Happy Accident Workshop
in Sound, Light, & Movement
Sunday, March 22
Doors: 5:30 PM / Workshop: 6 PM

Liz Howls and Drew Simpson (Happy Accident) crack open their playful, curious process:
What makes an object steal the scene?
How do you sharpen focus, land a moment, or surprise an audience?

Through hands-on experiments, participants will layer movement, sound, and light to transform object theatre-proving that small shifts can make big magic.

And don’t miss Happy Accident’s very special performance Everything is Nothing on March 21st. Tickets sold separately here!

Happy Accident is the collaborative absurdist performance work of puppeteer/visual artist liz HOWLS and musician/lighting designer Drew Simpson. They have been building and performing together since early 2024, so not that long. But long enough. 

They find most of their inspiration digging through bins full of refuse, spending late nights binge-watching horrible sitcoms, and trying to figure out how everything ended up this way. While most of their performances are based around puppetry and sound, they also incorporate mask work and elements of what is often referred to as “performance art”. 

Their first full-length piece, Vol. 1, debuted at the 2025 New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival and was toured nationally for 3 months in that same year. They have been guest performers at Outta Hand Puppet Slam in Portland, OR; Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam in Seattle, WA; Full Moon Puppet Show in Minneapolis, MN (which liz also runs & curates); Puppets in the House Regional Festival in Verona, WI and are tickled pink returning to NOGPF in 2026 with a new show.