Fractured fairy tales: puppet plays & patterns

Introduction......Page 6
The History of Puppetry......Page 7
Types of Puppets......Page 8
Manipulation......Page 10
Puppet Voices......Page 13
Puppet Stages......Page 14
Props, Backdrops, and Lighting......Page 17
Sound and Special Effects......Page 19
The Plays......Page 20
The Three Little Fishies and the Big, Bad Shark......Page 21
Little Red Racing Heart......Page 29
The Princess and the Pumpkin......Page 34
Little Green O’Glenn and the Lazy Leprechauns......Page 40
The Three Easter Bunnies Gruff......Page 46
Zip Van Blinkle......Page 54
Triceralocks and the Saber-tooth Bears......Page 59
Stable Fella......Page 64
Jungle Jack and the Vinestalk......Page 71
Rumpled Turkey......Page 77
Making the Puppets......Page 86
Easy Rabbit Puppet......Page 87
Easy Pumpkin Puppet......Page 88
Easy Pig Puppet......Page 89
Easy Shark Puppet......Page 90
Easy Turtle Puppet......Page 91
Easy Snake Puppet......Page 92
Easy Bird Puppet......Page 93
Easy Puppet Patterns......Page 94
Advanced Rabbit Hand Puppet......Page 115
Advanced Person Mouth Puppet......Page 116
Advanced Pumpkin Mouth Puppet......Page 117
Advanced Pig Mouth Puppet......Page 118
Advanced Horse Mouth Puppet......Page 119
Advanced Wolf Mouth Puppet......Page 120
Advanced Turtle Hand Puppet......Page 121
Advanced Banana Mouth Puppet......Page 122
Advanced Bird Mouth Puppet......Page 123
Advanced Puppet Patterns......Page 125
Samples of Advanced Puppets......Page 155
Additional Resources on Puppetry and Storytelling......Page 158
Blank Page......Page 157