Sea Beast Puppet Company

Overhead Projector Shadow Puppet Building

Participants will be learning how to use overhead projectors to create shadow puppetry by building specialized slides and experimenting with different materials and shadow techniques. They will also have the opportunity to perform short skits at the end of class

Glove Puppet Construction

Participants will design and construct a simple glove puppet and have the opportunity to explore manipulation through movement and character.

Glove Puppet manipulation

This workshop teaches the basics of glove puppetry including manipulation and eye focus using a variety of fun prompts and techniques.

Beginning Tabletop Puppet Performance

Participants will learn the basics of manipulating a table top puppet through dance and puppet “yoga” among other fun movement exercises.

Tabletop Puppet Building

In this workshop, participants will learn how to build a simple table top puppet using newspaper, tape and string and learn the basics of table top manipulation through dance, puppet “yoga” and performing short scenes.

Creative Writing

This workshop uses a variety of games and techniques designed to get the creative juices flowing and get participants well on their way to writing their own original puppet script.

Original Storytelling

In this workshop participants will learn ways to hone and develop their storytelling skills using a variety of games, tips, tricks and techniques. They will also have a chance to pick a well-known tale and make their very own short performance at the end of class.

Mouth Puppet (Muppet) style performance 101

In this fun class participants will be taught the basics of hand puppetry, or “Muppet-style” puppetry. Using basic puppets to learn proper lip-synching techniques as well as eye focus, this class utilizes music and games to hone these important skills.

Television Puppetry

This class begins with the basics of puppet manipulation for the camera including lip-synching, eye focus, character and movement just using a basic puppet. Later, the class advances to working with actual foam and fleece character puppets to refine skills and create original skits.

Intro to TV puppetry

Participants will learn the basics of puppeteering for television. With the use of simple puppets they will be taught the basics of manipulation in front of the camera, lip-synching and eye focus using songs and fairy tales. Participants will also be given feedback on how to work with a monitor.

Advanced Shadow Puppetry

This workshop is designed to teach participants everything they need to know about designing, building, lighting and performing shadow puppets in order for them to create their own pieces at home. Participants will design and construct a puppet with optional moving parts and will have an opportunity to experiment with different forms of lighting as well as perform a skit at the end of class

Advanced Shadow Puppetry

Participants will be given a lecture on various styles of lighting including natural, fluorescent and incandescent and then have the opportunity to experiment with these different sources. Participants will also be given instructions on how to construct their own small shadow screen at home

Muppet Style Hand Puppet Construction

Participants will learn valuable skills needed to build their very own puppets. They will design and build a full “muppet-style” puppet and will receive instruction on gluing, adding features, building a mouth plate and the basics of manipulation.