Don't Just Stand There
Gestures Less than 20 percent of communication is done with words. Body language plays an important role in how we naturally communicate....
Advanced Puppetry
You Thought You Learned It All? You are probably asking why this is popping up now and why I didn’t add it to the earlier post on...
Keeping it on track
Now that you have the basics of your team on paper and you have your team in place, we need to discuss a few things that will make or...
Creating a Puppet Team
"One of the benefits of puppetry is that a shy person can perform to the utmost of their ability..."
Conversion Puppets
What are conversion puppets. Conversion puppets are puppets that are generally converted from stuffed animals. Sometimes the quality is...
Do They Believe?
Believable Actions and Interactions Again, I stress, if it is intentional and fits into the script as a viable action, then it is not...
How High?
Keeping Steady Keeping your puppet at a steady height while on stage is important to the believability that the puppet is real and there...
Comings & Goings
Getting On Stage The second most important basic to get under your belt in order to look professional and create that suspension of...
Puppets: Historians, Teachers, Educators & More
A Quick History Lesson You will find that the general definition of a puppet is that of: “An inanimate object being manipulated in order...
So, Why Puppets?
“If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others...” -Tryon Edwards So Why Puppets? Puppets are magical for everyone, every...
