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WORKSHOPS

Improv and puppetry for kids, adults and professionals

I lead interactive workshops that use improvisation and puppetry to encourage creativity, communication, confidence and play.

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Workshops can be developed for children and teenagers, adults, schools and community organizations, performers and improvisers, and workplace teams.

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IMPROV FOR KIDS + ADULTS

I teach improv to kids and adults in Chicago — in English and French. I founded the improv for kids program at Home Comedy Theater and have taught at the Lycée Français de Chicago.

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I’ve developed and taught improv programs for children and lead workshops for schools, community organizations and adults.

Amy Kraft kids improv program Home Comedy theater

Kids playing onstage after an improv class at Home Comedy Theater.

Photo courtesy of Amy Kraft.

Amy Kraft Klutz book The Science of Rainbows

Amy leads a workshop at the Lycee Francais de Chicago.

Photo courtesy of Amy Kraft.

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PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS

I also lead workshops for professionals, with a particular focus on journalists, healthcare communicators and brain injury survivors.

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My workshops use improv tools to sharpen listening, storytelling and on-the-spot thinking.

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I’ve led workshops for journalists at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ annual conference.

IMPROV + PUPPETRY

I lead interactive workshops that use improvisation and puppetry to encourage creativity, communication, confidence and play.
 

I’ve led puppetry and improvisation workshops for performers at theaters in Chicago and presented puppetry work as part of World Puppetry Day at the Field Museum.

Amy Kraft with her puppet Gum Gum at improvised puppet show Chicago
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS

I work with international organizations and improv festivals to craft specialized workshops on improvising with puppets. In these workshops, participants learn how to build performance-ready puppets and how to bring them to life.

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At the 2026 Impronale Improv Festival in Halle, Germany, I led a three-day workshop on improvising with puppets. Over three days, participants built a performance-ready puppet and learned how to bring it to life through a combination of improv and puppetry exercises.

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Photo courtesy of Markus Scholz

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Photo courtesy of Markus Scholz

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Photo courtesy of Markus Scholz

PUPPET-BUILDING WORKSHOPS

I regularly offer puppet-building workshops at Jenny G’s art supply, where kids and adults learn how to construct a performance-ready sock puppet and bring it to life.​

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