As the first event of its 2016 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host noted New York City-based director and dramaturg Roger Danforth for a discussion of “Playwriting for Puppet Theater” on Wednesday, February 3 at 7 p.m. in the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Storrs Center.
Danforth, the Artistic Director of New York City's Drama League, leads the playwriting for puppetry workshops at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Puppetry Conference. His talk will focus on the particular needs and possibilities playwrights face when writing for actors and objects.
Admission to this event is free (donations greatly appreciated!), and refreshments will be served. Come early and experience our puppet exhibitions, as well as the video resources in our library nook. Forums will also be live-streamed on our UStream page:http://ustre.am/15REP. Visit bimp.uconn.edu for more information.
For more information, contact: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at (860)486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu