Puppet Show!

Children’s Theater and ImprovisationMrs. Abbott

Types of Puppet Shows

• Traditional Puppets• Popsicle Stick Puppets• Bag Puppets• Finger Puppets• Shadow Puppets• Sock Puppets

Traditional Puppet Show

• Princess and the Frog

Popsicle Stick Puppets

• The Three Little Pigs

Bag Puppets

• The Tale of a Teenage Princess

Finger Puppets

• The Nutcracker

Shadow Puppet Show

The Little Mermaid

Sock Puppets

• The Princess Who Never Smiled

Set Design

Set Design

• Drops: fabric you lay down if you are shooting from above:

Set Design

• Flats: Painted flat panels you can set up in front of or behind your puppets:

Set Design

• Shadow puppets just need a sheet and a light projected behind it!

Set Design

• Backdrop: A drawn or painted set behind your puppets:

Your Task• Create your puppets• Create Sets and props• Add music to your show• Act out all the voices• Perform for the class or

create a video to show to the class