Object Narratives -

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6-12 people, ages 16 to adult, 3 hours

Delve into the world of object theatre through a series of games and exercises geared to help us understand the stories that are hidden away in everyday objects. We will learn how to work collaboratively to develop impromptu storylines as well as individually to explore our individual relationships with particular objects. Emphasis will be placed on play and possibility. Participants are asked to bring 5-10 objects with them; objects should be small and/or easily held in/with one hand.

Milissa Orzolek, aka abandoned ships, creates projects large and small that explore ideas of belonging, responsibility and care. As a writer, director, human geographer, teaching artist, builder and performer, she fell into the world of puppetry in 2010 through a production of Fantastic Mr. Fox in New Orleans. She has worked on large-scale puppets for Wayne White and Cirque Du Soleil and performed her own work in Baltimore, Chattanooga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, New Orleans, New York and St. Paul. In 2016, abandoned ships received a Family Grant from the Jim Henson Foundation for its original production What Keeps Us.