There’s More in Your Puppet Scripts than Just Words
The last post talked about getting the best value out of your scripts. Here are three more ways to mine great stuff out of your scripts to improve the quality of your plays. • Scripts will often give you suggestions for props, if you look for them. For instance, in the Vitamin play, the puppets talked [...]
Energize Your Puppet Scripts
In judging at the Teens Involved competition each year, I’ve seen several hundred scripts performed. Some I still remember, but others faded from memory on the way home. What made the difference? Here’s some insight I’ve gleaned from these presentations. The First is Volume. Puppeteers have to speak loud enough, without yelling, for the audience [...]