Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:17:30 -0500 From: Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] what are you still trying to improve on I found that early on I was able to build nice puppets and manipulation also came easy. Organizing the back stage and technical aspects of puppet theater and the business of getting to the venue and dealing with gear all came in time. I have found that the most elusive and challenging aspect of puppet theater for myself is creating a full length play. I have compensated for this by using short stories, folktales usually in a group of three, which is manageable. I am very satisfied with those results, especially as I tend to have very young audiences thrown into the mix on a regular basis and the shorter stories in series work well with thier attention spans. The shortcoming of this being that you don't get that potential arc of drama which can be so powerful in theater. I have attempted full length stories, but have not been satisfied with the result compared to the shorter pieces. It is stilll something I give a lot of thought to and try to learn more about. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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