Puppet Theater Producer Lab
A Little Shadow Academy cohort · Starts January 11, 2027 · 10 seats
You made the show. Now build the business that tours it.
The Puppet Theater Producer Lab is a 16-week cohort for puppet artists ready to stop guessing at the business side. You'll build every document a presenter asks for, with feedback each week, then pitch your show to real programmers on Pitch Day.
One payment. No subscription. Founding price ends Cyber Monday, November 30.
Your show is ready. Your paperwork isn't..
You've spent months, maybe years, building something beautiful. Then a presenter emails asking for your tech rider, your fee, your EPK. And suddenly you're up at midnight Googling "how much should I charge for a school show."
You're not bad at business. You were just never taught it. Puppetry training covers carving, manipulation and storytelling. It rarely covers budgets, contracts and booking.
- You don't know if your fee covers your real costs
- Your bio, photos and reel live in five different folders
- Grant deadlines come and go because the paperwork feels too big
- You've said yes to gigs that cost you money
Business skills aren't the missing piece. Finished documents are.
You can watch a dozen business webinars and still have nothing to send a presenter on Monday. So we built this differently. You watch short classes on your own time. Then, every other week, you sit down with us and build the actual document, live, with feedback. Sixteen weeks later, your business is packed and ready to travel.
Your Tour-Ready Toolkit
Ten documents, built for your show and reviewed by working professionals:
- Business plan
- P&L (profit and loss) you actually understand
- Show budget
- Show proposal
- Tech rider
- Bio and photo set
- EPK (electronic press kit)
- Press release
- Reel plan
- Fee sheet tied to your real costs
How It Works
One live session a week. Real work, every time.
Plan on about 3–4 hours a week, including the live session. Every session is recorded. Built-in catch-up week in March.
End with a pitch, not a certificate.
In the final week, you'll present your show to programmers from top theaters across the country.
Five minutes to practice pitch.
Five minutes of real feedback from the people who book shows.
One payment. No subscription. Founding price ends Cyber Monday, November 30.
Your Guides
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Jean Marie
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One payment. No subscription. Founding price ends Cyber Monday, November 30.
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From Past Buisness Course Students
Jon Doe
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Jane Doe
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Jim Doe
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You made the show. Now build the business that tours it.
The Puppet Theater Producer Lab is a 16-week cohort for puppet artists ready to stop guessing at the business side. You'll build every document a presenter asks for, with feedback each week, then pitch your show to real programmers on Pitch Day.
One payment. No subscription. Founding price ends Cyber Monday, November 30.