Here’s a brief taste of the Improv Invitational at I-Fest 2010. A bunch of talented puppeteers from our teaching staff took part in this event. This particular game features Dave Privett and Branden Treu improvising a scene in which they tell the story of Gideon. However, they must start each of their lines with a certain letter, slowly working their way through the alphabet. The video was shot from quite a distance, so it’s hard to see the little rod puppets they used, but you’ll still enjoy the humor as well as the fact that they actually managed to tell part of the story.
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Improv Invitational – The Alphabet Game
July 27, 2010I-Fest Photos 2
July 26, 2010Here’s a few more photos from the 2010 International Festival of Christian Puppetry and Ventriloquism.
Once again, our daily devotional was brought to us by our favorite Brit, Paul Morley. CD’s and DVD’s of Paul’s messages for 2010 are available for purchase here: Paul Morley Messages 2010
An I-Fest tradition is for attendees to bring their hands-on workshop creations to chapel the next morning for a sort of show-and-tell.
Puppeteer David Hellyer instructs his class in some of the finer points of puppet manipulation.
Here’s some Puppetry Dream Team members taking a moment to pose during one of their daily rehearsals.
Ventriloquist Gene Cordova and his buddy Bongo were featured during the Tuesday night program.
The Bonilla Family showed how a family can minister together with puppets, choreography, and lots of fun!
I-Fest Photos 1
July 25, 2010We’ve been back from I-Fest for a week or two now but we haven’t had the chance to post any photos from the event yet. Well let’s solve that problem right now. We’ll share a few pics here and try to post some more over time at our Facebook fan page. If you aren’t a One Way Street fan on Facebook yet, just search Facebook for “One Way Street Events.”
Enjoy the photos!
Alan Root was our praise & worship leader for the week. He also wrote the theme song for the event.
Joe Bruce was our opening night ventriloquist performer.
The S.T.A.G.E.D. Puppet Team from Omaha, NE also performed on Monday Night. Here a few of the puppeteers pose with one of their unique blacklight puppets.
The team also did a unique piece that combined elements of human video with some large rod puppets. The piece was geared for an older audience. Who says puppets are just for kids?
Here some attendees work on building some puppets in one of the pre-con hands-on classes.
More photos to come in the weeks to come.
Invest Award 2010 – Harry Barrett
July 22, 2010Something special that has happened at many recent I-Fests has been the presentation of the “Invest Award.” Dale VonSeggen created this award to recognize individuals who have really given of themselves in helping to plant and encourage other ministries. This year we surprised Harry Barrett, the founder of One Way UK with the award. He is the first person from outside of the US to receive the award. You can watch the presentation via the video below. Congratulations Harry!
As Dale mentioned in the video, Harry has a real heart for ministry in Romania. Harry has just released a new CD called “Holiday Rock” which features 12 parody songs for Christmas and Easter put together by Mark Bradford (of the Righteous Pop Music series) and part of the proceeds from the sale of this CD go toward the ministry in Romania. You can listen to samples and order the CD here: Holiday Rock.
Stretch-a-Belly Puppets – The Bounce
July 19, 2010We were able to record DVD’s of many of the workshops at I-Fest a few weeks ago. Here is a little taste of a class on using Stretch-a-belly puppets. This brief video shows a few techniques for doing some simple bounce choreography with these unique puppets.
Olivet – Home of Puppets and Pong
June 25, 2010Just a little over a week until the start of the 2010 International Festival of Christian Puppetry and Ventriloquism. The festival is July 5-10 and there is still time to register. As usual, the conference is being held at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL.
Of course, the puppetry community knows Olivet as the home of I-Fest, but it’s famous for other reasons…beyond being a fine educational institute, mustn’t forget that. It’s also the home of the Chicago Bears training camp each summer, oh yes, and it’s famous for pong. Yes pong! A little over a year ago a video hit Youtube and became a worldwide hit! It features several college students tossing ping pong balls into a cup in creative ways. Turns out, the video was shot at Olivet! It’s often called “Beer Pong,” but since Olivet is a Christian college…let’s just call it “pong.”
Enjoy the video, then come to I-Fest and see where it was shot!
One Busy Week of Training
June 17, 2010The International Festival of Christian Puppetry and Ventriloquism is a busy week for us. This year’s event is July 5-10 in Bourbonnais, IL. We’re getting everything ready and there’s still time for you to register. It’s a busy week for us, but the week after is also busy, with One Way Street exhibiting at three different events…all the same week.
Come by and say “Hi” to us at these other events!
Fellowship of Christian Magicians
July 12-16
Marion, IN
The Fellowship of Christian Magicians holds it’s annual convention each summer and One Way Street loves being a part of it. Many different forms of creative arts ministry are highlighted in workshops and performances, but, as you can guess, there is a particular emphasis on Gospel Illusions. Some of this year’s featured guests include: Justin Flom, Randy & Ben Christensen, Jillybean, Jesse the Juggler, and many more
Vent Haven ConVENTion
July 14-17
Fort Mitchell, KY
The Vent Haven ConVENTion is not a Christian gathering, but it is the world’s largest and oldest convention for ventriloquists. Ventriloquists of all ages come to this annual gathering to share their talents with each other. It’s not unusual to encounter nationally known ventriloquists such as Jeff Dunham or Terry Fator at this event. But what do you need with them when you’ve got One Way Street’s own Liz VonSeggen? She’ll be there too!
Children’s Ministry Expo
July 15-16
Lexington, KY
This is the very first year for the Children’s Ministry Expo! The emphasis is on the giving people a chance to see a wide variety of children’s ministry tools. There are literally TONS of exhibitors who will be displaying all the best resources for children’s ministry…One Way Street will be one of them. There are also a variety of mini-workshops called “scoops.” Dale VonSeggen will be leading a few of these for One Way Street. Now here’s the best part…it’s only $25 to attend!
We hope to see you one of these events! And, of course, we want to see you at I-Fest or one of our Puppet Ministry Summerfests! Have a great summer everyone!
Free Song!
June 9, 2010
I-Fest is coming up (July 5-10 in Bourbonnais, IL), but there’s still time to register! Tuesday June 15 is the next deadline to save money on your registration.
Here’s a little treat while you wait for the big week! We’re thrilled to have Alan Root as our praise and worship leader this year. Alan has also written the theme song for this year, “Knit Together.” You…yes you, can download that song for FREE by following this link.
Enjoy the song and we look forward to seeing you at I-Fest !
Mystery Puppet Building Challenge
June 1, 2010
One of the most unusual events at I-Fest (July 5-10) is the Mystery Puppet Building Challenge. Each year, groups sign up to construct a puppet out of a set of unusual materials that will be provided to them. Over the years things like duct tape and aluminum foil have been key ingredients. The teams only have a few hours to complete the task, but the results are always very creative. Here are the details for this year’s challenge. See you at I-Fest!
Extreme Team Challenge: Puppet Construction Mystery
KJ Schmidt, Ryan Spittler, Branden Treu
(HO-I23)
Class Size Limit: 20 teams
Cost: $10
Day: Wednesday
Time: 9:45 a.m.
Age: 12-102 years
Skill: Love a challenge
Supplies Needed: Now, if we told you that would take the fun out of it!
You and your teammates must make an original puppet in 12 hours or less. The catch? A specific style of puppet must be made from “mystery ingredients” which will only be revealed when the challenge starts! The team leader must be present to check in and pick up the supplies following chapel Wednesday (at the back of Chalfant). At this time you will receive instructions and rules as well as schedule the return of your completed project at the I-Fest Office (upstairs Ludwig).
I-Fest Hands-On: Props Galore
May 21, 2010Sheri Brubeck and her team, Glory Fingers, will be performing as one of our featured groups at the International Festival of Christian Puppetry and Ventriloquism. In this hands-on class, you’ll get a chance to learn some of their expert prop building technqiues.
Props Galore for “This Little Light of Mine”
Sheri Brubeck
(HO-I32)
Class Size Limit: 20
Cost: $12
Day: Thursday
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Age: 16 and above
Skill: Beginner
Supplies Needed: hot glue gun with extra glue sticks, X-acto knife with extra new blades, black sharpie, sharp scissors and a pencil.
Class members will learn how to create a hinged wing flying butterfly, a monochome to full color changing flower prop and a simple flying bumble bee. The butterfly and color changing flower will be created in miniature to make transportation home in a suitcase possible. Materials will be inexpensive and readily available at most hobby or home repair stores.
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