*PUPPET SHOW & WORKSHOP*

*"RUMPELSTILTSKIN"** **by** FAIRYTALETHEATER*

*SAT., MAY 19, 3-6 pm*

*HOMESTEAD** VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER***
*315 Montford Avenue** (off Miller), Mill Valley. Map at
http://hvca-marin.org*
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In RUMPELSTILTSKIN, everything spins around given & broken promises…

Directed by Martin Lessmann, Puppets by Herbert Lange, Costumes by Ingrid
Dela Rosa

Show at 4 PM $3 Donation suggested for show (bring your friends; it's
open to the public!)

Puppeteer Herbert Lange is a speech-language pathologist from Berlin with a
background in stage acting

and a great/lifelong passion for puppets and fairytales. He now resides in
Mill Valley and RUMPELSTILTSKIN

is the 4th production of the Fairytaletheater, established in 2002.
Fairytaletheater has preformed at birthday parties, schools, libraries and
festivals all over the Bay Area and in Milwaukee.

3 PM "Making Puppets Come to Life" Pre Show Puppet Manipulation Workshop

This free workshop is loosely based on the classic book of the same title by
Carol Fijan and Larry Engler. It is
designed for the beginner/intermediate puppeteer & teacher/librarian. Age:
teen to adult, preteen Guild member

"Making Puppets Come To Life" Workshop Leader, Michael Wick

Michael is a TV Puppeteer and puppet/special effects builder. Mike is Head
Builder at Images In Motion. His credits include building on the "Muppets
Christmas Carol" & ILM's Star Wars series and puppeteering on the Matt &
Marcus commercials for Roundtable Pizza and on "Little Leaps" for Leapfrog
Toys. He has taught a variety of puppet courses at Regional and National
puppet festivals.

This event is sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild
5 PM Social & Guild Meeting www.sfbapg.org

The guild meeting will be covering some important guild procedures,
including HOW YOUR GUILD MONEY IS SPENT! Come let your opinions be known.