Bend resident Debra M. Fisher has encapsulated 30 years of teaching theater arts into a book on paper mask-making. “Animal Mask Making: A Quick and Easy Approach to Paper Masks for Teachers, Families ...

Masks are worn for performance, entertainment, disguise, concealment, or protection. They have been around since ancient times and have been used in ceremony, storytelling, and dramatic enactment.

A leopard appears at the top of a wall before making his way to center stage and breaking out in dance. Colorful toucans flit about the stage, and a pair of ring-tailed coatis make mischief. These ...