Jaxson Anderson, 10, of Lewiston works Monday on his shadow puppet named Persius during Shadow Puppet Camp at Community Little Theatre in Auburn. Persius will be one of 10 puppet characters played by multiple children during the camp finale performance, “Perseus and the Gorgon,” at 2 p.m. Saturday at the theater at 30 Academy St. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Danny Gay of Monmouth answers 10-year-old Quinn’s question Monday during Shadow Puppet Camp at Community Little Theatre in Auburn. Gay and Britny Anderson, not pictured, are teaching children the art of shadow puppets at the six-day camp during school vacation week. Anderson said shadow puppets are a good introduction to puppetry because they are mechanically simple to make, there is a long history to shadow puppets and children are hidden from the audience, which helps with stage fright. Friends and family are invited to watch the student production “Perseus and the Gorgon” at 2 p.m. Saturday at the theater at 30 Academy St. Tickets will be available at the door for $5.  Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Britny Anderson, co-director of Camp Shadow Puppet at Community Little Theatre in Auburn, said shadow puppets are mechanically simple to make and a good introduction to puppetry for young puppeteers. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Shadow puppets made by children are stored Monday at Community Little Theatre in Auburn. The six-day Shadow Puppet Camp runs all this week at the theater at 30 Academy St. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Britny Anderson, co-director of Camp Shadow Puppet at Community Little Theatre in Auburn, laughs Monday with her 6-year-old son, Jacob Anderson, during Shadow Puppet Camp at Community Little Theatre in Auburn. Anderson and Danny Gay of Monmouth are teaching children the art of shadow puppets during the six-day camp coinciding with school vacation. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal