Membership Meeting
“Perseus and Medusa” by Tanglewood Puppets
2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT.
Tickets are $8 for children, $10 for adults
FREE FOR MEMBERS OF CT PUPPETRY GUILD
The Connecticut Guild of Puppetry will be conducting a brief membership meeting before the performance at 1:00 pm.
East Lyme Community Center
41 Society Rd
Niantic, CT 06357
Membership Meeting and “What’s Under the Hood?” Mechanism workshop with Eric Weiss
A puppet mechanism is more than just a device that you put inside your puppet to create movement, mechanisms bring a whole new life to your puppet by typically using a spring, cable, pulling a string, or using a wooden rod. Students in this class will build a simple mechanism and then construct a foam puppet around the device that they create. Then they will turn that creation into a puppet by building its character and thus breathing life into it’.
There will be a $10 materials fee for anyone participating in the workshop. Space is limited.
RSVP BY FEBRUARY 5TH TO BOARD@CTPUPPETRY.ORG SO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE TO PLAN FOR.
Elmwood Productions presents "Animal Behavior"
Jon’s cats are trying to kill him. He’s almost sure of it. His friends all laugh. But his cats, the charming and mischievous Tugger, and clueless kitten Ripper have, in fact, planned to do away with him. Why? Well Tugger is in love with Jon’s girlfriend Brie. And Tug believes if Jon’s out of the picture she’ll take them in!
Join us via ZOOM for a screening of “Animal Behavior” as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Elmwood Productions. Elmwood founder, Jon Bristol and members of his crew will also be on-hand to talk about the film along with a few special guests.
This event is open to both members and newcomers. Please contact board@ctpuppetry.org for more information or call (860) 871-9065
Character Voice Workshop with Jennifer Barnhart
Jennifer Barnhart, shown here with her friends Zoe and Raya, will be conducting a Character voice Workshop for our next membership meeting. Photo Courtesy of Gil Vaknin
Membership Meeting and Mechanism workshop with Eric Weiss
What is a puppet mechanism? A puppet mechanism is more than just a device that you put inside your puppet to create movement, mechanisms bring a whole new life to your puppet by typically using a spring, cable, pulling a string, or using a wooden rod. Students in this class will build a simple mechanism and then construct a foam puppet around the device that they create. Then they will turn that creation into a puppet by building its character and thus breathing life into it.
Project Workday and Potluck Lunch
We will be hosting a potluck luncheon, social gathering and workday for puppeteers. Bring a project to work on, some food to share and your smiling face. Chris will also be giving a tour of his workshop and showing off some of the masks he makes for the Trail of Terror he works with every year. This promises to be both a fun social afternoon as well as an opportunity to connect and share our love of puppetry and knowledge with one another. Please let us know if you plan on attending and what if any tools or supplies you might need and we will try to accommodate you.
RSVP to board@ctpuppetry.org for directions.
Potluck Picnic and Membership Meeting
It’s that time of year again!! The Connecticut Guild of Puppetry’s Annual Meeting and Potluck Picnic will take place on Saturday June 15th at 3:30 pm.
Join us outside Blue Gene’s Pub at the beautiful Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, for sandwiches and socializing followed by performances from the 2019 National Puppetry Conference Participants. Bring your favorite dessert or side dish to share as
we celebrate the Guild’s successes this past year and forward to the our future. A lunch meat platter will be provided.
If you plan to attend the performances in the evening, please purchase your tickets beforehand as they generally sell out before the day. Tickets can be purchased by calling the O’Neill box office at 203.443.5378 or online at http://www.theoneill.org/ tickets-and-calendar/ starting June 5th
If you have any questions, please contact Matthew Leonard at Leonard(at)ctpuppetry.org
Membership Meeting and Lion King Jr. maker day.
The Guild will be hosting a Free Maker's Day at Cheshire Artsplace to help the Cheshire Youth Theater with their production of Lion King Jr. We will be gathering from 10:30-2:30 to build puppets, masks, and other elements for their summer production. We will break around 12:30 for a brief lunch and membership meeting. Please bring your own bagged lunch. Grades 3 to adult are welcome. Please contact Artsplace to register at (203) 272-2787.
Annual Meeting
Join us for the Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Guild of Puppetry, a Membership Meeting and a Potluck Picnic at the O’Neill Theatre Center to enjoy the 2018 National Puppetry Conference performances.
We will meet behind Blue Gene’s Pub; the Guild will provide sandwich fixings for the potluck. Everyone is encouraged to bring a side dish or desert.
If you plan to attend the performances in the evening, please purchase your tickets before hand, these performances generally sell out before the day. Tickets can be purchased by calling the O’Neill box office at 860.443.1238 or online at www.theoneill.org
Membership Meeting and Share Day
The Connecticut Guild of Puppet will be hosting a Share Day at the UConn Puppet Arts Complex in Mansfield. Join us as we take a long at works in progress from the Puppet Arts Students and CT Guild Members. Students will be presenting works in progress in the morning, with guild members sharing their work in the afternoon, and a brief general membership meeting. Itʼs an opportunity to showoff your current work, see what others are doing in the field and get valuable input from other artists. Lunch will also be provided by the CT Guild of Puppetry. This is a special members-only event. Any guild members interested in sharing are encouraged contact Matthew Leonard at mleonard(at)ctpuppetry.org
Membership Meeting: Lionheart Puppets "The Reluctant Dragon"
What happens when Harold, a young village boy, discovers a dragon in the mountains? Can Harold convince the villagers that the dragon just wants to be friends?
Based on the story by Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon is a great way to introduce children to literary adaptations, as well as loyalty and the arts.
This show is suitable for ages 4-11.
This is a free performance. Membership Meeting to follow.
Membership Meeting: Mask-Making Workshop
In preparation for our big Masquerade Party in November, Robin McCahill will be conducting a mask-making workshop. Using a variety of templates to choose from, participants will create wearable masks from large pieces of cardstockThere will be a material cost of $10. Membership meeting to follow.
Membership Meeting: Film Screening "Kooky"
The Guild will host a film screening at Sticks n' Stones Farm in Newtown.
"Young Ondra has asthma and so his mom throws away his favorite toy: a musty old stuffed bear named Kooky. That night Ondra dreams that Kooky is determined to find his way back home from the dump. In the boy's fantasy, the bear gets lost in a forest occupied by strange animals and remarkable beings that he never heard of while living on the toy shelf in Ondra's room. And of course even in this small imaginary world, true good exists as does real evil, which Kooky must face up to in order to become a real hero."
Membership Meeting
The Guild will host it's next meeting during the National Puppetry Conference in Storrs, CT. Puppeteers of America will have their Regional meetings at 5:00 PM followed by Guild breakout meetings. Exact location TBD.