File spoon-archives/puptcrit.archive/puptcrit_1999/puptcrit.9908, message 188


Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:46:44 -0400
From: Preston Foerder <slovpete-AT-telesouth1.com>
Subject: Re: PUPT: My First Shadow Show


Now all you have to do is charge each of those 15 people $4666.67 and you've got
your $70,000.
Preston

Jay Jennings wrote:

> I performed my first shadow puppetry "show" this afternoon. I say "show"
> because it was at my house for about 15 people...all family members. So the
> only reason it counts is that I've never done shadow puppets before. :)
>
> It went over pretty well (but it _was_ family, after all). I took a 20"x30"
> piece of foam board, drew a house on it, then cut a big square out of the
> middle of the house. Into that opening I glued a square of window shade
> stuff. Then I made another one that looked like a storefront. So, I had two
> different scenes where the puppets could perform. I don't have a real shadow
> puppet stage, but this worked out really well. In fact, I have a play that
> I've been wanting to do for quite a while and I think I'm going to adapt it
> for shadow puppets. And instead of a "normal" stage I'll create
> scenes/stages from foam board.
>
> The past few days I've been looking for shadow puppet info and have found it
> kind of lacking (on the web). So far I haven't found any place that talks
> about what materials to use for the screen, puppets, etc. Kind of a hands-on
> how-to type of site. Any pointers from anyone? Thanks.
>
>  Jay Jennings
>
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