Puppets | costumes

Charlie Brown Christmas

Lexington Children's Theatre

Woodstock was build by patterning a flat pattern that was used to cut out a foam shell for the head and body of the puppet. Then a plastic boning skeleton was added inside the foam to give more support. A fleece skin was patterned and pulled over the foam; the loose fleece neck was anchored to the base of the body, attaching the head to the body, while still allowing full range of movement. Details like the fleece wings, cockscomb and feet were outlined with black piping to add the 2-diminticanal-cartoon effect of the original cartoon.

Woodstock Puppet	Woodstock Puppet	Woodstock Puppet
Woodstock Puppet Concept Sketches The original idea was for the arm to go up the body but it was decided later through discussions with the director that for the movement desired the puppet would be operated through the head and under the tail to add to the visual of flying.	Woodstock Puppet in Process Flat pattern in paper before cutting out the foam	Woodstock Puppet in Process Inside of the snout and the back of the head - showing how the numbering and tick mark system worked.
Woodstock Puppet in Process The inside of the foam was lined with a light skeleton structure of wriggling boning.	Woodstock Puppet in Process Foam head assembled before fleece was applied	Woodstock Puppet in Process Fleece skin before stretching over foam base
Woodstock Puppet	Woodstock Puppet