Ricky & Doris: An Unconventional Friendship in New York City. With Puppets!

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Ricky Syers is an off-beat 50 year old street performer who found his calling as a puppeteer after a lifetime of manual labor. While performing in New York City’s Washington Square Park, he met Doris Diether, an 86 year old community activist. They became friends and he made a marionette that looks just like her. Now she’s joined his act and the two of them can often be seen performing together.

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Ricky & Doris: An Unconventional Friendship in New York City. With Puppets!
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00:00 Introduction
00:37 Ricky's puppet and marionette garage workshop
01:38 Anatomy of a marionette puppet
02:07 How Ricky got interested in puppetry and marionettes
03:15 Doris likes to meet interesting people at the park
04:12 Ricky and Doris perform with marionettes at the park