With Ann of Puppetmongers – in-person – May 3rd & 4th, 10.30 to 5.30 daily
Fee: $200 (materials included)
Making and performing Toy Theatre was a popular at-home activity in the 19th century. Now this theatrical form is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, with artists exploring its unlimited potential in the context of contemporary theatre.
Workshop participants will transform ordinary cardboard boxes into magnificent miniature theatres, complete with little puppet actors, and scenery that rolls, folds or flies, and all kinds of wonderful theatrical surprises.
As co-artistic director of Puppetmongers Theatre, Ann has been playing with puppets of all kinds and creating critically acclaimed new works for audiences of almost all ages with her brother David, since they established the company in 1974. Outside of Puppetmongers, Ann collaborates on projects with other theatre companies and artists, and teaches puppetry arts in universities, colleges and schools. She has also illustrated books for children and written one, and was a founding member of Kids Can Press.