Puppet Festival: June 1–2, 2024

May 14, 2024

Fresh Ideas in Puppetry

Puppetmongers Theatre’s Fresh Ideas in Puppetry is coming up June 1–2, 2024, online and in person! It’s a stimulating event for everyone interested in current developments in puppetry, full of exciting innovations and explorations, presentations and performances, demonstrations and discussions.

We’ll be talking part in the Puppet Panel on Saturday, along with Puppetmongers Theatre, Frank Meschkuleit, Mike Harding (Applefun Puppetry), and Jim Morrow (Nova Scotia’s Mermaid Theatre).

The whole weekend is a great way to get a glimpse of the wide world of puppets, including groups from the Canada, the UK, India, the US, Mexico, Spain and Switzerland .

Tickets starting at $15—available here!

Online course with The Toronto School of Puppetry

April 12, 2024

Listen Up!

We’re looking forward to presenting our sound production for puppets session—online, with The Toronto School of Puppetry, on Sunday April 21, from 1 to 2:30 EDT.

We’ll talk about ways to arrange your space for less echo, fewer extraneous noises, and more clarity; options for mic placement; choosing mics and recording equipment; processing and editing techniques; places to find sound effects and music. And we’ll touch on using your recordings in a live setting.

Register here.

Shakespeare Summer Camp 2024

January 18, 2024

Twelfth Night

For young people ages 10–18

July 8 to 26 at the Billings Estate

Challenging, inclusive, unforgettable fun.

Join us this summer for three amazing weeks as we rehearse and present the fun and funny Twelfth Night, full of tricks and twins, awkward romances and fights.

The camp is held outside, on the beautiful grounds of the Billings Estate Museum, 2100 Cabot Street, near Billings Bridge. We have access to some indoor space in case of rain, but there’s something magical about learning lines and rehearsing a play among the trees, the gardens and the fresh air.

No experience necessary. This play is a great introduction for beginners. For those with experience, it’s a chance to be challenged and to bring your work to the next level, while having a lot of fun.

Request more info, or ask a question here.

Register here.

Camp leaders:
RJ Mayo (they/them) is an actor, director, and writer. In 2022 they graduated from Centennial College’s Theatre Arts and Performance Program. They attended Shakespeare Camp for seven years as a camper, and they’ve been with the camp as staff since 2017.

Rosemary Nolan (she/her) is a theatre professional and certified teacher who has acted in 17 productions of Shakespeare plays and directed six!

Dates and times:
July 8–26, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm

More about the camp here.

Fees: $850 per camper, for the full three weeks. Sibling discount available.
Some subsidies are available for families with financial disadvantages. Please ask for details.

Rag & Bone Blog

Puppet Festival: June 1–2, 2024

Fresh Ideas in Puppetry

Online course with The Toronto School of Puppetry

Listen Up!

Register here.

Shakespeare Summer Camp 2024

Twelfth Night

For young people ages 10–18

July 8 to 26 at the Billings Estate

Request more info, or ask a question here.

Register here.

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