Puppet Shorts

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and create! This class is designed for people who want to practice putting their ideas into action. Each week, we’ll explore a different style of puppetry. Then, participants will create an original short solo performance inspired by that style. The class will learn formal critique methods that will allow us to solicit feedback and rapidly improve our work. Through this quick and intensive process, participants will hone their technical and creative skills, and will be on their way to creating work suitable for puppet slams, web series, and cabaret style performances.

“Puppet Shorts” is an intermediate-level class: while participants do not necessarily need to have extensive puppetry experience, familiarity with the basics of theatrical production is assumed. Participants will be expected to work on performance projects outside of class time and to participate actively in class. Recommended for adults and teens.

How to Join an Online Class

A ZOOM link will be sent to your e-mail on the day the class begins. We recommend participating via a computer, though joining by smartphone or tablet is also possible. If you have difficulty accessing the class, please email Artistic Director Roxie Myhrum at artistic@puppetshowplace.org.

About the Instructor

Veronica Barron creates & performs physically exuberant theatre, using puppetry, dance, clown, and music. Her work has been supported by Casteliers Festival (Montreal), Les Sages Fous (Trois-Rivieres), the Central Square Theater (Cambridge), the Puppet Showplace Theater (Brookline), the Dance Complex (Cambridge), and the Montreal and Cambridge Arts Councils. She tours internationally as a puppeteer on Kid Koala’s live cinema graphic novel Nufonia Must Fall, composes music for theater (Whistler in the Dark, Central Square Theater, Opera House Arts), and facilitates community street spectacle experiences with the School of HONK! community brass band. www.veronicabarron.com