Randy McNally the Map Puppet
World-famous drag queen, Nina West, contacted me in need of a map puppet for her touring show Sugar in the Tank. This puppet was interesting because it needed to be built like a traditional puppet, but also have a map attached to it’s back that could be easily unrolled and displayed, and of course, they needed it ASAP! Ten days later, Randy McNally, Nina’s Paul Lynde inspired character arrived in Ohio! To learn more, check out the behind-the-scenes photos below, and consider contacting me to help bring your puppet project to life!
Poster for Nina’s show- Sugar in the Tank!
These drawings were provided by Nina’s team as an inspiration for the final puppet.
The drawing and a mock-up demonstrating the unrolling of the map. It would eventually be printed, front and back, on vinyl.
The map artwork that needed to be printed and unrolled.
Nose & mouth taking shape.
Material waiting to become Randy’s duds!
Scott foam body in progress.
Turnaround shots of Randy’s “body” covered in fleece. His top would eventually be adorned with faux rolled map pieces.
Nina West with Randy!
Glamour shot of Randy’s backside!
Turnaround shots of the finished puppet. His beautiful costume was made by my go-to costumer, Brett O’Quinn.
Finished puppet, ready for his debut.
