Since 1974 Puppet Productions has offered live training in the form of a travelling tour known as the School of Puppetry. Of course it should be mentioned that we skipped three years in the mid 1980s, but a lot of us would like to have skipped some years in the 1980s anyway so it's no big deal, right? Anyway, we were teaching puppetry before hardly anybody was even thinking about creative ministry in any form and have continued leading in many areas to this day.

For 2007, our current creative focus has led us to decide NOT to run our normal School of Puppetry Workshops and Festivals. We're working on some projects that require most of our attention, so we will not be offering our live training as it has been. But you can still get Puppet Productions style training if you want it. And you know you do. There are a few choices in that line.

You can, of course, purchase our Puppet Training Videos (series of six) and Creative Ministry Videos (series of five) which we wrote and produced. They can get you well on your way to wherever it is you are going. Unless you're going to the grocery store. These videos will do very little to assist you on that trip. If, however, you've been hankering for a little live training, may we suggest:

Darren Collins ...joined our School of Puppetry team in 1997. During his employment with Puppet Productions, Darren showed himself to be a talented entertainer as well as an excellent puppeteer. He's an accomplished juggler, illusionist, comedian and a very fun, funny instructor. And, he's available to do a private training session just for your group. Call the number below to arrange a training session just for you or for your whole area.

Chagy ...worked with us at Puppet Productions for a while during which time he helped develop our Creative Ministry Videos and a program that took puppetry into elementary schools. He's a superior professional clown and master of several creative ministries. If you want this kind of very special training, call the number below to have Chagy train you!