Wed July 5 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Station Street, Brookline
Registration
$55 sliding scale $45 & $65
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About the Class
Join us to learn the secrets of the most humble material — cardboard! We’ll cover core techniques to create robust and complex shapes for puppets and props of any scale. Taught by Brad Shur, former Resident Artist at Puppet Showplace Theater and creator of the smash hit Cardboard Explosion, which has inspired many creators young and old to reconsider the artistic possibilities of cardboard!
Recommended for adults and teens ages 16+
About the Instructor
Puppeteer, puppet builder, and arts educator Brad Shur is the founder and lead artist of Paper Heart Puppets. Brad began performing as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. While earning a degree in film, he was a regular performer at late night puppet slams and with Big Nazo Puppets. From there, Brad went on to tour nationally with Wood and String Puppet Theatre and Vermont Puppetree. As a freelance puppet builder he created puppets for American Idol, Dolly Parton’s Dollywood amusement park, and for many theater companies.
In 2009, he became the Resident Artist at Puppet Showplace Theater where he served as the lead teaching artist and touring puppeteer for eight years. During that time, Brad developed six original shows and revived several classic shows created by Paul Vincent Davis. In 2017, Brad left Puppet Showplace for Poughkeepsie, NY and founded Paper Heart Puppets, dedicated to sharing and expanding the art of puppetry. He now tours nationally.
