We are excited for you to join us at the University of Maryland for the Puppeteers of America 2023 National Puppetry Festival and Academic Symposium.

Scheduled for July 18-22, 2023, Puppeteers, enthusiasts, educators, and friends will all be gathering to celebrate the puppetry arts and experience our first festival together in four years.

The festival will focus on the theme of Generations, honoring those that went before, celebrating those who are with us now, and encouraging those to come. Can't make it? We offer a Virtual option for those unable to attend in person!

Make sure to subscribe to the festival email and social media channels below to stay in the know about all of our incoming announcements!

We look forward to seeing you!

Schedule:

July 18, 2023

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM : Main Festival Registration Check-In -  Main Lobby - Stamp Student Union
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM : Aanika’s Elephants - Community Days - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM : Dinner - Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM : Reunion Welcome Party! - Atrium - Stamp Student Union
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM : Aanika’s Elephants - Opening Performance - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union
9:30 PM – 11:59PM : Handmade Puppet Dreams Selections - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union

July 19, 2023

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM : Breakfast  - Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
8:00 AM – 8:00 AM : Festival Day Pass & Community Day Registration Check-In  - Stamp Student Union - Main Lobby
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM : Business Plan Basics for Puppet Artists LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Jean Marie Keevins
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM : The Whys of Marionettes LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Kurt Hunter
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  I Like the Way You Move LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Zach Broome
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Ready, Set, GO! Running a Prosperous Entertainment Business LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Art Grueneberger
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Storyboard Workshop LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Erik Kuska
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  The Smallest Theater in the World: An Introduction to Teatro Lambe-Lambe LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Cecilia Cackley
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Sand Drawings and Shadows for Live Video Projection (Day 1 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Paradox Teatro
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Tholpava Making (Day 1 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Rahul Koonathara
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Puppet Gym Jam (Day 1 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Little's Creatures
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Woodcarving (Day 1 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Carlo Adinolfi
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Calaveritas Workshop (Day 1 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Fernando Gurrola
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Crippsed up Marionettes (Day 1 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Madison Cripps
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  DIY Puppet Filmmaking (Day 1 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Alex Griffin
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Gloves at Play (Day 1 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Howard Gayton
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Introduction to Wood Carving (Day 1 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Mark Blashford
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Political Mechanics Puppets (Day 1 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Edwin Salas Acosta
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Try Your Hand at Feelings: DAY 1. Using Diverse Psychoeducational and Psychotherapeutic Puppets: How to Start? (Day 1 of 4)
LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Joanne Vizzini
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Roser-style Scarf Marionettes adorned with Paper Sculpture Masks (Day 1 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Sarah Frechette
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Fairytale Puppet Time with Gabrielle 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  The Show is in Your HANDS! (Day 1 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speakers: Scott Silson, James Silson
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM :  Oven Mitt Dragon Workshop by Heidi Carpenter/Injest Puppets
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM :  Puppetry 101 by Aretta Baumgartner
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM :  Paper Craft Marionette by Gavin Cummins
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  50 Hand Puppet Techniques LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Chad Williams
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  Do You Hear What I Hear?: A Puppeteer’s Crash Course on Collaborating with Composers! LIMITED SEATING Speaker: William Wright
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  Give Me a Hand or Two LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Laurencio Ruiz
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Masterclass: Designing Wooden Marionettes with Puppets in Prague  - Virtual
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM :  Lunch  - Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  "How to Snag a Sea Monster" by What If Puppets  - Kogod Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Mike Horner
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  The Charm City Puppet Cabaret (Regional Showcase)  - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  Meet The Artist Hosted by Carole D'Agostino  - Juan Ramon Jimenez (2208)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  Salmagundi! The Puppet Variety Show  - Atrium - Stamp Student Union
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM :  Puppeteers of America Annual Membership Meeting  - Grand Ballroom - Stamp Student Union
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM :  African American Puppet Modernism: Alice Swann and the Wonderland Puppet Theatre by Dr. Paulette Richards
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  "How to Snag a Sea Monster" by What If Puppets  - Kogod Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Mike Horner
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  The Charm City Puppet Cabaret (Regional Showcase)  - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  Reel Puppetry Film Festival Full-Length Film Screening  - Pyon Su
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM :  Dinner  - Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM :  "Take My Hand Welcome Mixer"  - Atrium - Stamp Student Union
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM :  Evening Program - Puppeteers of America Welcome Keynote  - Kay Theatre - Clarice
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM :  Very Engaging Puppetry Feature #1  - Kay Theatre - Clarice
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM :  "MAROONED! A Space Comedy" by Alex and Olmsted  - Kay Theatre - Clarice Speaker: Alex and Olmsted
10:30 PM - 11:59 PM :  National Puppet Slam  - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union

July 20, 2023

7:00   AM -  9:00  AM :  Breakfast  - Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
8:00   AM -  9:00  AM :  Festival Day Pass & Community Day Check-In  - Stamp Student Union - Main Lobby
9:00   AM -  10:15  AM :  Going Global with Puppetry: UNIMA as Catalyst LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Kathy Foley
9:00   AM -  10:00  AM :  Oven Mitt Dragon Workshop by Heidi Carpenter/Injest Puppets
9:00   AM -  10:15  AM :  Multiplane Puppetry: For Shadow and Paper Theater LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Linda Wingerter
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : MANIPULATE ME!: AN INTRO TO ENSEMBLE PUPPETRY LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Aretta Baumgartner
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Telling a Compelling Story for Fundraising LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Kathleen Conroy
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Sand Drawings and Shadows for Live Video Projection (Day 2 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Paradox Teatro
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Tholpava Making (Day 2 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Rahul Koonathara
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Making a Paper Puppet Short Film (Day 1 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Abrah AM :  Matias
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Puppet Gym J AM :  (Day 2 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Little's Creatures
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Woodcarving (Day 2 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Carlo Adinolfi
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Calaveritas Workshop (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING  Speaker: Fernando Gurrola
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Crippsed up Marionettes (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Madison Cripps
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : DIY Puppet Filmmaking (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Alex Griffin
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Gloves at Play (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Howard Gayton
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Introduction to Wood Carving (Day 2 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Mark Blashford
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : L200 Basic/Model Patterning LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Rob H. D'Arc
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Political Mechanics Puppets (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Edwin Salas Acosta
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Try Your Hand at Feelings: DAY 2. Anger as a Force for Positive Change: Culturally Sensitive Educational and Therapeutic Puppetry (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Joanne Vizzini Roser-style Scarf Marionettes adorned with Paper Sculpture Masks (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Sarah Frechette
9:00   AM -  12:00  PM : The Show is in Your HANDS! (Day 2 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speakers: Scott Silson, J AM : es Silson
10:30   AM -  12:00  PM : Heads-Up by Laurencio Ruiz
10:30   AM -  12:00  PM : Roly Poly Puppets by Goat on a Boat
10:30   AM -  12:00  PM : "Playing with Puppets" Workshop by pam :  Severns
10:45   AM -  12:00  PM : Flat Mechanics: Prototyping Shadow and Paper Theater Figures LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Linda Wingerter
10:45   AM -  12:00  PM : Learn about US Fulbright Funding and Travel Opportunities for Puppetry Artists, Performers, Educators and Scholars
LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Carol Sterling
10:45   AM -  12:00  PM : BPOC Bodies in white Spaces in Puppetry hands on workshop (Day 1 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Jacqueline Wade
11:00   AM -  12:00  PM : Masterclass: Overcoming Adversity: Building a Business in Puppetry by Pro Puppet Makers  - Virtual
12:00   PM -  1:00  PM : Lunch  - Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
1:00   PM -  2:00  PM : "Fox Fables" by Wondersparks Puppets  - Colony Ballroom - Stamp Student Union Speaker: Chad Willi AM : s
1:00   PM -  2:00  PM : "Lupita's Revenge" by Lupita's Revenge  - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union Speaker: Lupita’s Revenge
1:00   PM -  2:00  PM : "Quijote" by Ombres Folles (Montreal)  - Kogard Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Ombres Folles
1:00   PM -  2:00  PM : Meet The Artist Hosted by Carole D'Agostino
2:30   PM -  3:30  PM : UNIMA-USA General Membership Meeting  - Atrium - Stamp Student Union
4:00   PM -  5:00  PM : "Lupita's Revenge" by Lupita's Revenge  - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union Speaker: Lupita’s Revenge
4:00   PM -  5:00  PM : "Quijote" by Ombres Folles (Montreal)   - Kogard Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Ombres Folles
4:00   PM -  5:00  PM : Give Me a Hand by Laurencio Ruiz  - Colony Ballroom - Stamp Student Union
4:00   PM -  5:00  PM : Reel Puppetry Film Festival Full-Length Film Screening
4:00   PM -  5:00  PM : Sid Krofft Extended Interview  - Virtual
5:00   PM -  7:00  PM : Dinner  - Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
6:30   PM -  7:30  PM : Evening Program - UNIMA-USA  - Kay Theatre - Clarice
8:00   PM -  9:00  PM : "5P1N0K10 (SPINOKIO)" by Tarish 'Jeghetto' Pipkins  - Kay Theatre - Clarice Speaker: Tarish Pipkins
10:30   PM -  11:59  PM : Reel Puppetry Film Festival  - Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union

July 21, 2023

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM : Breakfast  - : Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM : Symposium Welcome and Check-in  - : Stamp Student Union - Main Lobby
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM : Festival Day Pass & Community Day Check-In  - : Stamp Student Union - Main Lobby
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM : Inflatable Puppets: How to Really Fill the House! LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Matthew McGee
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM : Wayang Golek: Indonesian Rod Puppetry Manipulation and its Implications LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Kathy Foley
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Embiggen! LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Zach Broome
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Hair and Fur Techniques  - : Virtual Speaker: Krista Weltner
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM :  Drop in: Make Parade-sized Puppets with Cheryl Capezzuti for the Community Day Parade
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Making Connections Through Puppetry LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Z. Briggs
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Sculpting Twisted Puppets (Exaggerated and Asymmetrical Character Design) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Rob H. D'Arc
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Found Object Exploration, Tabletop Puppetry, and Devising Work as an Ensemble (Day 1 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Taylor Bibat
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Of Pages and Stages: Writing for Puppet Theatre (Day 1 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Mackenzie Doss
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Introduction to Wood Carving (Day 3 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Mark Blashford
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Making a Paper Puppet Short Film (Day 2 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Abraham Matias
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Puppet Gym Jam (Day 3 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Little's Creatures
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Woodcarving (Day 3 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Carlo Adinolfi
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Calaveritas Workshop (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Fernando Gurrola
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Crippsed up Marionettes (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Madison Cripps
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  DIY Puppet Filmmaking (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Alex Griffin
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Gloves at Play (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Howard Gayton
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Political Mechanics Puppets (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Edwin Salas Acosta
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Try Your Hand at Feelings: DAY 3. Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan: Making Puppet Images and Narrative Which Claim Intersectional Identity (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Joanne Vizzini
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Roser-style Scarf Marionettes adorned with Paper Sculpture Masks (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Sarah Frechette
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Cross Curriculum Learning Speaker: Robin Gaffney-Holder
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM US Fulbright Funding and Travel Opportunities for Puppetry Artists, Performers, Educators and Scholars Speaker: Carol Sterling
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Green Screen in the Classroom Speaker: Conni Mulligan
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Puppetry Education for Specialty Classrooms
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Puppet Crafts to Make with Kids: Basic Builds and Painless Performances for Library Programs Speaker: Katie George
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  MOVIN’ RIGHT ALONG: JIM HENSON’S WASHINGTON ROAD TO STARDOM LIMITED SEATING  - : Atrium - Stamp Student Union
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Fairytale Puppet Time with Gabrielle
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  Make Parade-sized Puppets with Cheryl Capezzuti for the Community Day Parade
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM :  The Show is in Your HANDS! (Day 3 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speakers: Scott Silson, James Silson
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM :  To Think Creatively About Ordinary Objects by Michelle Finston
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  From "Jabberwocky" to Puppets LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Judith O'Hare
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  Finding State Curriculum Strands/Standards for Puppetry Speaker: Conni Mulligan
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  Puppets in the Classroom Speaker: Robin Gaffney-Holder
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  You've Got Something - Let's Sell It! LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Kathleen Conroy
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  Puppetry in STEM/STEAM Speaker: Kathy Prosser
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM :  Storytelling with Puppets: Incorporating Puppetry into Library Storytimes Speaker: Katie George
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM :  Lunch  - : Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  "The Three Little Pigs" by Puppet Art Theater Co.  - : Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union Speaker: Art Grueneberger
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  "MIGRACIONES / MIGRATIONS" by Paradox Teatro  - : Kogard Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Paradox Teatro
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  "Santa Got Fired" - Jim "Nappy" Napolitano Before Santa got the job
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM :  Meet The Artist Hosted by Carole D'Agostino
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  Afternoon Focus Session Choice A: Collaborative Tabletop Puppetry Techniques for Therapy   Speaker: Matthew Bernier
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  Afternoon Focus Session Choice B: I'm Taking My Class to See a Puppet Show, Now What Do I Do? Speakers: Johanna Smith, Conni Mulligan
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM :  Afternoon Focus Session Choice C, Part 1 of 3: Puppets and Autism: A Special Connection a Panel Discussion hosted by the Jim Henson Foundation Speaker: Stacey Gordon
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM :  Afternoon Focus Sessions Choice C: Part 2 of 3 Digitizing Personal Archives I Speaker: Jeff Swann
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  "The Three Little Pigs" by Puppet Art Theater Co.  - : Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union Speaker: Art Grueneberger
4:00 PM - 4:00 PM :  Masterclass: Bob Baker Marionette Theatre  - : Virtual
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  "MIGRACIONES / MIGRATIONS" by Paraox Teatro  - : Kogard Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Paradox Teatro
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  Afternoon Focus Session Choice C Part 3 of 3: Digitizing Personal Archives II Speaker: Jeff Swann
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM :  Reel Puppetry Film Festival Full-Length Film Screening
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM :  Dinner  - : Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM :  SPECIAL RECEPTION The Jim Henson Foundation presents: American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine  - : Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library (Clarice)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM :  Evening Program - P.I.E.T and Scholarships Committee  - : Kay Theatre - Clarice Speaker: Puppetry in Education and Therapy Committee
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM :  Behind the Scenes with Terry Fator  - : Kay Theatre - Clarice
10:30 PM - 11:59 PM :  Potpourri  - : Hoff Theatre - Stamp Student Union Speaker: DrewBob

July 22, 2023

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM : Breakfast  -  Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM : Urban Busking LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Bernie Beauchamp
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM : What Star Wars Reveals about the Art of Puppetry LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Colette Searls
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Giant Cardboard Parade Puppets LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Rob H. D'Arc
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  How to Make Lemonade: Puppets From Nothing LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Gavin Cummins
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Improv for Storytellers LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Tyler Bunch
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  The Tetrahedron Marionette LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Steven Widerman
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Traditional Turkish Shadow Theatre: Learning Karagoz Shadow Theatre LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Ayhan Hulagu
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Found Object Exploration, Tabletop Puppetry, and Devising Work as an Ensemble (Day 2 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Taylor Bibat
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Of Pages and Stages: Writing for Puppet Theatre (Day 2 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Mackenzie Doss
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Making a Paper Puppet Short Film (Day 3 of 3) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Abraham Matias
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Calaveritas Workshop (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Fernando Gurrola
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Crippsed up Marionettes (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Madison Cripps
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  DIY Puppet Filmmaking (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Alex Griffin
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Gloves at Play (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Howard Gayton
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Political Mechanics Puppets (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Edwin Salas Acosta
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Try Your Hand at Feelings: DAY 4. How to Understand, Prepare for, and Offer Healing for Trauma Issues Arising from Sensitive Topics during Psychoeducational and Psychotherapeutic Puppetry, as well as Puppet Therapy (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Joanne Vizzini
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Roser-style Scarf Marionettes adorned with Paper Sculpture Masks (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Sarah Frechette
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  The Show is in Your HANDS! (Day 4 of 4) LIMITED SEATING Speakers: Scott Silson, James Silson
9:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Buddy the Rat
10:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Wonderland Puppet Theatre Exhibit Panel discussion with Concord Park Residents
10:45 AM – 12:00  PM :  Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Puppetry Arts LIMITED SEATING
10:45 AM – 12:00  PM :  CHOICES FOR VOICES: A PLAYSHOP FOR PUPPETRY VOCALS LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Aretta Baumgartner
10:45 AM – 12:00  PM :  BPOC Bodies in white Spaces in Puppetry hands on workshop (Day 2 of 2) LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Jacqueline Wade
10:45 AM – 12:00  PM :  Viewpoints Movement in Puppetry LIMITED SEATING Speaker: Katy Williams
11:00 AM – 12:00  PM :  Masterclass: Puppets Have Been Known to Fraternize with Actors  -  Virtual
12:00 PM -  1:00  PM :  Lunch  -  Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
1:00 PM -  2:00  PM :  "RENT PARTY" by Drama of Works  -  Kogard Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Drama of Works
1:00 PM -  2:00  PM :  "A Slice of Crazy Pie" Madison J. Cripps  -  Nyumburu Amphitheater
2:30 PM -  3:30  PM :  PofA Community Puppet Parade  -  Nyumburu Amphitheater
4:00 PM -  5:00  PM :  "RENT PARTY" by Drama of Works  -  Kogard Theatre - Clarice Center Speaker: Drama of Works
4:00 PM -  4:30  PM :  Giant Puppet Dance Party  -  Nyumburu Amphitheater
4:00 PM -  5:00  PM :  Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Panel w/Heather Henson  -  Colony Ballroom - Stamp Student Union
5:00 PM -  7:00  PM :  Dinner  -  Yahentimitsi Dining Hall
7:00 PM -  8:00  PM :  Evening Program - Puppeteers of America Awards and Closing Keynote  -  Kay Theatre - Clarice
8:00 PM -  8:30  PM :  Whats Next? A Panel for the Future in Puppetry  -  Kay Theatre - Clarice
9:00 PM -  10:00  PM :  "PACKRAT" by Concrete Temple Theatre  -  Kay Theatre - Clarice Speaker: Concrete Temple Theatre
10:00 PM -  11:59  PM :  Festival Closing Party  -  Orem Ballroom - Riggs Alumni Center

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Date: July 18, 2023 - July 22, 2023

Location: Various Location

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