Archive for the “Create” Category

“Holly Star” on Netflix

Posted on December 2nd, 2019 by Figures of Speech

If you have a Netflix subscription, we invite you to get in the holiday mood with Holly Star, a film made here in Maine featuring FST puppets and cameos. In Holly Star, a cash-strapped puppeteer returns home for the holidays and gets caught up in a treasure hunt with her paintball-obsessed best friend, her tango-dancing grandmother, […]

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Holly Star in Biddeford

Posted on December 20th, 2018 by Figures of Speech

Don’t miss your chance to catch Holly Star on the big screen at the City Theater in Biddeford, Maine this weekend. Thursday, December 20 | 7:00pm Friday, December 21 | 7:00pm Saturday, December 22 | 2:00pm + 7:00pm Tickets $8.50 evenings | $7.00 matinee Tickets are available online or at the door.

Holly Star is Now Online

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Figures of Speech

Last year around this time, we shared photos of a Santa Claus puppet created for a feature film being produced here in Maine. We’re thrilled to announce that Holly Star has just been released and is now available on iTunes and On Demand! You can view the trailer on YouTube. Michael Nickles’ feel-good romantic comedy was a joy […]

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FST Wraps Filming on Holly Star

Posted on April 17th, 2017 by Figures of Speech

This winter, our entire team of affiliate puppeteers and designers were called upon when FST was contracted to create puppets and sets for Holly Star, a feature-length film being produced in Maine. The project was the primary focus of our creative and administrative time for four months, and included the challenge of pioneering the common ground between the […]

FST Commissioned for Feature-Length Film

Posted on December 29th, 2016 by Figures of Speech

FST has been commissioned to create a series of puppets and sets for Holly Star, a feature-length film being produced in Maine this winter. The romantic comedy follows frustrated NYC puppeteer Sloan home to Maine for the holidays for some soul searching and a touch of love. Pictured above is Santa, one of the eight characters […]

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FST to premiere new show at 2014 PortFringe Festival

Posted on April 8th, 2014 by Figures of Speech

This June FST will join dozens of other artists presenting new and experimental performances as a part of the 2014 PortFringe Festival in Portland, Maine. FST artist Ian Bannon is leading a musician and an ensemble of puppeteers in an exploration of Italo Calvino’s short story The Distance of the Moon. The final mixed media adaptation […]

NEA Award

Posted on January 24th, 2014 by Figures of Speech

January 24, 2014 Dear Friend of FST, I have some great news to share with you. The Art Works program of the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Figures of Speech a major grant to support the creation of a new performance. How big a deal is this? Of the 160 grants awarded nationwide […]