Puppet Showplace Slam

What is a Puppet Slam?

Puppet Showplace Theater stays open late to showcase the region's finest short-form puppetry acts...for adults! Each piece is performed by a different artist, and the content ranges from hilarious to profound and everything in between.  The performers include everyone from veteran professionals to first-time puppeteers, and acts often feature musicians, dancers, circus performers, and other affiliated artists.


Upcoming Slams

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May 17
50th Anniversary Puppet Slam

May 17 ( Sat) 2025

Celebrate 50 years of Puppet Showplace Theater with a super special puppet slam at Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre! More details to come.

Not sure what to expect?

Check out our behind-the-scenes demo from our July 2020 slam to learn how everyone performed from their homes!

Boston-based Little's Creatures holds the record for most consecutive slam performances...

Recorded live at Puppet Showplace in March of 2010.

Performers Wanted!

Interested in performing in the Puppet Showplace Slam? E-mail our artistic programming team at artistic@puppetshowplace.org with a description of your piece. Photos and videos welcome! 

Thank you to Heather Henson and the Puppet Slam Network for supporting this program.

 

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Our Mission

Puppet Showplace Theater is dedicated to presenting outstanding puppetry to diverse audiences through performances, workshops, and community outreach activities.

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Puppet Showplace Theater is supported by...

 

Puppet Showplace Theater is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England Arts Resilience Fund, part of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations and the Mellon Foundation, with major funding from the federal CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan from the National Endowment for the Arts.