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Updated 11/3/2021

FROGTOWN MOUNTAIN PUPPETEERS

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Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and comprised of three siblings - brothers Erik and Brian Torbeck and sister Robin (Torbeck) Erlandsen. Founded in 2000, Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers has performed at festivals, schools, libraries and theatres in the United States and Canada. They write and create all the shows they perform and have received three Citations of Excellence from UNIMA-USA, the highest national award in puppetry.

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Robin Torbeck
Job Title: puppeteer
Phone: 207-288-0169
Address:
PO BOX 765
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Partnership

Year Founded:

2000

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Partnership

Year Founded:

2000

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - Puppet

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 100

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Families
  • General Public
  • School Groups

Geographic Reach:

  • International

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Puppeteers of America
  • Union Internationale de la Marionette

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Puppeteers of America
  • Union Internationale de la Marionette

Awards

Awards:

  • Citations of Excellence by the Union Internationale de la Marionette-USA
  • Maine Arts Commission Performing Arts Fellowship

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • We provide our own microphones and sound equipment - we just need electrical outlet access. We do not bring our own lighting - basic overhead lighting generally works fine. (Stage lighting and/or a portable lighting board can be used if available).

Fee Range:

$600 - $1,600

State of Residence:

Maine

Minimum Number of Performers:

3

Maximum Number of Performers:

3

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • We provide our own microphones and sound equipment - we just need electrical outlet access. We do not bring our own lighting - basic overhead lighting generally works fine. (Stage lighting and/or a portable lighting board can be used if available).

Fee Range:

$600 - $1,600

State of Residence:

Maine

Minimum Number of Performers:

3

Maximum Number of Performers:

3