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.
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