Puppetry Arts Workshop: Shadow Puppetry
May 10 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SHADOWS & LIGHT: THE ART OF SHADOW PUPPETRY
A Puppetry Arts Workshop (For Adults & mature teens)
Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm
In this 4-hour workshop, you will learn the history of shadow puppetry and the variety of cultures that perform with shadow puppets across the globe, and then design, build, and create shadow puppetry scenes of your own.
About The Bee Skep Puppet Theatre
The Bee Skep Puppet Theatre is a professional company that aims to tell tales that explore humanity’s interconnectedness, celebrate community, and illuminate our place in the natural world. It seeks to transform base materials into spiritual gold, as the bee transforms plant pollen into golden honey that feeds and sustains the hive, and the world.
About the Instructor
Jonathan Edward Cross, (a/k/a “Jonny ClockWorks”) returned to his native New Hampshire following a 33-year theatre career in NYC. His Cosmic Bicycle Theatre company and The ClockWorks Puppet Theatre were recipients of several Jim Henson Foundation Grants, and UNIMA-USA award for excellence in puppet theater, an Off-off Broadway Review Award, and a PIF Award overseas.