It may be the only experimental puppet theater in Los Angeles, and that fact alone makes Automata worthwhile. Multidisciplinary performance artists Janie Geiser and Susan Simpson founded the nonprofit organization in 2004, hoping to combine creative forces while spotlighting the burgeoning experimental-puppetry scene in L.A. They've made one episodic art piece together, called Frankenstein (Mortal Toys), a multimedia presentation with a live soundtrack, two-dimensional puppets, original... More »
