Our mainstage shows are great for kids and families to enjoy together! See Puppets at Night for shows aimed at teens and adults.
Masks are welcomed, and are available at the door for your use.
Tickets are required for all children over 12 months of age and all adult attendees and chaperones.
Dec 21 (Sat): 10:30 am (SOLD OUT) | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 22 (Sun): 10:30 am (SOLD OUT) | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 23 (Mon): 10:30 am (SOLD OUT) | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 24 (Tues): 10:30 am (SOLD OUT) | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 27 (Fri): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Dec 28 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Dec 29 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Dec 31 (Tues): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 1 (Wed): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 11 ( Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
A baby bird goes on a voyage of growth, flight, and the changing seasons in this heartwarming story.
All ages welcome, recommended for 1 - 6
Hand puppetry and live music
Jan 12 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm (PWYC)
A baby bird goes on a voyage of growth, flight, and the changing seasons in this heartwarming story.
All ages welcome, recommended for 1 - 6
Hand puppetry and live music
Jan 18 ( Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
The Light House is an interactive shadow puppetry tale that celebrates kindness, magic adventures, and friendship!
All ages welcome, recommended for 3 - 8
Shadow puppetry and interactive performance
Jan 19 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
The Light House is an interactive shadow puppetry tale that celebrates kindness, magic adventures, and friendship!
All ages welcome, recommended for 3 - 8
Shadow puppetry and interactive performance
Jan 20 (Mon) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
The classic story of a young woman whose good heart transports her from rags to royalty, with a few unexpected twists!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4-8
Marionettes
Jan 25 ( Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Join mischievous Monkey King in saving a village from a hungry river monster!
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 10
Bu Dai Xi hand puppetry and live music
Jan 26 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Join mischievous Monkey King in saving a village from a hungry river monster!
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 10
Bu Dai Xi hand puppetry and live music
Feb 1 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
A gloriously silly and inventive ode to the feelings we have when we choose our clothes… and what happens when our clothes come to life.
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 8
Mixed puppetry styles
Feb 2 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
A gloriously silly and inventive ode to the feelings we have when we choose our clothes… and what happens when our clothes come to life.
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 8
Mixed puppetry styles
Feb 8 ( Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Help Sylvie and her family of homespun creatures find a new home in this joyously silly and deeply poignant show.
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 13
Mixed puppetry styles
Feb 9 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Help Sylvie and her family of homespun creatures find a new home in this joyously silly and deeply poignant show.
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 13
Mixed puppetry styles
Feb 15 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Whimsical marionette lions, recycled dinosaurs, and found-object “moving sculptures” — enter the wonderful world of Jeghetto’s workshop!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3 - 10
Marionettes and rod puppets
Feb 16 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm (PWYC)
Whimsical marionette lions, recycled dinosaurs, and found-object “moving sculptures” — enter the wonderful world of Jeghetto’s workshop!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3 - 10
Marionettes and rod puppets
Feb 17 (Mon) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
Whimsical marionette lions, recycled dinosaurs, and found-object “moving sculptures” — enter the wonderful world of Jeghetto’s workshop!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3 - 10
Marionettes and rod puppets
Feb 18 (Tues) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Whimsical marionette lions, recycled dinosaurs, and found-object “moving sculptures” — enter the wonderful world of Jeghetto’s workshop!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3 - 10
Marionettes and rod puppets
March 8 ( Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Join Coati and a cast of Mexican wildlife for three original stories celebrating tacos and the place they were created.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Hand puppetry
March 9 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
Join Coati and a cast of Mexican wildlife for three original stories celebrating tacos and the place they were created.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Hand puppetry
March 15 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When the Grimm family’s fabulous contraption malfunctions, they have to invent a new way of storytelling on the spot, with some help from the audience!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
March 22 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When the Grimm family’s fabulous contraption malfunctions, they have to invent a new way of storytelling on the spot, with some help from the audience!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
March 23 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When the Grimm family’s fabulous contraption malfunctions, they have to invent a new way of storytelling on the spot, with some help from the audience!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
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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.
