| Hi! Here are some details about myself: |
| My name is: |
Markus Wolf |
| I have a home page at: |
www.markuswolf.blogspot.com
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| My occupation (when I'm not doing puppets!) is: |
Missionary to orphans |
| My approximate age is: |
25 - 35 |
| I live in the state of: |
city of Kiev |
| ... in the country of: |
Ukraine |
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| Here's some information about my church or puppetry organisation: |
| My organisation's name is: |
Youth With A Mission |
| My organisation's website is at: |
www.ywamkyiv.org
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| Some of My Puppetry Background |
| Q: Why do you write puppet scripts? What motivates you? |
| I contribute on the principle, "If you take something, give something back." So if you're reading this, I may have used your script for my own ministry. |
| Q: Tell us about your church or puppet organisation. |
| I'm one of the new guys here, former kids pastor. I'm focused on orphans and abandoned babies now. |
| Q: How did you get started in puppets and what attracted you to this area? |
| I was attracted to puppets by Sesame Street and the Muppets as a child. I found I was allowed to do puppets in Kids Church as a kid, and grew up to do Kids Ministry. |
| Q: Where does your inspiration come from to write puppet scripts? |
| I like character driven stories. When I teach a lesson, I know the characters well enough to know how they would respond to certain situations. Good puppeteers also help produce material just by playing around. |
| Q: What advice would you give to someone just starting out in puppetry? |
| Use a video camera to watch yourself from the audience's perspective. |
| Q: Who are your favourite puppet characters and what do you like about them? |
| I tend to lean toward animal or critter puppets. I'm sure it has to do with the Muppets influence. But also, if I'm doing a human skit, I might as well skip the puppets and just use people. |
| Q: What are the most important qualities in great puppet scripts? |
| Humor. Puppets, in my opinion, is not a good medium for heavy messages. Better for parables and light hearted intros to heavier principles. |
| Q: What would you do if you were a puppet? |
| Probably cut my strings to my own demise... |
