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Actions Speak Louder: A Workbook for Actors Our Price: $15.00		Staging the Puppet Show Our Price: $20.00		A Manual of Hand Puppet Manipulation & More Our Price: $20.00

A workbook for actors and teachers of acting who may or may not have any specialized movement skills but who want to add a larger component of meaningful movement to their acting or teaching techniques. These exercises are not pantomime, or substitutions for spoken words, but are exercises to enlarge actors' physical vocabularies and expressive movement skills. Author: Bari Rolfe Total Pages: 65 ISBN-13: 978-0-921845-32-4		Drawing on years of the author's years of experience as an art teacher, stage designer, creator of innovative adult marionette productions, and columnist for a theatrical magazine, this book is intended to vitalize the puppet theatre's aesthetics, scenery, production techniques, lighting, and stage design. It is a clear and concise exploration of some of the possibilities which are oft-neglected in puppet theatre. "Clear, concise presentation of the many conceptual possibilities of design." Paul Eide, Puppetry Journal Author: Jero Magon Total Pages: 160 ISBN-13: 978-0-921845-12-6		Although many books on crafting hand puppets are available, little has been published about performing skills. This valuable book is filled with exercises, scripts, and gentle insights. "...well worth reading and re-reading. Its combination of wisdom, wit, brevity and detail are extraordinary." Michael R. Malkin, Puppetry Journal Author: Lettie Connell Schubert Total pages: 248 ISBN-13: 978-0-921845-25.6


Theatre of Hand Puppets Our Price: $20.00		Puppet Theatre: Production & Manipulation Our Price: $20.00		Movement for Period Plays Our Price: $25.00

"Theatre of Hand Puppets" is more than instructions for making hand puppets. It is about creating puppet theatre which engages the emotions and intellect of audiences. Drawing on his fifty-plus years as a full-time, professional puppeteer, Luman Coad, co-founder with his late wife Arlyn of Coad Canada Puppets, explains the principles and process they used for their award-winning work. The book has two goals: to pass on the hard-earned knowledge, and to challenge puppeteers to create great theatre. "...a potent concentrate of valuable advise and insight, delivered simply, clearly, and concisely." Paul Eide, Puppetry Journal Author: Luman Coad Total Pages: 101 ISBN: 978-0-921845-39-3		A gold mine of information which cannot be found in other books on puppetry. The author discusses the theory of puppets, the artistic and educational uses of puppetry, movement & grouping, uses and plotting of lighting, puppet speech, acting, and voice differentiation. The original 1950's book is augumented with a biography of the author and a feature on his theatre in Edinburgh. "One of the puppet classics." Ray daSilva, Animations "Every puppeteer should own a copy and refer to it often for the clear and concise guidelines it offers." George Latshaw, Puppetry Journal Author: Miles Lee Total pages: 244 ISBN-13: 978-0-921845-13-3		Drawing on her extensive background as a mime, dancer, choreographer, director, and teacher, Bari Rolfe examines how stage movement should be tailored to suit the period of the play. As well as examining the times, the clothing, the customs and manners of historical eras from the Greeks to the Edwardians, the author discusses how people greeted one another and their dances. Exercises are suggested for developing confidence in each era as well as for developing characterizations to suit the period of the play. Author: Bari Rolfe Total Pages: 213 ISBN-13: 978-0-921845-40-9


Exploring the Art of Puppet Theatre Our Price: $30.00		Designing for the Puppet Theatre Our Price: $35.00		Stevens' Course in Puppetry Our Price: $40.00

From his lengthy career as an award-winning professional puppeteer, Paul Vincent Davis offers sage and practical guidance in creating meaningful and memorable puppet theatre art. Reaching behind today's often limited vision of puppet theatre, he explores the crafting of the characters, giving each a unique voice and movement. "...the essence of theater as a creative art." John Bell, Puppetry International Author: Paul Vincent Davis Total Pages: 167 ISBN: 978-0-921845-48-5		Arlyn Coad, co-founder and co-artistic director of Coad Canada Puppets, was a world-renowned puppet theatre designer. Before her untimely death, she detailed the skills and process she used in designing the company's award winning productions. Included are tips from her three decade career. In her memory, the Arlyn Award for Outstanding Design in the Puppet Theatre was created. It is a world-wide search for truly outstanding puppet theatre productions. This book includes a photo retrospective of the productions and designers who have received the Arlyn Award and the Arlyn Certificate of Recognition which is presented to the entries remaining into the jury's final round of selection. Proceeds from this book will be invested in the Arlyn Award Endowment Fund that provides the cash purse accompanying the Arlyn Award. "Filled with practical and theoretical advice on every aspect of puppet theatre design, there is something in this book for both beginners and well-established professionals." Puppetry Journal Author: Arlyn Coad Total Pages: 124 Colour Photographs: Over 150 ISBN: 978-0-921845-46-1		Originally published as a twenty session correspondence course by a founder of the Puppeteers of America, this well-written step-by-step guide is timeless and covers the entire process of conceiving, writing, designing, construction, rehearsing, and promoting a marionette or hand puppet production. The entire original text and illustrations are augmented with later revisions as well as some of the Lesson 20's which were written to address each student's questions. Includes a reprint of a 1947 Popular Mechanics booklet. More than 180 line illustrations. "It is a happy day this material is once again visible and available to nudge young puppeteers to find their own way of seeing and doing shows." George Latshaw, Puppetry Journal Author: Martin Stevens Total Pages: 219 ISBN-13: 978-0-921845-16-4