Two Dragons, a Sea Monster, and an Ice Gentleman

January 29, 2007

Yesterday afternoon, parents and siblings gathered in the writing center to watch the premiere performance of "Giant Mutant Dragon's Birthday Surprise." The play, created during Talking Heads: A Puppet Play and Workshop, follows a scuba diver and his aqua dog underseas, where they run into trouble with two dragons, a sea monster, and an ice gentleman.

Special thanks to Diana Schoenbrun and Jeff Hong for teaching this workshop!

Now Available at BSSCo.

January 23, 2007

We're excited and pleased to announce that Nine Novels by Younger Americans has been published and is now for sale at the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. This wonderful anthology, introduced by Richard Powers, features novels by Sarah Bradshaw, Rachel Barber, Daniel Cowen, Sarah Meira Rosenberg, Dylan Suher, Lucas Gonzalez, Julia Mayer, Carolyn Maughan, and Samantha Lipman. All of these works were produced in a mere eight weeks, during 826NYC's 2005 Young Adult Writers' Colony. Make sure to stop by the store and pick up a copy of this terrific book!

The Clay's the Thing

January 07, 2007

On Tuesday, students from the Shaping a Story workshop quickly set to work molding names into titles and credits for our next stop-animated short. We have an excellent roster of students, TAs, and instructors, which means this film is guaranteed to be at least as spectacular as the last - we can't wait to see what crazy tale this group creates!

Last year's Story Shapers produced this silent but deadly short, Help Me!, a film about a kingdom and a mysterious woman with an unusual knack for ridding the world of spotted bears:

Happy New Year - Only To All Who Like Sharks

January 02, 2007

Our drop-in students spent the last few days of 2006 predicting innovations for the new year - Khaled's sights are set on robotic sharks. There are a few other things you can expect from 2007, including new workshops for novel writers, graphic novelists, and puppeteers. Spots are limited so please sign up soon!