The Rumpelstiltskin Society
presents

PuppetFest MidWest
July 5-10, 2011

at
North Central Missouri College &
Grundy County Jewett Norris Library
Trenton, Missouri

ADVENTURES IN POLYFOAM PUPPET CONSTRUCTION

Join Grey Seal puppeteer Drew Allison as we explore polyfoam techniques to create puppets. Participants will build their own polyfoam puppet head using Grey Seal's "Three Piece Head" technique that is detailed in "The Foam Book, An Easy Guide to Building Polyfoam Puppets."

Along with completing a Three Piece Head, participants will create a foam body, arms and hands and walk away with a completed hand and rod foam puppet.

Time will also be devoted to manipulation, lip sync and voice characterization as the workthrough progresses.

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Glue Gun (not lo-melt!) and a sharp pair of scissors to cut foam with.

MATERIALS FEE: $35.00

Maximum number of participants: 10


Note: workshops are not open to the public. You must be registered for the entire festival to attend.

Drew Allison

Drew Allison is the founder of Grey Seal Puppets. He is involved in all phases of production including writing, building, designing and performing. For the past twenty years, Drew has performed regularly on television and stage including such venues as The Center for Puppetry Arts, The Smithsonian Institution, The Detroit Institute of Art and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1994 Drew was awarded The President's Award by The Puppeteers of America for outstanding achievement in the art of puppetry and in 1997 an UNIMA Citation for the one man show Bathtub Pirates. Drew Allison co-authored the recently released, The Foam Book, an easy guide to creating Polyfoam Puppets.