With Ann from Puppetmongers. Two Sundays: January 17th and 24th, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fee $225
At first glance looking like a set and costume designer’s scale model, a Model/Paper/Toy Theatre is a complete theatre in miniature, with little puppet actors manipulated by rods from above or beside the stage, with scenery that rolls, folds or flies, and all kinds of wonderful theatrical surprises. In this workshop, participants will each transform an ordinary cardboard box into a magnificent miniature theatre, complete with its little puppet actors, and explore the possibilities of scenic effects – perspective and scale, pop-up scenery and scenic vistas, trap doors and moving dioramas to name a few.
Ann Powell, co-artistic director of Puppetmongers Theatre, is involved with all levels of production: design, scripting, construction, performing, touring, marketing, and administration. With the company, she creates critically acclaimed, award winning shows for both young and adult audiences, and has toured with them around the world. Outside of Puppetmongers, Ann‘s solo puppet play, Bed & Breakfast, was awarded a Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry by UNIMA-USA, and she collaborates on projects with other theatre companies and artists. She was a founding member of Kids Can Press, and has illustrated a number of books for children. Ann has conducted puppetry workshops and programs in elementary schools and universities, at summer camps and conferences, across Canada, in the US and the former USSR.