Jack wishes to acknowledge the contributions of just a few of the scores of producers, artisans. and craftspeople who made the displays possible.
Jamie Becker, John Gantert, Todd Knaeble, Michael Gansmoe.
Costumes by Jack Edwards and Lyle Jackson.
Props by Maggie Belle Calin and Constance Crawford.
Lighting by Michael Murnane.
Sculptures by Dan Mackerman.
Animations by Mark Coleman.
Painting by Nance Derby – Acme Scenic Arts.
Construction by Rick Walsh – Show Company, Scott Vreeland, and Marc Scamp.
PUSS IN BOOTS:
HANSEL AND GRETEL:
SANTA BEAR:
PINOCCHIO:
ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS:
PETER PAN:
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL:
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:
THE NUTCRACKER FANTASY:
THE WIZARD OF OZ:
THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS:
A DAY in the LIFE of an ELF:
The final auditorium display….
CHICAGO MARSHALL FIELD’S DECORATIONS AND STREET WINDOWS:
Click on the link below to listen to a brief interview with Jack by Cathy Wurzer of Minnesota Public Radio:
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2013/12/04/barkla
Kristal Leebrick wrote a delightful book that includes an extensive spread on Jack’s work with the auditorium displays. Buy it through your local booksellers or (if you must) through Amazon….
An article about Jack Barkla regarding his 2018 exhibition at Hennes Art Gallery….
An article by Kristal Leebrick in the U of M Alumni magazine…
https://www.minnesotaalumni.org/stories/design-as-a-labor-of-love
Click on the “HOME” link below to view the website of the brilliant artisan Dan Mackerman, creator of over a thousand of the Christmas and Flower Show sculptures….