PAST-SELF PUPPETS & DIALOGUES
Thursday, March 19 | 5:30-7:30pm
Saturday, March 21 | 1:00-3:00pm
Onsite | All are welcome | RSVP Below
Sock puppets aren’t only for kids! They can be a creative, playful vehicle for people of all ages to bypass their rational minds, tap into their memories and voice their wisdom and hopes.
Have you ever wanted to go back in time and say something to your younger self? Or jump ahead and hear what your older self would tell you? In the first session of this two-part workshop, we’ll make sock puppets that represent our younger selves—or maybe our future selves—using the materials and instructions provided. Then, in the second session, we’ll write short scenes with the help of guided prompts, and we’ll perform these dialogues with our sock puppets for each other.
About the Teaching Artists: Playwright Elizabeth Gjelten and director Christine Young are the codirectors of Strange Angels Theater, a San Francisco-based company with a practice of bringing plays, storytelling, and art-making directly to people in their communities. Projects have included “Hunter’s Point,” a play about homelessness, home and frayed family connections, produced in the historic basement theater at St. Boniface Church in the Tenderloin; Home/Cooking, a series of art-making/storytelling salons with current and formerly homeless women; and Everyone Deserves a Home, a roving interview/photography studio designed to elicit stories from supportive housing residents about their lives. Their production of Elizabeth’s new play with puppets and live actors, “Lay My Burden Down,” will be presented at Ruth’s Table on May 7, 8 and 9 as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival.
Registration: Space is limited, RSVP required- RSVP Here
Visitor Guidelines: Face masks are optional.
Access: Ruth’s Table and adjacent green space are wheelchair accessible.
ASL Interpretation: ASL interpretation is available upon request. 72-hour notice required.
Donate: The program is free, donations are welcome. Donate →