Puppetry is an ancient form of theater involving the use of puppets, or objects used in theatrical performances. Puppetry takes many forms, each involving the animation of inanimate objects in a show.
Recommended Resources
Huge archive of free puppet skits and other puppet resources.
http://www.puppetresources.com/
See a show, play with puppets in the hands-on museum, make a puppet souvenir to take home and shop for puppets in the museum store of the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
http://www.puppet.org/
The Puppets and Stuff website is a community website for people who enjoy making and playing with puppets. You can also find listings of upcoming puppet performances here. Some of the participants in the forum also post photos of their puppets – great for inspiring people.
http://www.puppetsandstuff.com
The Puppeteers' Cooperative Home Page
An organization of artists and puppeteers working around the nation to create giant puppet parades, pageants, and celebration using simple materials and movements to build community cardboard extravaganzas. The site features images of puppets, diagrams for their construction, scripts and information about puppet lending libraries.
http://www.gis.net/~puppetco/
Making and performing with puppets. Covers festivals, theaters, museums, organizations, performers and performance companies, suppliers, and cultural traditions. Includes animatronics, ventriloquism, giant puppets, shadow puppets, and marionettes.
http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/
