Junior Puppet Counselor Application
Apply to be a Junior Puppet Counselor [JPC] at Puppet Showplace Theater! 

Applicants must be in 7th-9th grade (for February and April) or a rising 7th-9th grader (for August) to apply for this role. Junior Puppet Counselors serve as a role models for younger puppeteers, assist with the art of puppet making, and help the flow of a creative space!

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About this Role
Under the supervision of the Teaching Artist, Junior Puppet Counselors help facilitate the day to day needs of our various Puppet Programs - organizing materials for puppet building projects, motivating fellow puppet program students through listening and creative problem solving, assisting behind the scenes for our end-of-week Puppet Show Sharing, and pitching in wherever possible.
Vacation-week programs at Puppet Showplace Theater are a puppet building and performance training ground. As a Junior Puppet Counselor, you will develop a variety of creative leadership skills, immerse yourself in a week of puppet exploration, and learn to adapt and communicate with a range of young creators. Part 1 of the Application to be filled in by the JPC Applicant Part 2 of the Application to be filled in by the Parent or Guardian of the JPC Applicant.
JPCs are by application only; please complete the following application form to be considered. 
Which Puppet Adventure Program session are you applying for? *
Part 1: Junior Puppet Counselor Application
About You!
This section to be filled in by the Junior Puppet Counselor Applicant.
We want to know about you, and why you want to be a part of our program!
1. What is your first and last name?
2. How old are you, and what grade are you in?
3. What are your pronouns?
(e.g. she/her, he/him, they/them)
4. Have you ever taken a workshop, or been in an education program at Puppet Showplace Theater? 
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5. If you said Yes to question 4, please let us know which workshops or programs you attended?
Do you have a favorite memory from visiting or learning at Puppet Showplace Theater? 
Tell us about a Puppet Show you saw, or a puppet you made, or a puppet show you performed!
Why would you like to be a Junior Puppet Counselor, and how do you hope to help younger puppeteers?
Part 2: Junior Puppet Counselor Application
Pick Up & Dropoff Information / Contact Information
This section to be filled in by the Junior Puppet Counselor Applicant's Parent or Guardian.
Primary Adult Contact Info
Primary Adult Contact: First / Last Name
Primary Adult Contact: What is their relationship to the child? 
Primary Adult Contact: Email?
Primary Adult Contact: Phone Number?
Secondary Adult Contact Info:
Secondary Adult Contact: First / Last Name
Secondary Adult Contact: What is their relationship to the child? 
Secondary Adult Contact: Email? 
Secondary Adult Contact: Phone Number?
Are any other adults authorized for pick up / drop off? If so, please list their name and relationship to the child.

Is your child authorized to self-dismiss? If so, please indicate that here.
Does your child have any allergies to food or art supplies? Please advise.
"Puppet Adventure Program" involves hand crafting, performance exercises, some indoor quiet downtime, and outdoor play. As a Junior Puppet Counselor, your child will be assisting in the transitions between activities, and the creative work of puppet making.  

What do you hope your child will get out of this experience? And, how can we best support your child in this setting? Let us know if there are any strategies we should follow or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
Do you have any additional questions we can address before the start of the program?
We take photos throughout the week of Process and Puppets, and we always ask for verbal permission from every child. 

Would you give Puppet Showplace Theater permission to use photographs taken during Puppet Adventure Program,  for use in publicity, illustration, advertising, and web and social media content?

You also understand that no royalty, fee or other compensation shall become payable to you by reason of such use.
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