Course Categories: Puppeteer Rune Path

Develop a story through an opening, turning point and close, rehearsing its timing and audience connection.

Shape a performable skit with clear action, dialogue, stage directions and an audience in mind.

Read and mark the script, attend to cues and help the ensemble agree useful revisions.

Prepare a small demonstration, invite someone to try the skill and adapt your explanation to their feedback.

Develop a distinct secondary Character and show how its voice, movement and purpose complement the ensemble.

Choose a community partner and agree a theme whose message the troupe will shape with them.

Bring your primary Character’s biography, voice, movement and motivation together in a short scene.

Plan blocking and sightlines, then rehearse entrances, exits and coordinated lighting, music or sound cues.

Give your puppet a clear focus and intention through gaze, breath, posture, weight and controlled movement.

Design, make and test an agreed puppet, prop, costume or useful troupe item, choosing suitable materials and construction methods.