Wentworth School Shadow Puppet Residency
Our recent shadow puppetry work at Wentworth School in Scarborough, Maine was a lovely and fruitful collaboration!
FST Director of Education Ian Bannon offered four performances of “Jester Kings of Java” to reach the entire school, participated in an hour-long interview for the school media channel, and conducted a professional development workshop to help teachers integrate their newly-constructed puppet theater resources into the curriculum.
We were elated to see the work come to fruition in the classroom so soon after our visits. Kudos to Abbie Willwerth and Joanne Maloney for all of their hard work and planning!
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- Students participate in a Q&A session following a performance of “Jester Kings of Java”
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- Teachers create simple shadow puppets during a hands-on professional development workshop designed to help them integrate puppetry into their classroom curriculum.
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- Students rehearsing a Revolutionary War shadow puppet play on Wentworth School’s new shadow screen.
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- We loved the custom wayang kulit thank you card signed by EVERY student at the school!