Resources for Toy and Puppet Theatres
By LORI ROTENBERK
This sidebar is a supplement to The Rise and Fall of Toy Theatre
For another Craftsmanship story, “The Puppeteer,” I profiled an unusual puppet-maker and performer named Michael Montenegro. As it turns out, the puppet and toy theatre worlds share a lot of common ground—sometimes performing at the same festivals, and being active in the same organizations. Here, then, are some resources for both endeavors:
- The National Puppetry Festival
- Papier Theatre in Berlin
- Le Theatre de Papier Exhibition and Festival in France
- Great Small Works Productions
- Toy theater is also part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
- The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a department called the Museum of Childhood, with information and links to toy theater. And people can purchase toy theater elements at the museum as well.
See also:
- Miniature paper theaters of Martin Englebrecht
- Colored Toy Theatre Print
- The Waterman, PDF downloadable files
- “Dramas to Cut, Color, and Produce,” by Silviane Gold (The New York Times, Nov. 26, 2010)
Lori Rotenberk is a Chicago-based journalist who has been on staff at several major daily newspapers. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, Grist, Civil Eats, Next City and onEarth.
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