In this hands-on class, students will design and construct their own Crankie Theaters, combining illustration, set design, and narrative to create scroll-based performances.  A Crankie, or Moving Panorama, is a storytelling device made from a box with two spools inside. An illustrated scroll is attached to the spools, and by turning or “cranking” the handles, the images move across the viewer’s line of sight. With guidance in creating a story board, as well as drawing tips and tricks, bring your own story to life through a flowing sequence of pictures.
 
About Sarah Frechette
Sarah Frechette is an award-winning puppetry artist, teaching artist, and stop-motion animation fabricator. As art director for PuppetKabob, she produces original programs, tours internationally, and received the prestigious UNIMA-USA citation of excellence for her Vermont-based solo show “The Snowflake Man”. Sarah is also a Vermont Arts Council Teaching Artist, creating unique theater experiences for all ages.

Studied from 2002 to 2009 with Legendary German Puppeteer Albrecht Roser, absorbing his theories on Zen and the art of puppetry. Sarah has exhibited at the Shelburne Museum and is currently on exhibit at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. Co-producer and host of Vermont's first and finest Creemee Dreemee Puppet Slam, which swirls forth the underground to the avant-garde. In addition to her personal puppet practice, Sarah has worked in stop-motion animation, building miniature costumes and large-scale puppets for such films as LAIKA’s “ParaNorman”, and Netflix’s “Wendell & Wild”.
 
Photo courtesy of Sarah Frechette. 
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