May 11 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Go on a pink and furry adventure with Bella and her friends through a beautiful garden to meet silly bugs, creepy-crawlers, and musical surprises!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2-5
Mixed puppetry styles: Muppet-style, table top, and rod puppets

May 12 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Go on a pink and furry adventure with Bella and her friends through a beautiful garden to meet silly bugs, creepy-crawlers, and musical surprises!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2-5
Mixed puppetry styles: Muppet-style, table top, and rod puppets

June 1 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Meet the Fairy Tailor, hard at work in her enchanted shop, where dressing racks and laundry baskets are known to have a mind of their own. Watch as she transforms everyday garments into extraordinary characters from classic fairytales!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4-9
Mixed puppetry styles

June 2 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Meet the Fairy Tailor, hard at work in her enchanted shop, where dressing racks and laundry baskets are known to have a mind of their own. Watch as she transforms everyday garments into extraordinary characters from classic fairytales!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4-9
Mixed puppetry styles

On Saturday June 8, join us to kick off our 50th Anniversary Year, featuring Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) performances at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm, a grown-ups happy hour following the 4:00 pm show, and extra fun in the lobby during the day.

June 9 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Meet the Fairy Tailor, hard at work in her enchanted shop, where dressing racks and laundry baskets are known to have a mind of their own. Watch as she transforms everyday garments into extraordinary characters from classic fairytales!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4-9
Mixed puppetry styles

This summer, we’re bringing marvelous puppetry to a neighborhood near you!

Stay tuned for dates and location details.

Come celebrate the beautiful — and bizarre! — life cycle transformations that happen every day on our planet. We’ll sing and dance to help polliwogs become frogs and butterflies hatch out of chrysalises.

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-9
Mixed puppetry styles: rod puppets, hand puppets, and masks, plus original music.

July 27 (Sat): 10:30 am

Leopard loves to scare the other animals in the jungle, until one day Rabbit turns the tables on her. Cute hand puppets, humorous quips, original music, and an anti-bullying message worth hearing make this one show you won’t want to miss!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4-10
Hand puppetry and original music

Aug 3 (Sat): 10:30 am

A brand new marionette show about the curious little gliding cousins of possums! Watch as they embark on sweet and simple adventures, including outsmarting a snake, seeking shooting stars, and following a rainbow.

All ages welcome, recommended for 4-8
Marionettes in a table-top toy theater, with miniature scenery

Aug 10 (Sat): 10:30 am

When Jack sells the family cow for some magic beans, he launches his family on a GIANT adventure! Don’t miss this joyous and imaginative adaptation of the classic tale.

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-8
Mixed puppetry styles: hand puppets, figures, marionettes, and masks

Aug 17 (Sat): 10:30 am

Join puppeteer, ukulele rockstar, and all around funny guy Harry LaCoste for his family-friendly variety show! Along with his fuzzy puppet pals, Harry will sing songs you know, tell jokes you might not, and charm you with his interactive storytelling.

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2-7
Hand puppets, live music, and more

July 15 (Mon) - July 19 (Fri) | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Half Day - Pocket Puppets with Sarah Nolen

One week of fun puppet building and performance activities with our Resident Artists!

Open to rising 2nd - 6th graders.
Rising 7th - 9th graders can apply to be Junior Puppet Counselors!

Aug 19 (Mon) -  Aug 23 (Fri) | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm — WAITLIST
Full Day with Sarah Nolen

One week of fun puppet building and performance activities with our Resident Artists!

Open to rising 2nd - 6th graders.
Rising 7th - 9th graders can apply to be Junior Puppet Counselors!

Aug 26 (Mon) -  Aug 30 (Fri)  | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm — WAITLIST
Full Day with CactusHead Puppets

One week of fun puppet building and performance activities with our Resident Artists!

Open to rising 2nd - 6th graders.
Rising 7th - 9th graders can apply to be Junior Puppet Counselors!

May 17 (Fri): 8:00 pm

Ladies and gentlemen, funky folk and party people, step into the kooky world of A Slice of Crazy Pie, a cabaret-style marionette puppet show that will have you shivering, laughing, and wondering if you had too much to drink.

Recommended for mature audiences 16+
Marionettes

May 18 (Sat): 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

How do you make a marionette move? What connects its parts and pieces? Can you (yes, you!) make your very first marionette in an hour? Learn all this and more in an afternoon workshop with the incomparable Madison J. Cripps!

Ages 18+

May 18 (Sat): 8:00 pm

Ladies and gentlemen, funky folk and party people, step into the kooky world of A Slice of Crazy Pie, a cabaret-style marionette puppet show that will have you shivering, laughing, and wondering if you had too much to drink.

Recommended for mature audiences 16+
Marionettes

On Saturday June 8, join us to kick off our 50th Anniversary Year, featuring Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) performances at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm, a grown-ups happy hour following the 4:00 pm show, and extra fun in the lobby during the day.

Wednesdays July 10 - Aug 7 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Learn fundamental hand puppetry performance techniques with resident artist Sarah Nolen in this five week class.

Ages 16+

July 20 (Sat): 8:00 pm

Join us for an evening of short-form puppetry for adults, featuring a range of puppetry styles, beer and wine, and a guaranteed good time.

Ages 16+

August 8 & 9 (two day workshop) | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Explore the expressive principles and acting techniques of performing with tabletop puppets with Jacek Zuzanski of Dream Tale Puppets.

Ages 16+