Matagot's School of Stagecraft and Puppetry 2026

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 am UTC-04:00

Le Chat Noir | Augusta

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Matagot's School of Stagecraft and Puppetry 2026
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Le Chat Noir is doing a theatre camp!
Ages 8-12 (20 spots) & 13-16 (20 spots)
Puppetry track (Ben Snead)- Students will be introduced to various styles of puppetry: shadow puppetry, rod puppetry, hand puppetry, and Bunraku; and will learn to build, manipulate, and perform with puppets.
Stagecraft (Krys Bailey)- Students will experience a broad range of technical theatre and performance art. Technical theatre lessons include basic stagecraft & special effects like air powered rigs, injury make-up, the crankie, goo (green goo for younger students, blood effects for older students) Performance art lessons will cover basics of improv and stage combat.
Stagecraft & Sideshow (Hewie Waymer)is a science teacher by trade but a fire performer by passion. You will see her helping to organize shows and wrangle performers. Always a source of creative energy. Her classes will include stage managing, poi, story creation.
The days:
8a-830a Drop Off
830a-9a Theatre Assembly (example of the day's lessons)
9a-1030a Class
1030a-12n Class
12n - 1p Lunch (bring from home) Group work
1p-230p Class
230p-3p Group Work
3p-330p Pick Up
On Saturday June 20th there will be a one hour recital showcasing what students worked on that week.
MY KID WANTS TO DO THIS, WHAT DO I DO NOW?
Register online and purchase their spot. Registration is $220. We will send you necessary forms, you fill them out, and send back. Show up on time the day of and be ready to get silly.
Students will be required to wear closed toe shoes and clothes that they can get messy and allow freedom of movement.
There will be homework, but it will be fun. A list of suggested items to bring (like they would to school i.e. pencil, ruler, scissors, etc.) will be sent with registration form.
REFUND POLICY. We have kids and understand sometimes plans change.
The registration fee is completely refundable more than two weeks before camp starts, so throughout June 2.
If you cancel under two weeks (on June 3 or after) you will receive a 50% refund.
Under 3 days, if you cancel on June 13 or after, NO REFUND.
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Le Chat Noir, 738 Ellis St, Augusta, GA 30901-1304, United States

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