meet the melikins

Mel, LaVerne and sons Neal and Jeff Biske, known as the Melikins, live just outside Chicago in Bolingbrook, Illinois. They have toured the country
from coast to coast and border to border.
Mel has been "puppeting" since his Cub Scout
days. The interest grew into a profession when
in 1967, Mel and LaVerne formed the Melikin
Puppet Theatre.
Since then they have been presenting educational
and entertaining programs for schools,
children’s theatres, and libraries. In addition,
they provide a wide variety of programs for
local groups, organizations and shopping centers.