Dive into the art of puppetry and discover how to turn simple materials into powerful storytelling tools. In this hands-on course, students will explore a range of puppet styles—finger, rod, mask, string, and inventive forms like windsock and paper-chain puppets.We'll focus on character design, movement, and visual storytelling as you craft eco-friendly puppets and bring them to life through playful performance and collaboration. Whether you're drawn to quiet moments or big expressions, this is your stage to create, imagine, and tell the stories only you can.

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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Member Discount: Use your 2025 discount code at checkout to receive $25 off registration. The $25 Member Discount may be used once per year per membership. For Individual-level memberships, the discount may only be used towards the cost of tuition for the adult membership holder. For Family-level memberships and above, the discount may be used once per year towards tuition for one member of the household holding the membership.