Another wonderful puppet festival to consider attending this summer! The PuppetFest MidWest got rave reviews after its debut last summer. It is held at a small college with very limited dorm space, so register ASAP to make sure you have a spot! You will see lots of marvelous mainstage performances, and you will attend ONE intensive, 20-hour (5-day) workshop.

PuppetFest MidWest
July 13-18, 2004 in Trenton, Missouri

An independent annual puppetry festival that is presented, organized
and financially supported by puppeteers as a gift to other puppeteers
in the hope that it will inspire, strengthen and renew our commitment to
Puppet Theatre.

Intensive workshops this year include:

"POLYFOAM PUPPETS THE FOAM BOOK WAY" Drew Allison, Grey Seal Puppets
Design, create and learn to manipulate your own polyfoam hand and rod puppet.

"THE PLOT THICKENS" Luman Coad, Coad Canada Puppets
Learn the basics of dramatic structure as you write and revise your own script.

"WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY?"Kurt and Kathy Hunter, Hunter Marionettes
Develop your message into performance through scriptwriting and hands-on puppetry experience.

"TABLETOP BUNRAKU", Lynne Jennings
Make a simple tabletop puppet and create a series of short performance pieces.

"SHADOW PUPPETRY", Jim Napolitano, Nappy's Puppets
Construct your own shadow screen, shadow puppets and short vignettes.

"MARIONETTE DESIGN ON PAPER" Phillip Huber, The Huber Marionettes
Cover the basics of marionette design including body structure, jointing and stringing. Take your concept
for your marionette character from initial idea and mental visualization to a complete drafted drawing with patterns.

Contact information:
PuppetFest MidWest Directors, Peter Allen & Debbie Lutzky Allen
PO Box 14, Jamesport, MO 64648
Phone (660) 684-6825
Festival web site: www.puppetfestival.org