Earlier versions were published in March, 2019 and February, 2020 On March 23, 1849, months after his wife and children were sold to a new owner, Henry Brown escaped slavery in Richmond, Virginia in a
Bible stories
The Nativity Story
Nativity story written by Sara Wegman, illustrated with photos of the Nativity puppets on a magnetic board (instructions how to make one here) In November 2018, at my daughter Sara’s suggestion, I created the puppets
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Greek mythology
Using an Overhead Projector for Shadow Puppetry
If you are doing a shadow puppetry performance for larger audiences, using an overhead projector as the light source has several advantages. The light is stronger than traditional lamps and is distributed more evenly over
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How to
Using a Big Screen
If you want to do shadow puppetry as a class project or for a performance, you need a larger screen and puppets that are big enough to be seen well by the audience (12″-15″). The