1-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at Visionaries + Voices. 3841 Spring Grove, Cincinnati, OH 45223

Join Visionaries + Voices to create puppets out of found materials and bring them to life through crafting and characterization! They’ll be building these puppets using “trash”- think cardboard, scrap fabric, etc., and they can range from shadow puppets to more traditional, hand puppet styles. If you have no experience- never fear! You’ll be guided throughout the entire design and building process. Now, who’s ready to bring their creations to life?

Teaching Artists:

Zoë Peterson is an actor and award-winning playwright currently based in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2023, Zoë graduated with a BFA in Acting from CCM at the University of Cincinnati, in addition to a Minor in English and Screenwriting Certificate. There, Zoë helped to produce the 2023 Transmigration Festival of student-devised plays and was the recipient for the University’s Best Play Award in 2023 and 2021. Outside of CCM, Zoë has premiered works at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival and Serials! At the Know- including the interactive horror-comedy series, Sally Salem. In their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Zoë was the youngest member of Derby City Playwrights, a playwriting collective dedicated to new works. Zoë currently works as a freelance artist and theatre educator; facilitating classes on acting, writing, puppetry and filmmaking. A character-driven artist with a particular interest in new works, horror and classical theatre, they are often looking for genre-bending or absurdist projects.

Joy Fuel

Joy Fuel is an inclusive workshop series from Visionaries + Voices that celebrates the diverse LGBTQAI+ community in Greater Cincinnati. The free, accessible program provides opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to express themselves creatively through workshops led by V+V teaching artists. Joy Fuel honors the intersection of disability and LGBTQAI+ identities while creating space for a wide range of talents, perspectives, and experiences.

Joy Fuel is supported by the ArtsWave Pride Grant and the generosity of contributors to the annual ArtsWave Campaign, the region’s primary source of arts funding.

Visit the Visionaries + Voices website for details.

HCDDS is not the host of this event, and details can change; contact the organizer to confirm.