Susie Davidson
Readers may recall Paul Vincent Davis as the artistic director and artist-in-residence of Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline. He was a neighborhood treasure who had lived in Brookline Village since 1976.
These days, Davis, 86, is a resident of Deutsches Altenheim, the German Centre for Extended Care in West Roxbury.
But for more than 30 years, thousands of children and adults enjoyed the fine art of puppetry he brought to life at the Station Street theater.
Given the pandemic, Davis has been spending a lot of time reading, still mostly about puppetry. A Richmond, Va., native, his love of the genre began when he received a puppet on his fourth birthday. He went on to stage plays for family and friends, and he also read many books on puppetry. In high school, he performed a marionette show that received a standing ovation. “That was a pivotal moment in my life,” Davis said in a German Centre press release.