Do you have a short puppetry piece you're working on? Whether it's on the page, on the stage or still mostly in your head, bring it on down and we'll tinker with it!

For the last few years I've been teaching an online class called Puppet Jumpstart which focused on guiding aspiring puppeteers through the creation of their first (or newest) slam piece. This workshop will use some of those techniques to help participants continue to develop their work in progress.

Each participant should prepare to present up to five minutes of material. Using a guided process of group and instructor feedback, we'll do our best to help each piece along, troubleshoot snags and share our varied expertise.

You can bring a piece at any stage of development whether that's an elevator pitch, script, or a rough performance in progress. Due to limited time, this workshop is for works in progress where the final piece is short form. While we may be able to discuss technical questions, we will not have the time or resources to dive into the fine points of mechanical questions like puppetry mechanism.

Brad Shur is the founder of Paper Heart Puppets, touring in the Northeast region and beyond with original shows, workshops and residencies. Previously he was the resident artist for Puppet Showplace Theater where he developed many shows and led puppetry education programming for children adults and everyone in between.