Below is the listing of Workshops. Online sign-up for workshops is now available. A complete printable Workshop Schedule and the Kid Friendly Workshop list are both available for download.
Please click on a title for more specific information on the workshop or the presenter. These are listed in no particular order.


Crossing Borders - Cruzando Fronteras
Presented by: UNIMA's North American Commission


Mechanics for Puppets
Presented by: Ellen Rixford


Bringing a 2D Design Into the 3D World
Presented by: Jason von Hinezmeyer


Behind the Scenes at the Center for Puppetry Arts
Presented by: Center for Puppetry Arts


Puppets: Hard-wired to the human brain?
Presented by: Robert Smythe


Scenic Methods & Materials for Puppetry Performances
Presented by: Stephen Hancock


Make a Clog Frog
Presented by: Jim and Jan Bartz


Developing Your Show Through Storyboarding
Presented by: Bill Lorenzen


TV Puppetry 101
Presented by: Lee Armstrong


Video 101 for Puppeteers
Presented by: Lee Armstrong


Super Simple Marionettes
Presented by: Christopher Hudert


Simple SFX -Sound Effects- for Puppet Shows
Presented by: David Carranza


Shadow Puppetry in the Classroom
Presented by: Monica Leo


Making and Using Simple Hand Puppets
Presented by: Monica Leo


Lightweight Marionette Bodies Using Paper Mache
Presented by: Kevin Menegus


Casting in Neoprene
Presented by: Kristen Phillips Gray


Stuff I Learned from Bil
Presented by: Steven Widerman


Messing with Wayang
Presented by: Michael Richardson


Acting with Puppets
Presented by: Marie Doran and Louis Decker


How to Write Humorously for the Puppet Stage
Presented by: Bob Nathanson


Control Mechanisms for Rod and Shadow Puppets
Presented by: Hobey Ford


Curriculum Based Performance
Presented by: Lisa Sturz


Word - Working: Dramatic Dialogue for Puppets
Presented by: Conrad Bishop, Elizabeth Fuller


Toy Theater: From My Performance to Your Performance
Presented by: Judith O'Hare


From Pecos Bill to Phonics Pals: Puppets in the classroom
Presented by: Liz Freeman


Once More With Feeling: An Exploration of Puppet Acting Skills
Presented by: Luman Coad
This company is part of Puppets Take Atlanta & Beyond


Paper Hand Puppets
Presented by: Jeff Domke


Toy Theatre - Lights, Camera, Action!
Presented by: George and Ann Neff


Did It Not Go Thus, gertrude?
Presented by: Philip Farah


Pulcinella and Commedia dell'Arte
Presented by: Philip Farah


The Secret Life of Puppets
Presented by: Chris Griffith


Critical Response: Getting and Giving Feedback That Works
Presented by: Shari Aronson


the business of The Business
Presented by: Davis Kirby


Birthday Party Showcase
Presented by: Evy Wright


Reader Response through Table Top Puppet Theatre
Presented by: Sharon M. Peck


Urban Busking
Presented by: Bernie Beauchamp


Tabletop Puppetry
Presented by: Mary Hildebrand Nagler


Spongees
Presented by: Bruce Chesse


It's Just a Stage I'm Going Through
Presented by: Christopher Hudert


Adapting Contemporary Children's Literature for the Stage
Presented by: Paul Mesner


Costume Puppet Character Design and Performance
Presented by: Kevin Pittman


How To Be a Puppeteer in the Schools
Presented by: Carol Sterling


Do-It-Yourself 600-Watt Stage Dimmer
Presented by: Fred E. Putz


30 Years On: A History of the Center for Puppetry Arts
Presented by: Alan Louis


Meet the Artist
Presented by: Allelu Kurten, "UNIMAMA"


Studying with Lotte Reiniger
Presented by: Nancy Henk


Puppets, Kids, and Christian Education
Presented by: Kurt Hunter


Los Titiriteros, Theory and Practice
Presented by: Troupe: Los Titiriteros de Binefar
This company is part of Puppets Take Atlanta & Beyond


Speaking From the Mask
Presented by: Eric Bornstein


Puppet Presenters Network Roundtable Discussion
Presented by: Nancy Aldrich


Overt Puppetry by Bob Theatre
Presented by: Denis Athimon and Julien Mellano
This company is part of Puppets Take Atlanta & Beyond


Sound Solutions
Presented by: Jamie Keithline


Pushing the Design Envelope
Presented by: Bonny Hall


Deconstructing Rogue Artists Ensemble's Mr. Punch
Presented by: Sean Cawelti


Online sign up for workshops is now open and ends June 30, 2009. You must be registered for the festival in order to sign up for workshops.


For more information, please read the Online Sign Up for Workshops FAQ. A complete printable Workshop Schedule and the Kid Friendly Workshop list are both available for download. Additional information about workshops can be found on the FAQ page.

Ready to sign up? Click the Register Now button.

If you have questions, you can eMail The Workshop Directors directly.

 

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presented by The Puppeteers of America
Atlanta, GA. July 14-16, 2009