This beginner-level workshop on shadow theater introduces participants to basic construction and puppeteering techniques for making their own shadow puppets.  It will also discuss the process of storyboarding for short scenes, and how the story informs design.

Contact us for the Zoom link.

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED

• pencil and paper

• bamboo grill skewers or chopsticks or real branches for puppet rods

• sturdy but easily cuttable material for your puppet body like manila folders or a few cereal boxes.  Tagboard is something you can find in bulk in an art supply shop.

• scissors

• blue masking tape

• brads (I’m actually not convinced you need a hole puncher to go with the brads, though, I feel like it’s always better to make your own hole with scissors or a pencil)

• any fun miscellaneous material that casts an interesting shadow (reflective things, translucent plastic bags, loosely knit fabrics)

Maisie O’Brien is a Philadelphia based shadow puppeteer simmering together everything from cut paper to overhead projector, crankie theater, animation, printmaking, and cello.  She has performed and workshopped her shadows nationally at puppet slams, festivals, and classrooms from Camden to Chicago.  They have also developped shadows, puppets, sets, and costumes for local and international collaborations with filmmakers, dancers, musicians, playwrights, and educators. www.maisieobrien.com

Milo Gleich is a multimedia artist who finds inspiration in the eerie and macabre. In their high school art classes they learned they had an affinity for charcoal drawings and ceramics in particular. Since coming to Visionaries + Voices Milo has continued to experiment with different mediums: sculpture, woodworking, jewelry, taxidermy and more.