The Playhouse at White Lake will host two separate puppet-centered educational events over the Oct. 17-18 weekend.
Instructor Joey Emory of the My Air Productions Puppet Barn will provide a two-hour workshop Friday, Oct. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., teaching students about marionette movement and construction, as well as how to build a marionette show. Students will have the opportunity to build their own marionette, which they can use for themselves and/or create their own show for family and friends.
The workshop is open to all ages, with parents encouraged to participate. Short videos will be filmed of each student with their marionettes to cap the workshop.
Registration is available online at the Playhouse website, theplayhouseatwhitelake.org, for $25 and includes all supplies. Spaces are limited to allow for more intensive instruction. Parents may register students 10 and up to participate themselves or students of any age with an adult building partner.
After learning about puppetry, participants are invited back to the Playhouse Saturday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. for Emory's own performance of The Frog Prince. Tickets to the show, which is intended for all ages, are $10-$15 for students and adults.
