GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PUPPETS
Puppets is the general term used for an inanimate object given animation by a maniplator or manipulators who cause the object to take on a kind of "life". Most commonly puppets are figures of people and animals, but this need not be the case. In performances about Hansel and Gretel, for example, the trees in the woods might be animated in some way, as the witches house itself might be! In one performance of The Sorcerer's Apprentice", a puppet moon rose in the sky, smiled and winked.
Puppets are often classified by the method of operation. Those worked by strings are known as marionettes. Those manipulated by sticks from below are known as "Rod puppets". Hand and finger puppets are obviously worked by inserting the hand of finger into the figure and giving it movement.
Construction Props and Sets Stages