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Overhead Projector Shadow Puppetry: Workshop with Cass Bray and Zane Exactly of Shadow Girls Cult

Details & Registration

  • Apr 16 (Thurs) 2026 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  • Location: Puppet Showplace Theater

  • $85 Regular / plus 4% service fee

  • $70 Access / plus 4% service fee

  • $105 Supporter / plus 4% service fee

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Registration Deadline: April 2

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Register early — if minimum enrollment is not met by April 2 the workshop will be cancelled.

About the Class

Shadow Girls Cult uses a mind-bending blend of techniques with overhead projection to create an animated film-like shadow puppetry experience — join them for a crash course in the basics!

Puppetry artists Cass Bray and Zane Exactly will lead participants through an exploration of using overhead projectors, 2-D shadow puppets, and a projection screen. Participants will be guided on how to transform simple materials into unique and bold shadows, experimenting with different shapes, textures, colors, and characters to breathe life into new stories and ideas. You will leave with a grasp of the fundamentals of shadow puppet manipulation and construction — ready to start creating your own puppets!

Shadow Girls Cult invites participants of all experience levels to experiment and play with them in this one-evening workshop! Youth age 10 and up are also welcome, accompanied by an adult also taking the workshop.

Recommended for adults and youth ages 10+ accompanied by an adult


About the Instructor

Shadow Girls Cult is an award-winning queer shadow puppetry and projections duo based out of Seattle, WA. Using overhead projectors, adapted camera irises, 2-D shadow puppets, human silhouettes, and other analog technology, they create puppet magic for audiences all over the U.S. Their full-length shadow show UNRAVELING was awarded the 2025 Henson Foundation Workshop Grant & 4Culture’s 2025 Project Grant, and was recently voted “Most Surprising Performance” & “Fan Favorite” at the 2025 Asheville Fringe Festival. In 2025, SGC also made their debut at The Center for Puppetry Arts, and were teaching artists in residency at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, and the Bright Ideas Project in Vermont.

Earlier Event: April 15
PHANTASMAGORIA + UNRAVELING by Puppet Pants and Shadow Girls Cult
Later Event: April 20
April Puppet Adventure Program: Butterflies! — Puppetry Exploration for 2nd - 7th Graders
 

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Puppet Showplace Theater is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England Arts Resilience Fund, part of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations and the Mellon Foundation, with major funding from the federal CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan from the National Endowment for the Arts.