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Box Office  469 442-1919                                                     Le Theatre de Marionette

 
 

Interactive Workshops

Fine Arts Master Classes & Residencies


Introduction to Puppetry Arts

  • 1-hour Master Class includes hands-on exploration of a variety of puppetry styles.
  • Make original string puppets such as recycled cereal box "fliers" with flapping wings, or...
  • Wooden walkers with striding legs
  • Dragons, angels, butterflies, songbirds... anything with wings!
  • Learn basic string manipulation

Workshop Fee  $150 

Geppetto Series

  • Multi-day Residency allows for a marionette Make-and-Take.
  • All decorative materials included... feathers, stickers, wiggly eyes and more!
  • Student chooses puppet kit
  • Assemble pre-cut wooden marionette
  • Paint to customize (non-toxic water base)
  • String onto controller
  • Design, rehearse and perform an original narrative using newly created characters

Workshop Fee  $85 per hour ( 3  - 10 hours)

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Master Class Length Grade Level Material Fee Class Fee
Puppetry Arts  1 hour Pre K + Included $150.00
Kabuki Theater 1 hour Pre K + Included $150.00
Stage Stunts 1 hour 4th Grade + Included $150.00
Residency Length Grade Level Material Fee Class Fee
Gepetto Junior 3 - 5 hours Pre K - 3rd $3.00 child $85.00 hr*
Gepetto II 4 - 5 hours 3rd  - Adult $10.00 child $85.00 hr*

Gepetto III

5 - 10 hours  3rd  - Adult varies per kit** $85.00 hr*
Kabuki Theater 3 - 5 Hours Pre K  - Adult $1.00 child $85.00 hr*

 *Residency classes are for multiple hours/multiple days.  A typical curriculum may be (1) hour daily x five days, followed by a puppet performance by students on the fifth day. **Marionette kits vary in price from $15.00 - $20.00 and allow student to assemble, finish, and string a fully functioning marionette.



Le Theatre de Marionette presents these Fine Arts Master Classes taught by film and stage performer and stunt artist, Kent Williams.


Japanese Kabuki Theater

  • Traditional theater of Japan
  • Dramatize Japanese folktale
  • Kimonos, makeup and hand fans
  • Learn samurai (male) and onnagata (female)
  • Enhances Asian history and culture studies
  • Available as 1-hour Master Class or Multi-day Residency culminating in a spectacular student performance!

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Stage Stunts

  • Hand-to-hand stunt work for the theatrical stage
  • Fake slaps, punches, kicks, hair-pulls, face-smashes and body slams
  • Learn to create safe illusions with a "fight" partner
  • Athletic and challenging yet adaptable to accommodate a variety of ages and physical abilities
  • Choreograph an original scene using newly learned techniques!

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