Urban Busking

Workshop Presenter:

Bernie Beauchamp

Description:

One man's approach to staging a street performance puppetry act including, but not limited to: information on permits, building a portable stage, dealing with alcohol and/or drug addled audience members, proper attire and material and how to transport your gear in a user-friendly manner.

Materials fee: None
Time/Date: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Max. # Participants: 30

Bio of Workshop Presenter:

Bernie Beauchamp, a Theater Arts major at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. spent his final semester at The National Theater Institute of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center where he took a puppetry class with Margo and Rufus Rose. A year later he became a puppeteer with Nicolo Marionettes in New York City. In 2000 he formed Beaupromo Puppetry in Reno, Nevada.