Education – Puppets for Pittsburgh

INTRODUCING THE SUNDAY PUPPET CLUB

Are you a kid that loves puppets and wants to learn more? The Sunday Puppet Club is a puppetmaking and performance opportunity for kids in grades 4-8. On Sunday afternoons, puppetmaker Cheryl Capezzuti opens up her puppet studio to young puppetmakers to come together, learn new puppetmaking techniques and connect with like-minded makers. From felted finger puppets to giant parade puppets, this is an opportunity for puppet loving kids to gain skills, make puppets and perform with new friends.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

Each month there will be two or three making workshops on Sundays and one performance day. On the making days, students will explore a variety of puppetry topics and complete puppets of their own design. Periodically, in place of the making workshops, I’ll turn my studio into a theater and host a performance day where students can bring puppets that they made and work with like-minded puppeteers to produce short shows for family and friends. All workshops run from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sunday afternoons.

HERE'S THE LINE-UP:

Private puppetry lessons also available.

Dear Ms. Capezzuti,

Thank you for everything. Thank you for giving me a safe space. Thank you for supporting my art..."
–Student Participant from Summer in the Studio

Cheryl Capezzuti is a puppet builder and puppeteer in Pittsburgh, PA. She runs Studio Capezzuti, a home base for all interactive projects. Capezzuti is best known for her parade-sized giant puppets and her largest work, the First Night Pittsburgh Parade. She is also a master teaching artist, commissioned puppetmaker, maker of small theatrical works. She is on the visual arts faculty at Falk Lab School at the University of Pittsburgh.