This is a 162-page PDF, the definitive ground-breaking book about puppet slams.
Puppet slams are everywhere! These incredibly unique evenings of short-form puppetry for adult audiences are popping up across America and the globe. In this guide written by puppet slam veteran Chad Williams, you will learn:
How to produce / curate a puppet slam
How to make a great slam piece
In-depth history of puppet slams from 1880 - now
Unique slams and other short-forms worldwide
Interviews from the greatest curators past and present
50 puppet slams to see right now
Beautiful photos of the best slam pieces ever
AND SO MUCH MORE!
This is the first book to detail the history, curation and process behind puppet slams in the USA and around the world. It is a guide for puppeteers hoping to create a new slam or those looking for insight on how to make a great new puppet slam piece. It has the wisdom of over 32 slam curators past and present and tons (and I mean TONS) of awesome photos from vaudeville to present day. This book about puppet slams is the definitive guide on the form. It builds on interviews from 2011-2013 by the Puppet Slam Network and uses Chad's exhaustive experience and connections in the puppetry world to create a universal guide to puppet slams.
