{"id":2630,"date":"2023-12-08T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T10:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:22:02","slug":"how-to-get-started-in-puppetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/how-to-get-started-in-puppetry\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Started in Puppetry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tips and advice for actors wanting to get started in puppetry, and what happens in a puppetry casting<\/span><\/h2>\n

When you hear the term \u2018puppetry\u2019, you likely think of <\/span>Sesame Street<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>The Muppets<\/span><\/i> and other children\u2019s educational shows. However, puppetry in theatre can be a powerful tool that allows actors to convey complex emotions and stories \u2013 as seen in <\/span>War Horse<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Life of Pi<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>My<\/span><\/i> Neighbour Totoro<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, how can you take your acting skills and turn them into the movement needed to bring puppets to life on stage? We spoke to performer, movement director and associate director <\/span>Josie Daxter<\/span><\/a>, who has worked on <\/span>The Magic Flute<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>A Dog\u2019s Heart<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>A Rake\u2019s Progress<\/span><\/i>, about how she got started in puppetry, what a puppetry casting is like and how actors can get involved in puppetry. <\/span><\/p>\n

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