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A Shadow Stage The screen material can be factory cotton, glazed chintz or oiled paper, stretched as tightly as possible on the frame. The screen should be set in its stand at a slight angle so that puppets can be rested against it. Use one strong light source, from above and behind, making sure that the shadows of the operator's heads are not cast on the screen. The stage can be as large as you wish, but you must have a strong enough light to cover the whole surface.
A Nativity Shadow Play Shadow puppets are especially well adapted to such tableau presentations as the Story of the Nativity. The figures suggested here are not articulated, but they can be given movable joints like those of the shadow dragon. It is best to have two different scenes set up on separate screens that can be changed in the frame. A narrator should read the |
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