WORKSHOP: Puppeteering Your Voice A sonic dive into voice acting, foley, & creating character in puppet performance Led by: Charlie Malave (@thecharlieuniverse) 11/30/2026 @ 6-9pm Free Street Storefront (@freestreetchicago) 4625 S Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60609
About: In this beginner workshop, folks of all backgrounds will learn different techniques, hacks, & approaches to all things voice and sound in puppetry, from environment building, ensemble soundscapes, & answering the age old question: "what does this puppet sound like?" Focusing on analog foley, voice acting, & expressing emotion through puppets without forgetting one of the most critical and commonly overlooked elements in puppetry: sound!
About the artist: Charlie Malave' aka Charlie Universe aka Charlie Wednesday, is a musician, multi-instrumentalist, performing artist, and video maker whose body of work has produced an array of unique instruments, compositions, music videos, and theatrical productions.
He is the guitarist and current Artistic Director for Mucca Pazza (a performance-art, marching band/rock band/orchestra), and half of the Creative Weirdo team which produces Adventure Sandwich (a cartoon-ish cardboard-based family show). As Charlie Wednesday, he is the bandleader and co-host of Mr. and Mrs. Wednesday-Night (a mostly-improvised fever dream of music and variety).
