Mum Puppettheatre

Mum Puppettheatre has received three "Citations for Excellence in the Art of Puppetry" presented by the American chapter of Union Internationale de la Marionnette, the highest honor an American puppet theatre can receive:

When the War is Over, 1996
From the Ashes, 1991
The Adventures of a Boy and His Dog in Outer Space, 1989

Ted and Stevie Wolf New Approaches to Collaborations Award for Swan Lake (with The Philadelphia Orchestra), 2003
Outstanding Overall Production of a Play for Equus, 2002
Outstanding Direction of a Play for Equus (William Roudebush), 2002
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for Equus (Tobias Segal), 2002
Outstanding Choreography/Movement for Equus (Robert Smythe), 2002
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play for Equus, 2002
Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News Award for Theatre Education and Community Service, 2001
Outstanding Original Music for Séance, 1999
Outstanding Choreography for From the Ashes, 1996
Outstanding Original Music for From the Ashes, 1996
Outstanding Sound Design for From the Ashes, 1996
Outstanding Theatre Education Program, 1995
Special Award for Outstanding Visual Design, 1995

Mum Puppettheatre received a special education award from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

"Best Practices in the Arts" Award, 1999

In addition, Robert Smythe, Mum Puppettheatre's founding artistic director, is a 1998 recipient of a Fellowship from the John S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 1992, he was one of the last recipients of a Solo Performer Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He received Solo Performer Fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts in 1997, 1995, 1993, 1989, and 1987.