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LEARN THE
MAGIC!
THE RECIPES REVEALED
Puppeteers perform real magic when they take inanimate objects and make them come alive. The magic does not stop with the animation of characters, though. It does not even START there. It starts with lighting, sound, and script writing. It starts with creating the puppets, costuming the puppets, and even acquiring the money to build the show. It starts with promoting the show. Audiences just see the final magical product.
At PUPPET GUMBO, you can learn the secrets behind
the magic. Are we saying that our magical puppeteers will
reveal all of the secrets behind the magic? Well, yes.
That is exactly what we are saying.
Here is the workshop lineup (subject to change,
but at this point, probably pretty final). Pass your mouse
over the BIO logo to learn more about the workshop presenters and visit the festival schedule page to see when each workshop will be presented.
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Evy Wright
Curious Moon Puppets
Brunswick, GA |
Overhead Shadow Performance Workshop
A performance of Evy's shadow puppet show demonstrating the
process behind the scenes and with the puppet construction.
Special effects will be shared as well as needed supplies.
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Bob Nathanson
Puppets to Go
Nomad |
How to Write Humorously for the Puppet Stage
Bob will discuss various theories and humor formulas with
demonstrations and videos of some performances.
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Lona Bartlett
Best of Friends Puppets & Storytelling
Charlotte, NC |
Really Simple Blacklight Props
Want to give blacklight a try but think it's too complicated?
There are really simple props that you can make that look
really impressive to the audience! Come see what you can make
from paper, foam, paint and a little imagination!
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Steven Ritz-Barr
Metropolitan Puppet Authority
Topanga, CA |
Puppets in Filmland
**DOUBLE SESSION**
A hands-on lecture/demonstration workshop briefly touching
on concept, script, scene set-up, lighting, movement, and
editing. This is for performers, directors, film makers, and
those who wish to make a film or video using puppets.
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Bill Lorenzen
Professor of Theatre Design, University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
Developing Your Script and Visuals Through Storyboarding
**DOUBLE SESSION - $3 Class Fee**
Hands-on development of a storyboard for your show. Come
prepared with your script and/or story outline. Visualization
on each key scene will be created. Selecting the best alternatives
both aesthetically and with practical considerations.
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Kevin Pittman
Kevin Pittman and his Forest Friends
Atlanta, GA |
Costume Puppet Design and Performance
Through a combination of demonstrations and hands-on activities,
participants will get to learn about the unique design considerations
and performance techniques that go into creating and performing
with life-sized costume-puppet characters (also called body
puppets). Techniques will include overhead manipulation as
seen in such popular characters as Big Bird, Bear in the Big
Blue House, or Snook the Sloth); cable-control mechanisms
for remote head feature control, quadruped character movement,
and a potpourri of other lesser known but equally important
costume puppet design concepts.
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Rebecca Sounders
FireDog Theatre, Inc.
Cambridge. MA |
Newspaper Theater
(Life Size Puppets)
An introduction to the Japanese Bunraku tradition - and the
creation of the newspaper-telling puppet.
This is a "kid friendly" workshop, but children
under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Rebecca Sounders
Firedog Theatre, Inc.
Cambridge. MA |
Sock It To Me
We will bring a puppet to life as we create a soft-sculpture
puppet. This workshop combines techniques from puppet making
and playwriting to create character for you to use in the
classroom or library. Starting with a basic soft sculpture
>puppet, watch your puppet develop its own personality
as you complete the dressing and decorating. The element of
surprise and delight in materials is important. Traits revealed
by your design will lead into short dramas based on the various
created characters.
This is a "kid friendly" workshop, but children
under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Becky Becker
Becky's Box of Puppets
Charleston, SC |
Triple Scoop Treat with Nuts on the Side
(solo puppeteer shows for young students)
Solo performer Becky Becker will perform selected pieces
from three shows geared for pre-school and early elementary
ages. Puppet construction ad creative process will be discussed.
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Saroya N Zadeh
Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, FL |
Puppet Workshop and Auditions
Walt Disney Entertainment, part of the magic that brings shows
and parades to life at the Walt Disney World® Resort near
Orlando, Florida, is currently auditioning for a variety of
puppeteer roles.
Shows and parades at the Walt Disney World® Resort, including
Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage, Festival of the Lion
King and The Voyage of the Little Mermaid, feature a variety
of puppeteering techniques, such as hand-puppetry, mechanical
puppetry and black-light puppetry.
Whether an experienced puppeteer or just beginning, we may
have the right role for you. New puppeteers may also have
the opportunity to participate in specially created workshops
to help develop skills in a variety of theatrical disciplines.
Qualified applicants may be eligible to work in Full time,
Part time or Seasonal roles while receiving competitive pay,
working with one of the world's leading entertainment companies
and experiencing the Disney Difference. Potential relocation
packages to the Orlando area may also be available for qualified
applicants hired into specific Full Time roles.
For additional details and a schedule of upcoming audition
dates, times and locations, please visit www.DisneyAuditions.com.
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