Sessions
Mon Jul 10 - Fri Jul 14 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages 7 - 10
Limited to 9 participants
Registration
$300 per student
$270 for members Become a member →
Please email boxoffice@puppetshowplace.org to join the waitlist for this program.
If registration must be cancelled, 80% of the fee will be refunded if arrangements are made before June 1st. Registration cannot be refunded beyond this date.
About the Program
Learn how to build imaginary characters and bring them to life in our hands-on puppet-making studio! Each day we will cover a different puppet building style and performance technique. Projects will range from mouth puppets to marionettes, and everything in between.
Kids will learn to see creative inspiration in found objects and materials, and will learn techniques for sewing, cutting, and gluing. We'll also explore how puppeteers use movement, sound, and other performance skills to bring characters to life.
Don't forget to pack a snack - each day we'll have a break in our outdoor courtyard. Theater games, craft activities, and other creative challenges will also take place throughout the week.
Child information forms and complete on-site procedures will be sent out in June.
Health and Safety: Your child’s health and safety are our highest priority. We will follow health and safety procedures as recommended by the CDC.
If you have any questions regarding program policies, please contact Artistic Director Leslie Burton at artistic@puppetshowplace.org
About the Instructor
Sarah Nolen is a puppeteer and filmmaker originally from Austin, Texas. As Puppet Showplace Theater’s resident artist, she performs regularly for youth and family audiences and teaches puppetry in camps, workshops, residencies, and evening adult classes. Her three original productions, The Fairy Tailor, Judy Saves the Day, and Lisa the Wise, are all available to tour. Sarah recently designed puppets for Wee the People's My Night in the Planetarium, Metropolitan Chorale's The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore, and for Suffolk University's Loss of Breath: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. She is currently directing a production for UNIMA-USA featuring puppeteers from across the North American continent that will be performed in Bali this spring at the World Puppetry Festival.
In addition to her work in puppetry, Sarah is an experienced filmmaker. In 2015, she received the Mister Rogers Memorial Scholarship in support of her television pilot Treeples, a show geared towards empowering girls, which screened at film festivals across the U.S.
Sarah earned her BFA in film from Southern Methodist University, and an MFA in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut.
