FULL MOON PUPPET ARTS: Workshop
Set Design for Miniature Worlds
August 17 & 24, 2025
Taught by Joel Sass
Joel Sass gives a crash course in basic scenic design, with a special emphasis on strategies and resources that inspire imaginative playgrounds for puppetry, shadow plays, and object theater. Participants will learn basic principles of measuring and drafting, and acquire a wide range of inspirational resources for sparking their creativity. The main hands-on activity for each participant will be converting a found object (e.g. a suitcase, a cupboard, a trunk) into a versatile “set” for miniature performance.
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REGISTRATION
$30
AGE LIMIT: 13 and up
MAX PARTICIPANTS: 25Please note that once your registration is complete, FULL MOON Workshop fees are non-refundable unless the workshop is canceled.
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DATE, TIME & LOCATION
August 17 & 24, 2025
4:00 – 5:30pm Central TimeONLINE: Workshop sessions will be held on Zoom.
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MORE INFO
ACCESSIBILITY: Contact Open Eye at boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org or 612-874-6338 for accessibility information and requests.
If you have questions about this workshop, please email
thefullmoonpuppetshow@gmail.com.
Required Materials
Please be sure to assemble this list of materials in advance of the scheduled workshop session. More details will be provided closer to the workshop date.
A tabletop object or container (a thrifted or junk shop box/crate/trunk/cabinet/etc) that you will heavily modify to create a versatile play space for puppets, crankies, masks, and/or shadow performance.
Teaching Artist Bio
Joel Sass is a Twin Cities-based director and designer who has worked on stages both very large and very small. His set designs have appeared at the Guthrie, Park Square, History Theatre, the Jungle Theatre, Theatre Latte Da, and Open Eye Theatre, and more. In recent years, he has created scenic environments for miniature performances that feature puppets, masks, and shadow theatre. He has taught scenic design for the University of Minnesota and Augsburg University. He holds a BA with Honors from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Learn more at joelsass.com.
FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW is supported by:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.