I did seven library shows in the council libraries during January - only three were interupted by the floods. And one library went completely under water so there was no puppet show there! It was a great experience - I enjoyed working with Wayne over a couple of weeks so we could get a rhythm going and also have the show pretty slick. I continued to make mistakes right until the last show - script mistakes, timing mistakes - but it seemed to work out. It was very fun being a puppeteer and being paid for what I love to do. My skills are improving. And the kids laughed and laughed which is good. It was interesting seeing the different audiences in the different libraries - eg Chermside library had a huge crowd of primary aged kids in a separate meeting room, whereas Nundah library had a small but enthusiastic crowd of under five year olds.
Some pictures!
Wayne (Domino) in front of the set - the show was about recyling hence the huge bins (which were handy to store props and naughty jesters)
Dizzy waving hello to someone - probably her fan base. She gets the crowds!
Wayne and I - yay the show is finished and we can go get a caramel milkshake
Having a quick chat to Margaret - she went extremely well in her inaugural performance
Some kids that kept hanging around so I used them mercilessly as roadies. That'll teach 'em. They now know how to bump out a puppet box.
Hope there are more library shows in the future - but the council budget may have more important things to do like fix the flooded libraries for the shows to be in.
Yay for Margaret! I hope she gets some more shows too.
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