Explore the Fairy Tale Forest!
Come along with Lucky Duck and his friends for an interactive, silly rendition of the classic story: Little Red Riding Hood! on Nov 22 & 23!
Plus, stay after the show for a dress-up station and coloring sheets!
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Nov 22 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
Come along with Lucky Duck and his friends from the Fairy Tale Forest in this interactive, silly rendition of this classic story.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Hand, hand and rod, and rod puppets
Nov 23 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Come along with Lucky Duck and his friends from the Fairy Tale Forest in this interactive, silly rendition of this classic story.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Hand, hand and rod, and rod puppets
Nov 28 (Fri) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
While lost in the woods, Hansel and Gretel encounter many challenges (including a witch!) and must call upon their inner reserves to make it through in this beautiful adaptation.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 9
Marionettes
Nov 29 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
While lost in the woods, Hansel and Gretel encounter many challenges (including a witch!) and must call upon their inner reserves to make it through in this beautiful adaptation.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 9
Marionettes
Nov 30 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
While lost in the woods, Hansel and Gretel encounter many challenges (including a witch!) and must call upon their inner reserves to make it through in this beautiful adaptation.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 9
Marionettes
Dec 6 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
When two trolls take care of the fairies’ garden, they have to decide what’s more important — their deluxe toaster or the fairies’ cherished tree?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Hand puppets and live lute music
Dec 7 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When two trolls take care of the fairies’ garden, they have to decide what’s more important — their deluxe toaster or the fairies’ cherished tree?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Hand puppets and live lute music
Dec 13 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
How do you play dreidel and why? Join Ziva the cat as she goes back to the time of the first Hanukkah to recover the missing letters on her dreidel!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Hand puppets
Dec 14 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
How do you play dreidel and why? Join Ziva the cat as she goes back to the time of the first Hanukkah to recover the missing letters on her dreidel!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Hand puppets
Dec 19 (Fri) 2025: 4:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 20 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 21 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 22 (Mon) 2025: 4:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 23 (Tues) 2025: 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 24 (Wed) 2025: 10:30 am
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 27 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When a wicked witch curses the baby princess Aurora, the entire kingdom falls into a deep sleep. Will a prince with a true heart arrive in time to break the spell?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes
Dec 28 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When a wicked witch curses the baby princess Aurora, the entire kingdom falls into a deep sleep. Will a prince with a true heart arrive in time to break the spell?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes
Dec 29 (Mon) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When a wicked witch curses the baby princess Aurora, the entire kingdom falls into a deep sleep. Will a prince with a true heart arrive in time to break the spell?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes
Dec 30 (Tues) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When a wicked witch curses the baby princess Aurora, the entire kingdom falls into a deep sleep. Will a prince with a true heart arrive in time to break the spell?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes
Jan 1 (Thu) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother and sets off to find adventure — and lunch! — in Mr. McGregor’s garden.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 2 (Fri) 2026: 10:30am | 1:00 pm
Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother and sets off to find adventure — and lunch! — in Mr. McGregor’s garden.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 3 (Sat) 2026: 10:30am | 1:00 pm
Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother and sets off to find adventure — and lunch! — in Mr. McGregor’s garden.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 4 (Sun) 2026: 10:30am | 1:00 pm
Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother and sets off to find adventure — and lunch! — in Mr. McGregor’s garden.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 17 (Sat) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
What happens when a penguin scientist crash lands in the jungle?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes and rod puppets
Jan 18 (Sun) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
What happens when a penguin scientist crash lands in the jungle?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes and rod puppets
Jan 19 (Mon) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
What happens when a penguin scientist crash lands in the jungle?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes and rod puppets
Jan 24 (Sat) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
What happens when a penguin scientist crash lands in the jungle?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes and rod puppets
Jan 25 (Sun) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
What happens when a penguin scientist crash lands in the jungle?
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes and rod puppets
Jan 31 (Sat) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Party Animals follows five furry friends as they navigate the biggest social hurdle of their young lives — throwing their first party! Featuring incredibly catchy, original rock 'n' roll music.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 9
Hand puppetry
Feb 1 (Sun) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Party Animals follows five furry friends as they navigate the biggest social hurdle of their young lives — throwing their first party! Featuring incredibly catchy, original rock 'n' roll music.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 9
Hand puppetry
Feb 16 (Mon) - Feb 20 (Fri) 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Explore storytelling and performance with Fantastic Fairy Tales! In this one-week program, kids will dive into the art of storytelling, building skills in narration, structure, and presentation.
2nd - 8th Graders
Apr 20 (Mon) - Apr 24 (Fri) 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Calling all kids who love butterflies, nature, bugs, and puppets! In Butterflies!, you’ll learn about the life cycle of butterflies and build your own puppet stage, plus rod and shadow puppets to complete it.
2nd - 8th Graders
Jan 20 (Tues) & Jan 22 (Thurs) | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jump into marionettes with this two-day evening workshop — perfect for beginners!
Recommended for adults and teens 13+
Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17 (Tues) 2026 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Discover the movement and stories within different materials in this four-session weekly class, culminating in a short performance!
Recommended for adults 18+
Feb 6 (Fri) 2026: 8:00 pm
Something wicked creeps beyond the veil and into this world… Tempus CarniVEIL blends poetry and puppetry into a sensory feast that blurs the line between abstraction and nostalgia.
Recommended for adults and teens ages 14+
Cantastoria, string, hand & more
Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24 (Tues) 2026 | 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
What do translucent buffalo hides and overhead projectors have in common? Find out (and make your own puppet!) in this introductory level class with Puppet Showplace’s Resident Artist Sarah Nolen.
Recommended for adults and teens 16+
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Paul Vincent Davis, an acclaimed puppeteer whose artistry, mentorship, and advocacy helped shape American puppet theater for generations, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on Monday, August 4.
That was the sweet exclamation from the audience during one performance of Party Animals by Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion (and the resident artist of Puppet Showplace), during the show’s premiere run on June 7 - 15.
Puppet Showplace is a home for many artists, including musician Tony Leva of The Gottabees — who shares his “open letter to Puppet Showplace” below!
Puppet Showplace Theater is dedicated to presenting outstanding puppetry to diverse audiences through performances, workshops, and community outreach activities.
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.
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