Harold and the Purple Crayon - Seattle Children's Theatre
Harold and the Purple Crayon - Seattle Children's Theatre
Harold and the Purple Crayon - Seattle Children's Theatre
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Shadow puppet -A shadow puppet is not like o<strong>the</strong>r puppets, because it is never actually seen. Instead, we see <strong>the</strong>shadow it makes when a light shines on it. Shadow puppetry is so magical because we canclearly recognize shapes, while we play with size, distance, <strong>and</strong> where objects are in relation toone ano<strong>the</strong>r. For example, <strong>Harold</strong> can appear to be swimming underwater as objects float aroundor drift by him.Rod puppet -<strong>Harold</strong>’s underwater friend <strong>and</strong>guide is a puffer fish made froma big, round, paper lanterncontrolled with rods, or sticks,on its fins. The ribbing on <strong>the</strong>lantern allows <strong>the</strong> fish to puff in<strong>and</strong> out, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> lantern can be litfrom <strong>the</strong> inside to make <strong>the</strong> fishvery special.A sketch of <strong>the</strong> puffer fishpuppet, a rod puppetThis is how <strong>the</strong> puffer fishlooks when it is puffed upMarionette <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong> puppet -One of <strong>the</strong> good things about a marionette (a puppetmoved by attached strings or wires) is that you cansee all sides of <strong>the</strong> puppet. This is great for aporcupine who sings <strong>and</strong> dances! If <strong>the</strong> porcupinewere a h<strong>and</strong> puppet, it wouldn’t be as complete; itcouldn’t have as much action <strong>and</strong> it would be harderfor <strong>the</strong> actor to tell <strong>the</strong> story. And if <strong>the</strong> porcupine wasa costume, it would be clumsy <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> wrong size for<strong>the</strong> scene. Being a marionette, it can be two feet high,smaller than <strong>the</strong> moose <strong>and</strong> <strong>Harold</strong>. You can see <strong>the</strong>A sketch of <strong>the</strong> porcupine, a marionettewhole porcupine while its feet wiggle, its body shakesto dance, <strong>and</strong> its mouth moves to sing. His friend, <strong>the</strong> moose, is a h<strong>and</strong> puppet with somethingextra - his head is a h<strong>and</strong> puppet but he has a full body behind it, too. This allows <strong>the</strong> moose tosing <strong>and</strong> yet be a big whole moose.Puppets can do things that people can’t do - like <strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong> puffer fish can puff in <strong>and</strong> out. Theyare also a great thing to use when differences in size are needed; <strong>Harold</strong>’s adventure takes himfrom meeting tiny space aliens to dancing in a city with moving buildings. Puppetry adds anactive element to <strong>the</strong> story, beyond <strong>the</strong> actors <strong>and</strong> scenery. Depending on how you movesomething, almost anything can be a puppet. Even your shoe could be a turtle wearing glasses,or a kangaroo!11
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