A one-hour shadow puppetry workshop for children and families led by the Shadow Girls Cult collective, using overhead projectors and found materials.
Shadow Girls Cult are leading a shadow puppetry workshop at Seattle Children's Theatre on Sunday, October 11, starting at 12 PM. It's a one-hour session recommended for ages 6 and up, so it works as a family activity on a Sunday afternoon.
The workshop is run by Cass Bray and Zane Exactly, a duo from the Shadow Girls Cult collective. They're a Henson Foundation grant-awarded pair, which gives you a sense of where they're coming from—the Henson Foundation is one of the big names in the world of puppetry. The session is built around overhead projectors, found materials, and a projection screen, and it's designed to get you into the fundamentals of how shadow puppetry actually works. You'll be looking at both manipulation—how you move the figures to make them come to life—and construction—how you build the figures themselves.
Because it's a workshop and not a performance, you're not just watching from a seat; you're the one working with the materials. The use of found objects means you'll be seeing how everyday things can be turned into something that looks completely different once it's cast in shadow. It's a hands-on hour that takes the mystery out of the process and lets you try it yourself. If you've ever wondered how those silhouettes move across a screen, this is where you'll see it happen from the other side.
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It's a good fit for families with kids 6 and older, and since it's just an hour, it's an easy one to slot into a Sunday. The workshop runs on Sunday, October 11, at 12 PM at the Seattle Children's Theatre.
