Puppet Building 101

Monday evenings 6:30 to 8:30 pm
8 sessions October 17th - December 12th (No class on Halloween, Oct 31)

Puppets are moving sculptures carefully crafted to be brought to life. Engineering plays a crucial role in shaping a puppet's character and movement abilities. In "Puppet Building 101" participants will each create an original sculpted hand puppet from scratch. To begin, class members will learn how to turn their ideas into drawn designs, ready to be produced. From there, participants will learn how to sculpt plasticine, apply paper mache, pattern and sew fabric, and apply other materials to turn their designs into fully functional, performance-ready works of art!

Note: While hand puppets are the primary example that will be used in class, the methods and materials presented in "Puppet Building 101" can be applied to many different styles of puppet construction.

Puppet Showplace Members:
To receive a 10% discount on this class,
please order through our box office: (617) 731-6400