String marionettes need a different kind of stage - one they can walk behind and dangle puppets down inside. Such a stage is simple to make.
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| Left, For stage, remove front and top of box, and paint. Right, where to hang curtains in front. |
Put a table across a doorway. This holds your stage, which can be a sturdy large box made from wood or heavy cardboard. Remove both the top of the box and it's front also. Paint and decorate the interior of the box nicely using scenery that will suit your play or performance.
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| Left, This stage needs hanging curtains at the top and bottom. Right, Hanging curtains tacked to top of the doorways. |
Now make a doorway stage around the box stage. The curtains hanging from the top of the door should reach a little below the top of the box. The lower curtain must hang from the floor level of your stage to the floor of the room. If the opening of the door is wider than the box, place the box in the center of the doorway and fill in the gap on either side with a hanging curtain. Set the box far enough back so that the actors have room to enter from either side. There is your stage, a small image of a real one, where your Marionettes can perform.
The audience sees nothing of what the puppet manager is doing backstage. It sees only the puppets on stage.
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| Nail the outer most curtain at the top of the door to hang over the middle curtains. |
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