Name: Puppetry for Improvisers
Start: 2026-01-19T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-19T21:00:00-08:00
Location: 2550 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612, USA

Puppetry for Improvisers
Back to improv school! Become a double-threat–an improviser-puppeteer! In this six-week advanced workshop to hone the fundamentals of improvising with puppets, develop dozens of different puppet personalities using techniques from commercial voice-acting, and explore how puppets empower and inspire more physical scenes & more specific characters!
All Students get a student ID so they can attend as many shows for free while they are a student.
Dates & Topics
This workshop runs each Monday from 7pm-9pm
Class 1 Synchrony & Syllables: An Introduction to Puppetry
Class 2 “Look me in the eyes!” Puppets, Power, & Eye Contact
Class 3 Craft Day: Make Your Own Puppet!
Class 4 “This Felt has Layers” Puppet Physicality, Action, and Scene Building
Class 5 All The Colors of the Windbag: Character Voices in Puppetry
Class 6 Practice Makes Puppet! A Skills Review
(Classes are subject to re-ordering at instructor discretion)
Note: We sadly cannot offer the above sessions on a one-off basis–the classes build on each other, so enrollment is for the whole series. We’re excited to watch you grow and thrive as an improv puppeteer!
Prerequisites: Puppetry requires focus and this workshop may be challenging for those without any improv experience. Students enrolling should have completed 3 or more sessions of 6-8 week classes at any improv theater (or equivalent).
Need more help than our lowest price tier? No one’s turned away for lack of funds. If you need a scholarship from our diversity and hardship fund, email [email protected]
The Instructor
Dane Fox-McGraw is a voice actor, improvisor, podcaster (Check out his podcast Dispel Magic!)
Improv has been instrumental in his voice work with companies like Apple, McDonalds, and in
creating characters for cartoons and video games. Dane also co-developed and premiered "The
Felt Experiment" at All Out Comedy.
Dane can be seen onstage the 4th Friday in Puppets & Comedians and
the 3rd Saturday of each month in Party Onward, a D&D inspired improv show.
Dates: Mondays, 7:00pm-9:00pm, January 19-February 23
Registration:
“I need a break!” $165
“I can just afford it!” $195
“I got your back!” $225
Location: All Out Comedy Theater, 2550 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
*Please check your maps says Oakland. There's a duplicate address in Berkeley.