THEATER: Baltimore Toy Theater Festival

The National Capital Puppetry Guild and Black Cherry Puppet Theater present the inaugural Baltimore Toy Theatre Festival, a festival dedicated to the art of miniature theater. Toy Theatre is defined, for the purposes of this festival, as a theater in miniature fitting on a tabletop and bound by a proscenium. The focus of the performance is inside of the proscenium and on manipulated objects. Other puppetry elements can be incorporated into a toy theatre.

Join us for daytime workshops and performances before our final night of THOSE MOVEABLE PIECES from guest artists THE MILLION UNDERSCORES at 8PM.

TICKETS

$15-35 per event

Available through Black Cherry Puppet Theater: [Click HERE]

SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMMING

9:00am till 12:30pm, Morning Workshops

1:00pm till 3:00pm, Afternoon Performances

HANDS-ON & VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS

9AM & 10:45AM | Classic Toy Theatre Performance with Black Cherry Puppet Theater (On-site, 90 minutes)

Join the team working along with Black Cherry artists creating a legacy Pollock’s Toy Theatre production. Pollock’s was one of several European companies producing and selling the theatres. These were meant to be parlor entertainment starting in the Victorian era. This workshop will us one of the theatres from Michael Lamason’s collection. You will cut out and mount on cardstock the characters and sets, color them with watercolor, rehearse, and then perform the show at the evening performance. All materials and supplies will be provided. $35

9AM - 10:30AM | Concertina Toy Theatre with Creative Madness (Virtual/On-site)

The National Capital Puppetry Guild’s Peter Court will lead participants in making a toy theatre out of cut and folded letter size paper. This workshop is perfect for teachers or anyone looking for a direct and easy way of exploring this miniature theatrical art. $25

10:45AM - 12:15PM | Lambe Lambe with Puppet Soup (Virtual/On-site)

Our friends Cass and Fagner from London’s Puppet Soup will give participants a foundation in the making of a Teatro Lambe Lambe production in this virtual workshop. Explore the methodology of creating and presenting tiny performances for an audience of one. $25

PERFORMANCES

Performances will take place 1PM - 3PM. Tickets are $15 - 25 sliding scale.

Performances include visiting artists: The Snowflake Man by PuppetKabob, Where Did You Go Connie by Amanda Glynn Card, The Tiny Bird Show by Carol D’Agostino, The Center of Time by Merry Carver, The American Theater Is Alive And Well by Crooked Square Puppetry, New But Familiar by PUPPETQUEERS, An Imprudent Use Of Ink by A Rural Pen Inkworks, Sisyphus's Task by Rex Bourne, Jovita Idár: A Maiden of Justice by Genna Beth Davidson, as well as Baltimore artists Space Station Nova by String Theory Theater, Terrific Triangles- Exploring Basic Shapes! by Majeedah & Such-N-Such Puppets, Incursion at Frogstone by Chuck Neschi, and A Fly Girl's Travel Journal by Empower Puppets!

ABOUT BLACK CHERRY PUPPET THEATER

Since 1980, Baltimore's Black Cherry Puppet Theater, a non-profit association of artists and performers, has presented thousands of performances and workshops for adults and children throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Their theater is housed in Southwest Baltimore right next to the historic Hollins Market!