One Way Street Regional Festivals
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One Way Street Regional Festivals are puppetry festivals sponsored by the Denver-based puppet supplier, One Way Street, Inc. (OWS) These weekend conferences take place annually in many cities across the United States and feature workshops, performances, competitions, demonstrations, and resources for puppeteers, puppet teams, team leaders, Sunday school teachers, and others involved in Christian puppetry. Puppet manipulation classes are stressed, but organizational and technical seminars are also offered for directors and technical staff. At many festivals, other topics may be offered including ventriloquism, gospel illusion, children's ministry, ballooning, clowning, storytelling, music, and leadership.
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[edit] Staff
One Way Street employs several professional performers and speakers who travel regularly to Regional Festivals. Some of these in-house workshop leaders are:
- Dale VonSeggen - former President & CEO, currently OWS Transitional Advisor
- Liz VonSeggen - Ventriloquist, Storyteller, Puppeteer, Writer, retired from One Way Street, Inc. October 2006
- Todd Liebenow - Co-Owner, One Way Street, Inc., Puppeteer, Writer
- Tawnya Albright - Artist, Writer. Employed for OWS 19 years.
- KJ Schmidt - Puppeteer
- Ryan Spittler - Puppeteer
In addition to the speakers from the company, One Way Street brings many other staff members to Regional Festivals as teaching staff and featured performers. The list of guest staff includes professional performers, experienced team directors, children's pastors, and others.
[edit] Locations
One Way Street Regional Festivals are held in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
[edit] Sources
- One Way Street Events Department
- Regional Festival Brochures
