The following is an article about Roger Mara published in The Puppetry Journal, Spring of 2007 Roger Mara: Artist, Inventor, Entertainer and Mentor -Elizabeth Luce There’s excitement in the air because the puppet show is about to begin. The puppeteer is out in the audience, conducting “man on the street” interviews with the kids. He disappears behind the stage, starts the music, raises the curtains, and the audience is transported to the ebullient, joyful world of Snapdragon Puppets. This time it’s my favorite show, The Big Little Circus, but whichever the show, the allure is always the same: lively, endearing characters, humor for all ages, technical wizardry and gizmos, precision manipulation, and a really rollicking tale -all presented with the skill and handling of a true master of his