Details & Registration
Oct 23 (Thurs) 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Puppet Showplace Theater
$80 Regular
$65 Access
$100 Supporter
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Registration Deadline: October 9
Register early — if minimum enrollment is not met by October 9 the class will be cancelled.
About the Class
Been itching to get your hands into puppetry? Well, now’s your chance! This workshop is great for beginners or puppetry pros who want to grow their hand puppetry skills.
During this 3-hour workshop, we will build, play, learn, and perform! Participants will create their own hand puppets before learning the best hand puppetry techniques — and secrets! — from an expert. Master puppeteer Chad Williams of WonderSpark Puppets incorporates moves from Bu Dai Xi, glove puppetry, and other traditions to create his modern, dynamic hand puppetry style.
Register for both Beginner and Advanced Hand Puppetry Techniques to receive 15% off!
Recommended for adults 18+
About the Instructor
Chad Williams is Co-Artistic Director of WonderSpark Puppets and has toured and taught puppetry internationally. He has written, directed, and performed over 20 solo puppet plays for family audiences with hundreds of performances every year. Chad is a recognized master of hand puppetry, authoring the award-winning manual 50 Hand Puppet Techniques: Hidden Secrets and Tricks Revealed and its Advanced! sequel. He has trained puppeteers, teachers, actors, therapists and others in his unique Two-Finger Style, at universities and puppet festivals at home and abroad since 2019.
