Puppeteering Basics with Stacey Gordon

Join Stacey Gordon for an introduction to puppetry. In the class you’ll learn about how to bring simple puppets to life and work your way to moving-mouth puppets. You’ll learn about lip sync, how to explore senses and emotions with puppetry, and how to effectively connect with your audience. 

Already know a little? Then we'll not only reinforce the basics, but also give you the practice you need to build confidence in your performances!

— but with a whole lot of joy and fun because PUPPETS!

**This workshop is intended for adult participants and is perfect for beginning and early-to-intermediate puppeteers, librarians, teachers, play therapists, youth leadership, or anyone who just wants to learn new skills and add to their puppeteering toolbox. (If you come in with skills, we'll to expand on those. If you come in with none, you'll get oh so many skills!)

What to Bring:

Yourself! All practice puppets will be provided

About Stacey Gordon

Stacey Gordon found puppetry at the age of 14. Based out of Phoenix, AZ, she’s the founder of Puppet Pie and Puppet Pie á la Mobile (her puppet ice cream truck), and also has the honor of performing Julia on Sesame Street. Stacey can be found teaching puppetry to a neurodiverse audience at schools, libraries, and conventions around the country, or sometimes napping underneath a cat. www.puppetpie.com

Accessibility

Please note that this workshop will be held on the 3rd floor and will require climbing two flights of stairs. If you have any questions, contact us at office@ibexpuppetry.com.