IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, received $24,000 in support of PuppetLab. In the Heart of the Beast uses water, flour, newspaper, paint, and unlimited imagination to tell stories that explore the struggles and celebrations of human existence through puppet and mask performance. It produces an annual season of original plays and touring productions, creates pageants, and teaches puppetry and pageantry through residencies and workshops for youth, students, teachers, and communities. Puppetlab engages four emerging creators in a seven-month intensive puppet and mask development process culminating in work-in-progress performances. Open to emerging artists based in Minnesota, the program provides a stipend to the artist, a production budget, a mentor director, professional development workshops, technical production, marketing, and documentation.