Puppetmongers--Toronto School of Puppetry, offering classes and workshops for beginners and experienced puppeteers


Classes and workshops for beginners and experienced puppeteers

Home About Us Performances School of Puppetry Classes for Adults Classes for Children Puppetry Exploratory Laboratory Fresh Ideas in Puppetry Services		The Toronto School of Puppetry is a vehicle for the dissemination of Puppetmongers' approach to puppetry and theatre. Its intent is to demystify the art form, enlighten and enthuse the participants, and lead to generally more interesting and higher quality puppet shows and puppetry in theatre. The School was founded in the spring of 1996, when Johan Vandergun, of Lampoon Puppettheatre, and Ann Powell & David Powell, of Puppetmongers, discussed the lack of professional development and puppetry education available for adult learners in Toronto. We decided to do something about it. Ever since then Puppetmongers, with their partners in puppetry and theatre, have presented seasons of classes and courses in a wide range of puppet and puppetry related skills. Each season holds a different roster of offerings and instructors. Since 1996, about 300 adult students from all over North America have enrolled in more than 100 classes and courses. Participants are professionals and students of theatre, puppetry or the visual arts; teachers, educators or social workers; and from many other backgrounds. All share a passion for puppetry. Instructors have included these artists, and members of the following companies: Barbara Klunder. Camellia Koo. Clarissa De Young. Clay & Paper Theatre. David Smith Marionettes. Fifth Sun Theatre. Gail Geltner. Lampoon Puppettheatre. Mimi Meckler. Nat McHaffey. Noreen Young Productions. Night Kitchen Theatre. Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Pea Green Theatre. Princess Productions. Puppetmongers. Radical Sheep Productions. Rag & Bone Theatre. Rick Sacks. Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes. Roseneath Theatre. Shadowland Theatre. Shakespeare in Action. Theatre CounterClockWise. The Grogs. Theatre Rusticle. Theatre Number 11 Theatre. Threshold Theatre. Tim Gosley. STAF.

The Toronto School of Puppetry is a vehicle for the dissemination of Puppetmongers' approach to puppetry and theatre. Its intent is to demystify the art form, enlighten and enthuse the participants, and lead to generally more interesting and higher quality puppet shows and puppetry in theatre.

The School was founded in the spring of 1996, when Johan Vandergun, of Lampoon Puppettheatre, and Ann Powell & David Powell, of Puppetmongers, discussed the lack of professional development and puppetry education available for adult learners in Toronto. We decided to do something about it. Ever since then Puppetmongers, with their partners in puppetry and theatre, have presented seasons of classes and courses in a wide range of puppet and puppetry related skills. Each season holds a different roster of offerings and instructors.

Since 1996, about 300 adult students from all over North America have enrolled in more than 100 classes and courses. Participants are professionals and students of theatre, puppetry or the visual arts; teachers, educators or social workers; and from many other backgrounds. All share a passion for puppetry.

Instructors have included these artists, and members of the following companies: Barbara Klunder. Camellia Koo. Clarissa De Young. Clay & Paper Theatre. David Smith Marionettes. Fifth Sun Theatre. Gail Geltner. Lampoon Puppettheatre. Mimi Meckler. Nat McHaffey. Noreen Young Productions. Night Kitchen Theatre. Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Pea Green Theatre. Princess Productions. Puppetmongers. Radical Sheep Productions. Rag & Bone Theatre. Rick Sacks. Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes. Roseneath Theatre. Shadowland Theatre. Shakespeare in Action. Theatre CounterClockWise. The Grogs. Theatre Rusticle. Theatre Number 11 Theatre. Threshold Theatre. Tim Gosley. STAF.

Registration and Policies

TO REGISTER for any course please contact David at 416-469-3555 or email to confirm that there is still room in the course.

PAYMENT can be made from our links to PayPal or by cheque made out to the Toronto School of Puppetry and mailed to 401 Logan Ave., suite 219, Toronto. Ontario. M4M 2P2
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Due to limited class sizes, registration is on a first paid basis. Our receipt of your cheque confirms your registration in class.

Waiting List

If a class is full, you may still reserve your place on the waiting list by mailing your cheque. Places do sometimes become available when other registrants cancel. Your placement on the waiting list will be established in the sequence of cheque arrivals. We will hold your waiting list cheque and return it to you if no place becomes available for you.

Cancellations

If you cancel in advance of two weeks before your first class we will refund your fees less a 20% administrative charge. We regret that there can be no refunds for cancellations made in the two weeks leading up to the first class.

We will refund your full fee in the unlikely event that we have to cancel your course.