Dr. Kiss, a three-foot-tall wooden puppet, can handle his business in the wrestling ring. He's the star of a traveling show, reveling in the art and artifice of pro wrestling.

Mention the Handspring Puppet Theatre of Cape Town, South Africa, to any knowledgeable puppeteer and eyes invariably widen with admiration. The 44-year-old company, collaborators with Britain’s ...

Recently he sat down with The Kansas City Star’s culture and identity reporter, J.M. Banks, and talked about his love of puppetry, using puppets as a way to tell a story and the stresses of being a ...