The Ballads and Crankies of PST!

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Tuesday, April 24
7:30pm

"Ballads and Crankies: A Night of Traditional Music, Collected Stories, and New Illustrations" combines the talents of old time fiddler Anna Roberts-Gevalt, ballad singer Elizabeth LaPrelle and shadow puppeteer Katherine Fahey.

Experience mountain stories and music through the magic of illustrated scrolls called "crankies." Reminiscent of shadow puppetry, these artists bring their stories to life with quilted cloth, ink and linoleum prints, and candlelit paper cuts.

BUY TICKETS

About the performers: Baltimore artist Katherine Fahey is a shadow puppeteer, singer, and printmaker, whose recent collaborations have brought shadow puppetry to the independent music scene, most notably her music video for music duo Wye Oak.

Anna & Elizabeth, from Virginia, present sparsely arranged ballads, hymns, lullabies and rousing fiddle and banjo tunes that are deeply rooted in the stories and kitchen music of the mountains they call home. They have spent the past year collecting songs and stories of music and the mountains, which they have been sharing across Virginia and the US, recently focusing on the stories and music of ballad singers Addie Graham of East Kentucky and Texas Gladden of Virginia.

OPEN TO ALL KIDS between the ages of 7-12!

This summer, PST partners with the Brookline Recreation Department to bring exciting summer camps to the Brookline community! Currently, the camps are open to all kids aged 7-12! (You don't have to be a Brookline resident!)

Monster Makers
Puppet Building & Design Camp
with Brad Shur, PST Artist-in-Residence



Date: 6/25 through 6/29, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Age: 7-12
Location: Puppet Showplace Theatre

REGISTER ONLINE
Activity Number 108006

About the Camp: Can you imagine the world’s craziest monster? Do you like making stuff by hand? Then Puppet Showplace Theatre wants YOU for Monster Makers! In this new one-week summer camp kids will experience the process of puppet design, resulting in the creation of original hand-crafted monster puppets. Led by PST’s Artist in Residence, students will explore the materials and mechanisms used by professional puppet builders to create the creatures that only exist in their imaginations.

Students will also take on mini-projects that exercise core artistic skills such as drawing and sculpting. Craftsmanship, attention to detail, and project-planning skills will also be learned along the way. In addition to puppetry activities, campers also will enjoy fun recreational outings led by counselors from the Brookline Recreation Department.

About the Instructor: Brad Shur is the Artist in Residence at PST where he regularly performs for family and adult audiences. He is a graduate of RISD, and has taught puppetry classes of students of all ages across the country.

---

Talk to the Hand
Puppetry and Performance Skills Camp
with Jacek Zuzanski of Dream Tale Puppets



Date: 8/20 through 8/24, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Age: 7-12
Location: Puppet Showplace Theatre

REGISTER ONLINE
Activity Number 108008

About the Camp: Puppeteers can bring entire worlds to life using just the tips of their fingers. Want to know their secrets? Now is your chance! In this new one-week summer camp students will explore the manipulation techniques used to bring different styles of puppets to life.

In a typical day, students will spend a morning session working with a professional performer (actors and puppeteers) to learn tools for expressing themselves ranging from voice acting to storytelling to hand puppet techniques and team puppetry. In the afternoons, students will devise, rehearse, and perform an original play, using the puppetry and performance skills they have acquired. In addition to puppetry activities, campers also will enjoy fun recreational outings led by counselors from the Brookline Recreation Department.

About the Instructor: Jacek Zuzanski has a Master of Art degree from The State Puppetry Institute in Wrocław, Poland, and The Ministry for Art and Culture’s Stage Directing Certificate. Jacek currently teaches acting and puppetry at the Cape Cod Conservatory and at the Falmouth Academy.

Are you ready for the Amazing Gnip Gnop Circus? PST is!

APRIL VACATION WEEK AT PST!

Thu & Fri | April 19 & 20 | 10:30am & 1pm
Sat & Sun | April 21 & 22 | 1pm & 3pm

You haven't seen a circus until you've seen the Amazing Gnip Gnop Circus by Z. Puppets Rosenschnoz at PST!

BUY TICKETS

About the show: Step right up and be astounded by this magnificent glow-in-the-dark Ping Pong ball circus spectacular. Acrobats! Tightrope Walkers! Clowns! Wild Animals! All 100% authentic Ping Pong Ball performers, guaranteed to glow in the dark! We promise you will never look at table tennis the same way again. Featuring the performers of Z. Puppets Rosenschnoz, visiting all the way from Minnesota!

About the performer: Z Puppets Rosenschnoz delights children and their adults with feats of imagination, mixing hand-crafted puppetry, zany comedy with live music. Z Puppets artists Shari Aronson & Chris Griffith have earned many awards, including support from the Jim Henson Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts and the Puppeteers of America. Based in Minneapolis, Z Puppets tour their family-friendly comedies across the country. Appearances have included the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the National Puppetry Festival, the Walker Art Center and Boston’s Puppet Showplace Theatre.

Silly Adults! PST Workshops are for YOU!

ADULT WORKSHOPS AT PST!

We're so happy our monster-building workshop was a success - good thing we're having another workshop! If you loved monster-building and are itching for another class or you missed out and want to try something new at PST, check out our new workshop for May!

Fundamentals of Silly Voices

A fun, creative vocal technique class
for actors and puppeteers!

Instructor: Brenda Huggins
Four sessions, May 7 - 28
Monday nights, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $95 (PST members save 10%!)

Register Online!

Puppeteers are known for their vocal versatility. Want to learn their secrets? Whether you're a singer or actor, comedian or magician, a politician or a puppeteer, this foundational skills class will give you everything you need for excellent and creative vocal performance.

Students will explore their own vocal range while learning techniques for proper breath support, projection, and good vocal health. The class will cover the basics of vocal techniques and philosophies such as Linklater, Laban, Alexander, and Bel Canto. Building from these core ideas, the class will then explore connections between voice, character, and storytelling. Puppetry performance exercises, such as discovering voices in found objects and voicing multiple puppet characters in one scene, will be incorporated throughout the class. Participants will be encouraged to learn from each other while practicing their newly-acquired skills in a fun, safe, and supportive environment.

Kick off PST's April Vacation Week with Jack and the Beanstalk!

APRIL VACATION WEEK AT PST!

Mon - Wed | Apr 16 - 18 | 10:30am & 1pm

First in the line up during the week for April vacation at PST is the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk - with puppets! And a few other fun surprises from Dream Tale Puppets.

BUY TICKETS

About the show: Sent to the market to sell his old cow, Jack returns home with a measly handful of beans. Jack is in disgrace until. . . the beans become a beanstalk, the beanstalk leads to adventure, and Jack has a chance at fame and fortune. All he has to do is outwit a very hungry giant! Crabgrass Puppet Theatre's hilarious retelling of the tallest of tales is full of fun and loaded with laughs. Colorful scenery, exciting puppetry and a delightful musical score combine to create a giant-sized entertainment for all ages.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Dream Tale Puppets is a continuation of the Story and Puppet Time project which began at the Cape Cod Children’s Museum in April 2003. It consists of accomplished puppeteers Jacek Zuzanski & Norina Reif.

Jacek Zuzanski has a Master of Art degree from The State Puppetry Institute in Wrocław, Poland, and The Ministry for Art and Culture’s Stage Directing Certificate. Jacek currently teaches acting and puppetry at the Cape Cod Conservatory and at the Falmouth Academy.

Norina Reif leads Toddler Story time at Falmouth Library and she is also a playgroup coordinator specializing in early childhood development. She also performs with Falmouth Theatre Guild and Cotuit Center for the Arts.

"Magic Soup" returns to PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST!

Wed & Thurs | Apr 11 & 12 | 10:30am
Fri | Apr 13 | 3:30pm (After School Program)
Sat & Sun | Apr 14 & 15 | 1pm & 3pm

BUY TICKETS

Drink up PST's artist-in-residence Brad Shur's imaginative puppeteering of traditional Jewish tales!

About the show: Uncle Murray is coming over for dinner, but there's no food in sight! A young man's search for a family recipe ends up bringing folk tales to life...in his kitchen. Based on a collection of traditional Yiddish stories, "The Magic Soup" teaches that it is those with wit, humor and imagination who have the best chance of filling their bellies -- and fulfilling their dreams.

Performed with mixed styles of puppetry, including rod, shadow and tabletop.

Recommended for ages 4 and up.

About the performer: Brad Shur is currently the artist-in-residence at PST. He has been active in the professional puppeteering world for over a decade, ever since he was studying at the Rhode Island School of Design. Brad performs with all forms of puppetry, from rod puppets and shadow puppets to Japanese bunraku puppets and marionettes. In 2007, Brad built and designed puppets of the 10 American Idol finalists for a Ford commercial which you can view here.

Peter and the Wolf - with marionettes!

THIS WEEK AT PST!

Wed & Thurs	April 4 & 5	10:30am
Friday	April 6	10:30am & 1pm
Saturday	April 7	1pm & 3pm

In the classic tale of "Peter and the Wolf," young boy Peter decides to save his village from the wolf with the help of his animal friends. National Marionette brings the story to PST with marionette puppets!

BUY TICKETS

About the show: Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf has enchanted audiences since its premier in 1936. Based on the original Russian Folktale, National Marionette Theatre’s version of the story features the beautiful music from Prokofiev’s orchestral score combined with stunning scenery and hand crafted marionettes. Set in turn of the century Russia, our production tells the story of how Peter, along with his animal friends captures the wolf.

Recommended for ages 5 & up.

About the performer: One of the oldest running marionette theaters in the US, National Marionette Theatre was founded in 1967 by artistic director David A. Syrotiak. For over 40 years, this award-winning company has been entertaining audiences around the world and are noted for their amazing manipulation technique and imaginative fully staged productions.

The company has received critical acclaim both here in the United States and abroad and was the first American marionette theater to receive the prestigious UNIMA award for excellence in puppetry. These days, shows are performed by David and Peter Syrotiak, sons of the artistic director. They have been building and performing with the company since their teenage years and are dedicated to keeping the tradition of professional puppetry alive in the United States.

Celebrate the National Day of Puppetry with us!

NATIONAL DAY OF PUPPETRY 2012
APRIL 28 - ALL DAY!

What is it?
The Puppeteers of America started the National Day of Puppetry in 1999 as a way to celebrate the art of puppetry. This year, PST and the Boston Area Guild of Puppetry (BAGOP) join up with performers and presents across New England to present a full day of fun puppetry events!

PST Presents: Puppet Karaoke Party!

Times: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: Puppet Showplace Theatre
Cost: Suggested donations
$10 to $20 for families of 4
$5 per individual

That's right, it's a Puppet Karaoke Party! BYOP (Bring Your Own Puppet) or borrow one of ours for your chance to perform on the PST stage! Other activities throughout the evening include a puppet-making station and the chance to win awesome prizes with our raffle at the end of the night. Free pizza and cake for all!

View a full schedule for the day on our website!

Peter Rabbit hops over to PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Wed & Thurs | March 28 & 29 | 10:30am
Sat & Sun | March 31 & Apr 1 | 1pm & 3pm

Your favorite mischievous rabbit is now at PST in his own puppet show!

BUY TICKETS

About the show: Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit stories have been loved for generations. Now Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre brings them to life in irresistible style with clever scenery and turn-of-the-century costumes for an unforgettable theater experience. Included are: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, and The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.

About the performer: Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre, the performing division of Puppet Perceptions, Inc., is a Philadelphia area based performing company founded in 1981. Co-directors Marianne and Tom Tucker have performed at puppet, folk, ethnic and street festivals; and at craft fairs, shopping centers, theaters and schools around the country. Audiences from small children to senior citizens have enjoyed the variety of styles skillfully displayed in their interesting programs.

Save Your Summer! Come to a PST Summer Camp!

This summer, PST partners with the Brookline Recreation Department to bring exciting summer camps to the Brookline community! Currently, the camps are available only to Brookline residents.

Monster Makers
Puppet Building & Design Camp
with Brad Shur, PST Artist-in-Residence



Date: 6/25 through 6/29, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Age: 7-12
Location: Puppet Showplace Theatre

REGISTER ONLINE
Activity Number 108006

About the Camp: Can you imagine the world’s craziest monster? Do you like making stuff by hand? Then Puppet Showplace Theatre wants YOU for Monster Makers! In this new one-week summer camp kids will experience the process of puppet design, resulting in the creation of original hand-crafted monster puppets. Led by PST’s Artist in Residence, students will explore the materials and mechanisms used by professional puppet builders to create the creatures that only exist in their imaginations.

Students will also take on mini-projects that exercise core artistic skills such as drawing and sculpting. Craftsmanship, attention to detail, and project-planning skills will also be learned along the way. In addition to puppetry activities, campers also will enjoy fun recreational outings led by counselors from the Brookline Recreation Department.

About the Instructor: Brad Shur is the Artist in Residence at PST where he regularly performs for family and adult audiences. He is a graduate of RISD, and has taught puppetry classes of students of all ages across the country.

---

Talk to the Hand
Puppetry and Performance Skills Camp
with Jacek Zuzanski of Dream Tale Puppets



Date: 8/20 through 8/24, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Age: 7-12
Location: Puppet Showplace Theatre

REGISTER ONLINE
Activity Number 108008

About the Camp: Puppeteers can bring entire worlds to life using just the tips of their fingers. Want to know their secrets? Now is your chance! In this new one-week summer camp students will explore the manipulation techniques used to bring different styles of puppets to life.

In a typical day, students will spend a morning session working with a professional performer (actors and puppeteers) to learn tools for expressing themselves ranging from voice acting to storytelling to hand puppet techniques and team puppetry. In the afternoons, students will devise, rehearse, and perform an original play, using the puppetry and performance skills they have acquired. In addition to puppetry activities, campers also will enjoy fun recreational outings led by counselors from the Brookline Recreation Department.

About the Instructor: Jacek Zuzanski has a Master of Art degree from The State Puppetry Institute in Wrocław, Poland, and The Ministry for Art and Culture’s Stage Directing Certificate. Jacek currently teaches acting and puppetry at the Cape Cod Conservatory and at the Falmouth Academy.

Aesop (with his Fables) travels to PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Sat & Sun | March 24 & 25 | 1pm & 3pm

Come by PST to see your favorite Aesop's fables come to life - with puppets!

BUY TICKETS

About the show: A treasured collection of favorite fables narrated by Aesop himself. The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse, The Fox and the Grapes, and many more stories are cleverly woven together in this original collection, each featuring the classic Aesop irony and morals.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Sadecky's Puppets comes from the minds of brothers Jay and Michael Sadecky, who have always enjoyed performing with puppets. They founded the company in 1981 and officially made their home in Tarentum, Pennsylvania in 1986. Eventually they started recruiting help from other puppeteers, including their sister Kathy, and now their puppeteer troupes travel to 14 states and perform over 500 shows a year.

Being parents themselves, the Sadeckys understand the importance of building character, so each script deals with values like respect, manners, and honesty and also with issues like peer pressure. They hope that children walk away from their shows both entertained and educated.

Tricksters and Noodleheads come to PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST!

Wed & Thurs | March 21 & 22 | 10:30am

Come to PST this week to watch 3 delightful stories about a rabbit, a goblin, and a woodcutter!

BUY TICKETS

About the show: Meet some clever animals and foolish people in this medley of silly folktales. Watch Brer Rabbit sneak into the vegetable patch to steal a prize-winning pumpkin. Meet a pesky goblin who tries to outwit a hard-working gardener. And see what happens when a mysterious forest creature grants a poor woodcutter three magic wishes. The wishes come with a warning, but will the foolish woodcutter listen?

Hand puppets.
Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Sparky's Puppets have delighted children and family audiences throughout New England for over 30 years. Puppeteer Sparky Davis has degrees in English (B. A., Mt. Holyoke College), education (M. A. T., Brown University) and library science (M.L.S., University of RI) and is a member of Puppeteers of America and the Boston Guild of Puppetry. She began doing puppet shows while working as a children's librarian. Since 1980, she has been performing full-time in schools, libraries and festivals throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, including The Boston Children's Museum, First Night Providence, The RISD Museum, the Puppet Showplace Theatre and countless schools, libraries, and family events.

She also leads workshops for teachers and librarians on using puppets with children. She has presented at regional library conferences and puppetry festivals.

Monsters and Voices and Workshops, Oh My!

WORKSHOPS AT PST!

PST is celebrating spring, and we invite you to try new things - like one of our workshops!

---

Build Your Own Monster Puppet!

Learn how to build your own
monster puppet from fur and foam!

Instructor: Jonathan Little (Little's Creatures)
Three sessions, April 3 - 17
Tuesday nights, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $175 + $30 materials fee
(PST members save 10%!)

Register Online!

Have you always wanted to make your own customized puppet? What about your own pet monster? Well, now you're in luck! This class will give you all of the skills you need to start building your very own puppets (monster or otherwise).

Class participants will be guided step by step through the process of making a moving-mouth puppet with rod-controlled arms, a style frequently used in television puppetry. You will be taught how to properly cut faux fur, how to hide and minimize the appearance of seams, how to create posable hands, and much, much more. In addition to learning how to build the puppet, participants will be introduced to the materials generally used in puppet design, and the common tools every puppet maker needs. Everyone in the class will be expected to sew, use hot glue, and use basic hand tools. Prior building experience is not necessary.

Find out more about Little's Creatures and puppet building in this video!

---

Fundamentals of Silly Voices

A fun, creative vocal technique class
for actors and puppeteers!

Instructor: Brenda Huggins
Four sessions, May 7 - 28
Monday nights, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $95 (PST members save 10%!)

Register Online!

Puppeteers are known for their vocal versatility. Want to learn their secrets? Whether you're a singer or actor, comedian or magician, a politician or a puppeteer, this foundational skills class will give you everything you need for excellent and creative vocal performance.

Students will explore their own vocal range while learning techniques for proper breath support, projection, and good vocal health. The class will cover the basics of vocal techniques and philosophies such as Linklater, Laban, Alexander, and Bel Canto. Building from these core ideas, the class will then explore connections between voice, character, and storytelling. Puppetry performance exercises, such as discovering voices in found objects and voicing multiple puppet characters in one scene, will be incorporated throughout the class. Participants will be encouraged to learn from each other while practicing their newly-acquired skills in a fun, safe, and supportive environment.

Meet the Singing Turtle this week at PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

The Singing Turtle by Paul Vincent Davis, performed by Brad Shur, PST artist in residence

Wed & Thurs | March 14 & 15 | 10:30am
Sat & Sun | March 17 & 18 | 1pm & 3pm

A young boy gets help from a singing turtle in the puppet version of this classic Japanese folktale!

BUY TICKETS

About the show: A young, hard working farm boy, Taro, is desperate to earn money to buy medicine for his sick mother. He overcomes his scheming uncle with help from an amazing turtle in this Japanese folk tale about friendship and generosity.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the show's creator: Paul Vincent Davis is widely recognized as one of America's foremost glove puppeteers. He has received four UNIMA citations for his work, has performed at festivals all over the world, and was honored with the Puppeteers of America President's Award for lifetime achievement. Over the course of his decades-long career Davis created over 15 full-length puppet shows incorporating multiple styles of puppetry but primarily featuring his signature "PVD-style" of legged glove puppets. Davis trained in New York City with Carol Fijan, author of the widely-used instruction book Making Puppets Come Alive. He currently serves on the PST Board of Trustees and is writing a book about the theory and practice of glove puppetry that he hopes will inspire others to create excellent work using this expressive art form.

About the performer: Brad Shur is the Artist in Residence at Puppet Showplace Theatre where he regularly teaches and performs. He has been professionally involved in puppetry for over 10 years. He first began as a performer with the Providence puppet and mask company Big Nazo while a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has toured nationally with Wood & Strings Theatre, a marionette company based in Tennessee, and has worked with the Vermont PuppetTree as a freelance puppet designer and performer.

The first rule of Puppet Showplace Slam...

...IS TO TALK TO EVERYONE ABOUT PUPPET SHOWPLACE SLAM!

March's Puppet Showplace Slam is here!
Sat | March 10 | 8-10pm

Are you ready for it, adult puppet fans? Our bimonthly puppet slam is here!

BUY TICKETS

About the slam: Puppet Showplace Theatre has shows for teens and adults? That's right puppet fans. Every other month we stay open late to bring you the finest in "grown up" puppet entertainment. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll go home googly-eyed. March's slam features special guest David Stephens, visiting all the way from Atlanta, GA!

What's a reluctant dragon? Find out at PST!

THIS WEEK AT PST

Wed & Thurs | Mar 7 & 8 | 10:30am
Fri | Mar 9 | 3:30pm *
Sat & Sun | Mar 10 & 11 | 1pm & 3pm

From All Hands Productions comes a tale of a princess, a knight, and a reluctant dragon! What's a reluctant dragon? Find out in the show!

BUY TICKETS

NEW AFTER SCHOOL SHOWTIME! Friday's performance of "The Reluctant Dragon" marks the premiere of PST's After School program! Come by to see the show and get an exclusive Q&A session with the puppeteers and free refreshments from Whole Foods!

About the show: Princess Penepole loves to read about dragons. Imagine her surprise when she actually meets and befriends one! Upon discovering the potential threat of a dragon in the palace, King Rhubarb charges Sir Reginald to fight the dragon. Will it be a fight to the death? Will it be a draw? Will they even fight at all? Find out in All Hands Productions version of “The Reluctant Dragon.” This show was funded in part by a 2008 Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Founded by David Stephens, All Hands Productions is dedicated to bringing quality puppet productions to children and their parents. A recipient of a 2008 Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant, Stephens hopes to continue fulfilling his goals of presenting quality entertainment to children and their parents.

Goldilocks visits PST!

SPRING CELEBRATION KICKS OFF AT PST!

Sat & Sun | March 3 & 4 | 1pm & 3pm

Magpie Puppets presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears - with a new ending!

BUY TICKETS

About the show: We all know the story—Goldilocks stumbles upon an empty house, gobbles up porridge, breaks a chair, and takes a snooze. She’s awakened by three bears and runs home to her mother. In the Magpie Puppets version, her mother is horrified—not by the bears, but by her daughter’s poor manners! She sends Goldilocks back to apologize, bearing blueberry pancakes and a promise of chair repair. In a departure for Magpie Puppets, this is a tabletop(s) show, with puppeteer Maggie Whalen fully visible. Audience members do aerobics with Mama Bear and help the bears with household chores.

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Magpie Puppets is a one-woman hand puppet theater consisting of Maggie Whalen. Performing puppet shows for children since 1969, she founded Poor People's Puppets in NYC in 1971 which performed in its own storefront theater from 1971-1974. She has also worked with other New England puppeteers: Vermont's Bread & Puppet Theatre and New York's Theater in the New City. Besides performing, Maggie also teaches puppet-making workshops at schools, community centers, and Club Med.

Celebrate Spring at PST!

From March to June, PST is presenting "Spring Celebrations," a collection of shows featuring classic and original stories, along with live music and musical themes!

SHOW CALENDAR

We also have NEW programming on Friday afternoons! Our After School Puppet Shows happen at 3:30pm the second Friday of each spring month (March, April, and May). Here's what to expect at our After School programs:

• Puppet demonstration
• Q&A session with the puppeteer
• FREE healthy snacks provided by Whole Foods

The following shows are part of our After School Series :

The Reluctant Dragon by All Hands Productions Friday, March 9 at 3:30pm

The Magic Soup and Other Tales by Brad Shur Friday, April 13 at 3:30pm

Dr. Doohickey's Monster Machine by Brad Shur Friday, May 11 at 3:30pm

For more information read our press release, call the box office at 617-731-6400, or visit us online at www.puppetshowplace.org.

Aargh! Vacation Week! Sail the seas in Everybody Loves Pirates!

LAST SHOW FOR VACATION WEEK AT PST!

Fri, Sat & Sun | Feb 24 - 26 | 10:30am, 1pm & 3pm

BUY TICKETS

Vacation week at PST is coming to a close, but not without one last hurrah! Sail the seas in "Everybody Loves Pirates" by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers!

About the show: "Everybody Loves Pirates" is the story of a young girl named Lucy and her goofy friend, Little Chucky. While fishing one day, the kids discover a treasure map and decide to set out on a quest to find their fortune. Unfortunately, they run into a group of bumbling pirates who try to thwart their efforts by stealing the treasure. Of course, it all works out in the end with some help from Chucky and Lucy's new ocean-dwelling friends, including Lobster Boy, Crabby and a wise Sea Monkey.

Recommended for ages 4 & up.

About the performer: Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a small puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and comprised of three siblings - Erik, Brian, and Robin Torbeck. Founded in 2000, Frogtown Mountain has performed at fairs, festivals, theatres, parades, schools, libraries, and some of the finest petting zoos on the East Coast. All their shows are written by the troupe and are performed with their hand-made puppets.

Vacation to Africa with Trickster Tales at PST!

VACATION WEEK AT PST!

Tues, Wed, & Thurs | Feb 21, 22 & 23 | 10:30am & 1pm

BUY TICKETS

Get woven into Barefoot Puppets' African stories in "Trickster Tales" this week at PST!

About the show: Can a spider defeat an elephant at tug-of-war? Overpower a python? Capture a cloud of hornets? With Anansi the Spider, world famous trickster, all things are possible...if you only have a plan! This show brings traditional stories from West Africa to live with expressive rod puppets, original music, and lots of puns. Performed on a large, twelve-foot stage with colorful scenery and amazing scene changes. It's a high-energy show with lots of laughs!

Recommended for ages 3 & up.

About the performer: Barefoot Puppets takes folktales from around the world and gives them a contemporary twist - with puppets! Even though the stories are classic, all of Barefoot Puppets' scripts, sets, musics, and of course puppets, are completely original. They've performed around the country at venues like The Smithsonian Discovery Theater as well as at various puppetry festivals. Barefoot Puppets has also been seen in the Great White North (otherwise known as Canada) at the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival.