Wow. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. I went back to the school I taught at a couple of weeks ago for a follow-up visit. The plan was to watch snippets of the kids’ shows and give them feedback. In the space of two hours I saw 30+ playlets. My eyes were crossing by the end of it.
Good heavens.
They did a really nice job building their puppets, but I kept giving the same notes over and over. “Stay tall, I can only see the head of your puppet.” “Look at the character who is talking.” “Don’t walk sideways. Focus on where the puppet is going.” “Memorize your script and watch your puppet because right now, your puppet is dead.”
Still it was exciting to see. I wish the school wasn’t so far away because I would love to go back to see final shows.
