Perform

Be a part of the 8th Puppet Playlist, a bi-monthly evening of new short works of puppetry and music. In the year-and-a-half since the show has been running, we’ve sold out almost every performance, and more importantly, have provided a space for puppeteers to create new work in front of an always-supportive audience. Our next theme, by popular demand, will be The Talking Heads!

Here's how it works: You create a work of puppet theater based on or inspired by a song by The Talking heads. You may choose to have music played during your piece or not, live or recorded. You can choose more than one song to use in your piece. The performances will be interspersed with interpretations of songs within the theme by some of our favorite musicians. We strongly encourage each act to be puppet-based (this includes object manipulation); however, if you make a really compelling proposal, we will also consider dance, clown, or other types of performance.

More Details: Puppet Playlist is presented at The Tank at the 354 W. 45th St. This is a 92-seat theater, with a rep lighting plot. A table will be made available to use during performances. Drinks and other refreshments will be available at the bar, with a performer discount. We pass a hat, and at the end of the night, each act will take home a cut of the door and donations. We also have a small materials fund to reimburse a portion of build-related expenses.

To participate, email your idea to puppetplaylist [at] sinkingshipproductions [dot] com. Below is some information we'd like to have from you. Think of the questions as guidelines -- help us get a clear idea of who you are, what kind of work you’re interested in, and how you’re thinking about your piece. Please note that we get more submissions than we can accept.

• Let us know what song you want to do and what ideas you have for your piece. We won't hold you to this, but again, we want to know what kind of work you're interested in. You can always change this later -- including which song you're doing.
• A short personal bio. Where have you (or your puppets) performed? What kind of work have you done? Since we don't ask for detailed proposals, we'd like to get to know something about the kind of work you're interested in. If you've already performed at Puppet Playlist and we have a copy of your bio, you don't need to include this, unless you want to add recent credits. If you're in the show, we'll also use this on our website.
• If you have a work sample (video and/or photos), that can be very helpful for us. It’s not required, but if we haven’t seen your work, a good sample will make a big difference.
  
• Let us know how you heard about us. Did you see our last show? Did one of your friends perform and tell you about it? If you've already performed at Puppet Playlist, you don't need to include this.
• Please include your phone number.

Please Note: Each piece is STRICTLY limited to 7 minutes.

A Tip: We suggest that your proposal be something more than either a literal enactment of the story of the song or merely a puppet singing the song. Although we’ve seen this work in in the past, for the most part, successful Playlist pieces have been those that do something unexpected.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: All proposals must be received by August 11th. We will notify you by August 18th .

If you have any questions, you can email us at puppetplaylist [at] sinkingshipproductions [dot] com. Please also sign up for our mailing list to find out about upcoming performances.

Puppet Playlist is a presentation of Sinking Ship Productions and The Tank.