Snehpets Studio
Rod-Tastic Adventures with Brock: Turning Storybooks into Puppet Shows!
Brock is back, and this time he’s teaming up with AnneMarie to share the art of storytelling through recycled rod puppets! Using a unique blend of repurposed materials and creative craftsmanship, Brock demonstrates how puppets can bring a book’s characters to life, transforming simple stories into engaging performances.
With AnneMarie’s guidance, the audience will learn the basics of storytelling with puppetry—how movement, voice, and staging can make a story jump from the page to the stage. They will showcase techniques for crafting expressive puppet actions, creating engaging scenes, and ensuring each character has personality—all using an eco-friendly approach.
Whether it’s reimagining old puppets or crafting new ones from repurposed items, this presentation will be entertaining and educational, proving that storytelling is as much about creativity as it is about performance. Join Brock and AnneMarie as they invite everyone to explore how a few well-placed rods, a dash of imagination, and a great story, anyone can create a theatrical puppet experience!
Hark! Doug Stephens, a gallant native of the verdant Pacific Northwest, was birthed in the fair city of Portland, nurtured amidst the bustling realm of Vancouver, and now dwelleth in the noble land of Spokane. Alongside his steadfast lady wife, Doug doth revel in the joys of fatherhood, for their union hath brought forth three grown progeny who carry forth their theatrical legacy.
Doug’s tale is one of varied quests and noble endeavors. As a guardian of nature’s splendor, he hath served as a National Park Ranger, tending to the fortified realms with valor and care. Aboard seafaring vessels, he donned the mantle of a videographer, capturing fleeting moments upon the boundless waves and charming ports of call. With masterful skill, he did also labor as an AV production sage, conjuring sound and vision to enchant thee audiences.
Yet his pursuits did not end there, for Doug hath lent his wisdom and spirit to the halls of academia, staffing speech and language programs at both Eastern Washington University and Washington State University to guide young minds. In the year of our Lord two-thousand-and-two, he held the esteemed role of P of A’s Pacific Northwest Regional Director, guiding his realm with leadership and grace.
Truly, Doug Stephens is a man of many deeds, whose tale is writ large with adventure, creativity, and a love for his cherished homeland and the enchanting world of puppetry.
–Scripted in liquid dragon’s breath.