Industry professionals converse on the "new hotness"...puppetry! Discussion of all aspects of puppetry and what is happening in the puppet scene today, with professional puppeteers.
Learn the basics of improv & puppetry, including thinking on your feet, playing to your strengths, & supporting your scene partner. Learn puppetry basics such as tracking/eye contact & mouth action.
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Learn the basics of improv & puppetry, including thinking on your feet, playing to your strengths, & supporting your scene partner. Learn puppetry basics such as tracking/eye contact & mouth action. This is a family friendly workshop and each participant gets to keep the custom hand made Puppet Training Eyes that will be provided in the workshop.
Join your host for the 2nd annual Late Night Puppet Slam! An hour of hilarious and slightly naughty skits from some of the funniest puppets around. This is an adult puppet show; not for kids!
Q&A with Puppet Program Guest of Honor Trace Beaulieu
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You know him from MST3K, Cinematic Titanic, the current smash hit Yahoo web series, Other Space, & the upcoming web series Vermin. Come meet this outstanding comic actor, writer, & producer.
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You know him from Mystery Science Theater 3000, Freaks and Geeks, Cinematic Titanic, the current smash hit Yahoo web series, Other Space, and the upcoming web series Vermin. Come meet this outstanding comic actor, writer, and producer.
Learn how to make a pretty darn rad hand & rod puppet using a variety of materials, glue guns, & scissors. Children welcome to attend with an adult assistant.
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Join professional puppeteer, Stacey Gordon, and learn how to make a moving-mouth hand-and-rod puppet. Feathers, fluff, and faux fur will fly as you bring your very own creation to life! Be a puppeteer! Amaze your friends! Attendees should be comfortable using scissors & a hot glue gun. Children are welcome to attend if they are assisted by an adult (Only one ticket is required if the adult and child are making 1 puppet together).
Professional puppeteer Noel MacNeal will teach television puppetry skills used by The Muppets on such shows as Sesame Street & Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House (Noel puppeteered & voiced “Bear”).
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Ever wanted to try your “hand” at puppetry? Professional puppeteer Noel MacNeal will teach the same television puppetry skills used by “The Muppets” on such shows as “Sesame Street” & “Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House” (of which Noel puppeteered & voiced the title character “Bear”). This workshop will conclude with a rousing “sing along,” where participants will puppeteer with Noel. Adults performing these same exercises will appreciate & understanding the physical demands & performance creativity Noel has used to audition & train professional puppeteers for the international versions of “Sesame Street” (in Japan, Pakistan, Mexico, & more). So what are you waiting for? You can be a puppeteer!
Professional puppeteer Noel MacNeal will teach puppetry skills used by The Muppets on such shows as Sesame Street & Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House (Noel puppeteered & voiced “Bear”).
Description:
Through humor & engaging dialogue, Noel MacNeal will demonstrate professional manipulation and what a puppet “is,” and invite kids to try their “hand” at lip-sync (aka how a puppet talks) with professionally made puppets. Plus, kids will learn the same television puppetry skills used by “The Muppets” on such shows as “Sesame Street," & “Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House” (Noel puppeteered & voiced the title character, “Bear”) & do the same exercises he has used to audition & train professional puppeteers for the international versions of “Sesame Street.” This demonstration will conclude with a “sing along,” where kids will puppeteer with Noel. So what do ya say, kid? Wanna be a puppeteer?
Stacey Gordon (Sesame Street's newest Muppet, "Julia") & Noel MacNeal (Bear in the Big Blue House) will share inspirations & personal experiences about using puppetry in connection with autism.
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“Autism” is not just a word; for some, autism is a way of life. But it also has many complicated associations. Professional puppeteers Stacey Gordon (the performer of the new “Sesame Street” Muppet character, “Julia,” who has autism) & Noel MacNeal (performer of “Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House” & Nick Jr.’s “Eureeka’s Castle, among others) will share their inspirations, along with professional & personal experiences, using the art of puppetry in connection with autism, & share how interested guests can use this skill, too.