We’ll be in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany to attend the Internationales Schattentheater Festival presented by the Internationales Schattentheater Museum from October 10-17, 2024. We’ll visit the museum for the first time, participate in workshops, and see over a dozen performances of shadow puppetry and shadow theater.

Every three years, in October, Schwäbisch Gmünd becomes the "capital of shadow theatre": International performers showcase the fascinating technical and artistic possibilities that light and shadow art offer for one week.

Founded in 1989 by Rainer Reusch, the International Shadow Theater Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd is the oldest and only continuous festival for contemporary shadow theatre worldwide. Rainer Reusch wished to create a platform for contemporary shadow artists scattered all over the world, where they could present their productions, get to know each other, discuss, and form friendships. Nowhere else is a better opportunity for performers and audiences to experience the developments of this centuries-old art form that touches people at their core. Performances for adults and children are part of the extensive program of the festival, inviting everyone to come to Schwäbisch Gmünd for exchange and interaction.

Misophonia is part of the new Handmade Puppet Dreams Frights and Delights collection screening at the 2023 International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC on Thursday, August 4 at 4pm, and again on Sunday August 13 at 11am. I’ll be there for the artist talk back right after the Thursday 4pm screening along with filmmakers and HPD producers Alex Griffin and Jessica Simon, fellow cohort Jaime Sunwoo, and HPD founder Heather Henson. The Festival is an avalanche of workshops and performances by puppetry artists from all over the world and runs from Aug 9-18 at Teatro SEA at 107 Suffolk Street in NYC.

We’ll be attending the Puppeteers of America’s 2023 National Puppetry Festival from July 18-22 at the University of Maryland. I’ll be leading two 1.25 hour workshops there: Multiplane Puppetry and Flat Mechanics. Registration is open on the Festival website.

I’m returning to the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut to take part in the National Puppetry Conference. I’ll be working on toy theater with Carlo Adinolfi and shadow theater with Fabrizio Montecchi of Teatro Gioco Vita. Public performances are held on the final Friday and Saturday night of the conference, June 9 & 10. Tickets will be available on the O’Neill Center’s website.

I’m leading the 6th session of this online workshop, Shadow Puppetry II, for the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival workshop series. This time we’re trying a new schedule format. Instead of 5 sessions in one week, we’re spreading the same sessions out over three weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, 8-10pm ET: April 5, 6, 12, 13, and 19. For inquiries, scholarship options, and registration go to the Chicago Puppet Fest website.