FULL MOON PUPPET ARTS: Workshop
Tools & Exercises for Developing a Puppet Show
June 4 and 5, 2025
Taught by Liz Howls
Ready to make a puppet show but not sure where to start? Experienced artist but still developing your creative process? This workshop provides tips, exercises and general info on how to generate new work and balance all the art forms that go into making a puppet show. From project management to creating your puppet world and story, we'll walk through a project timeline and exercises to fall back on when you're not sure what should come next.
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REGISTRATION
$30
AGE LIMIT: 16 and up
MAX PARTICIPANTS: 20Please 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
June 4 & 5, 2025
7:00 – 8:30pm 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:
Stack of Notecards
Paper
Pen/pencil
Teaching Artist Bio
liz howls is a multimedia artist and puppeteer who has been creating and building puppet shows for over 25 years. She performs puppet shows for children and adults. When not performing, she works in stop motion animation as an assistant director. Liz is the executive Director of Full Moon Puppet Arts, a Minneapolis non-profit that offers adult workshops and programs in the puppet arts. She recently relocated from Minneapolis to Portland in 2021, but continues to stay close with her Minneapolis community.
Learn more at lizhowls.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.