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Dragons Are Too Seldom Puppets
Dragons Are Too Seldom Puppet Productions began in the summer of 1971. That summer Markie Scholz and her sister Claire Scholz went to New Jersey to entertain families by doing puppet shows. Markie is now a touring troupe consisting of one person and many puppets. She and her puppets have performed in thirty-nine states and six countries. She travels 30,000 to 70,000 miles a year in her pursuit to bring puppets to the masses. She has performed at art festivals, senior citizen centers, schools, day care centers, benefits, birthday parties and even on the Golden Gate Bridge during rush hour traffic, just to name a few! Scholz has a studio in Spearfish, South Dakota where she creates puppets, writes scripts, rehearses, designs and books her shows. She shares this space with some six hundred retired puppets who line the walls and ceiling.
In Scholz's 40 years "on the road" she has performed for family groups throughout the United States and Europe. She has performed for well over half a million South Dakotans and equally as many around the United States. She has toured Germany, Holland, Belgium and England.
***Remember to bring your blankets and/or lawn chairs for a comfortable seat to the all of the day's entertainment!!!