Our puppetry programs for kids bring creativity and learning to school breaks! Artists and puppeteers teach our February vacation week program, April vacation week program, and summer break programs for ages 7 to 14.
Feb 17 (Mon) - Feb 21 (Fri) | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Puppetry is exercise for your imagination! Join the Teaching Artists of Puppet Showplace Theater for one week of fun puppet-building and performance activities during your school vacation week.
Open to students in grades 2–6; grades 7–9 can apply to be Junior Puppet Counselors!
Apr 21 (Mon) - Apr 25 (Fri) | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Puppetry is exercise for your imagination! Join the Teaching Artists of Puppet Showplace Theater for one week of fun puppet-building and performance activities during your school vacation week.
Open to students in grades 2–6; grades 7–9 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!
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!
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!
Tues Apr 16- Fri Apr 19 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - WAITLIST
Four days of puppet building and performance activities with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen!
Open to ages 8-11
Tues Feb 20 - Fri Feb 23 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Four days of puppet building and performance activities with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen!
Open to ages 8-11
Mon Aug 28 - Fri Sept 1 | 9:00 am - 3:30 pm WAITLIST
One week of fun puppet building and performance activities with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen. End your summer with puppets!
Ages 9-14
Mon Aug 21 - Fri Aug 25 | 9:00 am - 3:30 pm WAITLIST
One week of fun puppet building and performance activities with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen. End your summer with puppets!
Ages 9-14
Mon Jul 10 - Fri Jul 14 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Learn how to build imaginary characters and bring them to life in our hands-on puppet-making studio!
Ages 7 - 10
Wed Jul 5 - Fri Jul 7 | 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Dive into the wildly creative and interdisciplinary world of puppetry arts!
Four groups by grade: K & 1, 2 & 3, 4 & 5, 6 -8
Tues Apr 18 - Fri Apr 21 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Four days of puppet building and performance activities with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen!
Open to grades 1 -4
Session 1: Tues Feb 21 - Fri Feb 24
Session 2: Tues Apr 18 - Fri Apr 21
Four days of fun puppet building and performance activities with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen. This week’s theme is simple marionette construction and performance!
Open to grades 1 -4
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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.
