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Arts in Education Grant— Spring 2012 McDougle Elementary School PTA <br /> The 1'upueeteer <br /> Puppeteer Hobey Ford was born in coastal Connecticut and studied music and art through- <br /> out his youth. In 1976, Hobey became a puppeteer deciding that puppetry was a unique <br /> way of combining his many interests and talents. In 1979,he moved to the mountains of <br /> North Carolina to be close to his mentor, puppeteer Clyde Hollifield of The Appalachian <br /> Puppet Theater. In 1981, he formed I Iobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets and has toured <br /> the US and Canada with his solo performances. Ile has appeared at the Smithsonian <br /> Museum's Discovery Theatre,The Kennedy Center, Jim Henson's International Festival <br /> of Puppetry as well as International festivals across the US and Canada. He has been <br /> awarded three Henson Foundation grants for as many productions. His production of <br /> Turtle Island Tales won puppetry's highest honor, a Citation of Excellence from Union <br /> International De La.Marionette. He currently lives in Weavery.1le., North Carolina with <br /> his wife and three daughters. <br /> The Audience <br /> A live performance is not complete unless there is an audience, and the better the audi- <br /> ence, the better the performance. Audience skills are very important. As you enter a <br /> theatre, even if that theatre is a gym, it is usually acceptable to talk in a low volume. <br /> When it is time for the performance to begin,it is time to become quiet.Speaking during <br /> a performance is considered rude and can.distract the performer. Sometimes a response <br /> is called for,and then,a reply is encouraged. It is okay to laugh,of course,when the show <br /> is funny,or to applaud.at the end of a piece.The best advise is to sit quietly and enjoy the <br /> show. The performer will then put on the best performance he or she is able to achieve. <br /> Bibliograph <br /> Baird, Bil. The Art of the Puppet, New York: MacMillan, 1973. <br /> Engler, Larry and Fijan, Carol. Makin Pub ets Come Alive, New York: Taplinger, <br /> 1973. <br /> Hunet,Tamara. Pocketful of Puppets,Austin: Nancy Renfro Studios, 1984. <br /> Lynch"Watson,Janet.The S d w Puget Book. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., <br /> 1980. <br /> Page 20 of 22 <br />