Drama / Theater Lectures and Demonstrations

Our basic puppetry experience for a theater / drama class is outlined below. With prior arrangement, we could add other aspects, more in-depth discussion or additional sessions, including storytelling techniques and playwriting.

This experience includes:

1. Watching the set up of the stage: 

• Seeing how it compactly folds to easily fit into a vehicle
• Learning the names of the various parts of the stage
• Observing the attaching of the curtains and decorations
• Discovering where and how lights and sound equipment are attached and manipulated

2. Dave will explain every aspect of puppet theatre, as used by the Roz Puppets, including:

• the type of puppets used in his performances
• puppet manipulation
• voicing various puppets
• the stage type he uses (pictured to the right)

3. Dave will explain the basic aspects of rod and hand puppets, including:

• definitions
• manipulation
• description of the basics of how they are created
• age-appropriate history and details

There will be time for questions from the students throughout the demonstration.

With prior arrangement, groups of up to 4 students at a time can try their hand at using basic puppets (rod or hand puppets) behind the stage.