch and Friend

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:48:36 -0700

…taken at the Bootleg Theater in March…my buddy Jane’s daughter loved the dummy, ah, figure…

Coming soon: Zaloom in L.A.

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:08:00 -0800

WHITE LIKE ME: A Honky Dory Puppet Show

Performed by Paul Zaloom
Created by Zaloom and Lynn Jeffries
Directed by Randee Trabitz

Bootleg Theater is proud to present the West Coast Premiere of Paul Zaloom’s latest puppet extravaganza, “WHITE LIKE ME: A Honky Dory Puppet Show”. Zaloom employs the drawing room medium of toy theater to tell the story of the archetypical white man and his universe. White-Man leaves his planet Caucazoid, travels through space, civilizes the earth (populated with aliens), becomes a philanthropist and savior, and finally, freaks out about his approaching minority status.

The puppet cast is drawn from the gigantic collection of knick-knacks and brick-a-brac collected by the artist over the years: action figures, toy cars, dolls, found objects, weird junk, and more. Plus Zaloom’s creepy dummy sidekick Butch Manly drops by to add his bilious two cents.

A comedy.

February 15 - March 2 | Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm

General Admission: $20

Students/Seniors: $15

For tickets and more info:

http://www.bootlegtheater.org/

Coming to NYC with puppet show

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:15:00 -0700

WHITE LIKE ME: A Honky Dory Puppet Show, is coming to NYC May 25 through June 9th (Fridays and Saturdays), at Dixon Place! Come see the new show if yer in town.

http://dixonplace.org/html/Zaloom_May12.html

WHITE in Atlanta

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:09:09 -0700

…doing my new solo show White Like Me at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA, this Friday and Sat, April 20 and 21 at 8pm and Sunday at 5. Come check it out if yer In town.

more Grosz….

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:59:59 -0700

more Grosz….

Georg Grosz, 1920.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:56:00 -0700

Georg Grosz, 1920.

Prague

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:38:11 -0700

I’m in Prague, doing a bunch of performances at the Quadrennial theater design shindig. In the middle of the US exhibit, I’m performing three scenes from The Adventures of White-Man with video projection. It’s been a gas. Prague is ye olde charming and quaint and stuffed to the gills with creeps like me (tourists). Saw a Georg Grosz show yesterday….brilliant.

My video is on Boing Boing today; check it out.

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:48:28 -0800

My video is on Boing Boing today; check it out.

New Paul Zaloom one minute puppet video.

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:22:08 -0700

New Paul Zaloom one minute puppet video.:

3 Tea Partiers watch Fox News.

A photo from The Adventures of White-Man… White-Man,...

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:27:51 -0700

A photo from The Adventures of White-Man…

White-Man, having landed on planet Earth, civilizes the place. Here we see the glorious skyline in the back (that’s the Nokia Tower on the left). The hot sun beams down on the various inhabitants of this new urban metropolis. From left to right, they include: a politician, a dentist, an insurance salesman, a hairdresser, an astrologer, and an immigration officer.

He's so nice....

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:48:43 -0700

….I posted his pic twice. erk.

Ooops. Here he is.

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:47:33 -0700

Ooops. Here he is.

Just arrived...

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:46:22 -0700

After a two year wait, my dummy…er, ventriloquist figure…finally arrived today! His name: Butch Manly the Third. Like, Junior Junior. He’s quite butch and very manly. Duh. I just told him I already love him. He could give a crap.

Yum

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:49:26 -0700

Gosh, I’m hungry. What’s for dinner? Chicken nuggets!?!? Yay! Lookit: http://eater.com/archives/2010/10/04/the-mechanicallyseparated-chicken-photo.php

Photo

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:21:44 -0700

Alaska or Bust

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:21:00 -0700

Performing current solo puppet extravaganza The Fruit of Zaloom in Anchorage, Alaska on October 15 and 16 at Out North. Includes The Adventures of White-Man and the Punch and Jimmy Show. Bring parka.

www.outnorth.org

White-Man (in Santa suit) introduces his new trophy wife (R) to...

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:05:50 -0700

White-Man (in Santa suit) introduces his new trophy wife (R) to God (the octopus, who tap dances.)

The Missionary (in yellow hat) leads the “scantily clad...

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:04:36 -0700

The Missionary (in yellow hat) leads the “scantily clad heathens” to their destiny.

White-Man lands on earth and discovers it.

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:02:49 -0700

White-Man lands on earth and discovers it.