How to do Puppets workshops

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Permalink Reply by Scott Beam on April 16, 2012 at 8:09pm

workshop 1

Integrating Puppetry into Theatrical Productions: Taking Your Art Into Other Mediums

Integrating Puppetry into Theatrical Productions is a workshop designed to teach you, the puppeteer, how to effectively collaborate with performing arts organizations not specializing in the puppetry arts. This workshop will take you through the entire process of a theatrical production from signing the contract to striking the show and will teach you how to communicate the needs of the art form to everyone involved including the director, stage management, the crew and the cast.  We will discuss the basic infrastructure of a theatre company and where you fit into it as a guest artist, as well as the steps you need to take to insure your puppets shine within the production to their fullest potential.

Permalink Reply by Rick Morse on April 17, 2012 at 2:40pm

Presented by whom, Scott?

Scott Beam said:

workshop 1

Integrating Puppetry into Theatrical Productions: Taking Your Art Into Other Mediums

Integrating Puppetry into Theatrical Productions is a workshop designed to teach you, the puppeteer, how to effectively collaborate with performing arts organizations not specializing in the puppetry arts. This workshop will take you through the entire process of a theatrical production from signing the contract to striking the show and will teach you how to communicate the needs of the art form to everyone involved including the director, stage management, the crew and the cast.  We will discuss the basic infrastructure of a theatre company and where you fit into it as a guest artist, as well as the steps you need to take to insure your puppets shine within the production to their fullest potential.

Permalink Reply by Scott Beam on April 23, 2012 at 8:37am

This is by Kat Pleviak.

Permalink Reply by Scott Beam on April 23, 2012 at 8:38am

workshop 2: Magical Magliting for Shadow Puppet Theater.

Explore the differences between traditional moving silhouette and contemporary Shadow Theater. Learn lighting and projection techniques that add new dimensions to traditional Shadow Puppetry. A pimped-out Maglite is the secret weapon of choice for achieving various special effects guaranteed to enhance your repertoire. Christine Langford.