Center For Puppetry Arts

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Live, On Stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts Now-Jan 2.

Opposites attract in Stan the Lovesick Snowman, a charming tale of looking for love in all the wrong places. Stan’s delightful story begins after a ch...

Cost: $15-$30

Categories: Theatre Enter a winter wonderland with Stan the Snowman. A magical tale of fun and friendship. Alice the dog explains the wintry world to Stan. Ice Skating! Snowball fights! Hockey! Moose mail! Moose mail???! Discover a land right next to ours where tests of true friendship and courage a...

Cost: $15-$20

Categories: Workshop

Does your puppet measure up or need to be cut down to size? How do you decide which cutting tool will work for your project?

This live workshop with Center for Puppetry Arts Puppet Shop Manager, Carole D'Agostino, will show you how to save money on expensive material and make ...

Cost: $10-$15

Categories: Halloween Come in costume for a kooky, spooky good time! You & your little monsters will be treated to a not-too-spooky Tale Time with the Good Witch, enjoy an exciting digital scavenger hunt, take some cool photos in Big Bird’s Halloween Nest, create your very own pumpkin puppet, see ou...

Cost: Free-$15

Categories: Halloween Come in costume for a kooky, spooky good time! You & your little monsters will be treated to a not-too-spooky Tale Time with the Good Witch, enjoy an exciting digital scavenger hunt, take some cool photos in Big Bird’s Halloween Nest, create your very own pumpkin puppet, see ou...

Cost: Free-$15

This online museum experience highlights the evolution of puppetry across different cultures. Focusing on how puppetry has been used for both education and communication, the tour takes you on an exploration through the past of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas

Cost: $155

A compilation of stop motion short films from the master of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger! The animator, inventor, and pioneer Lotte Reiniger made silhouette animation films from the 1910s to the 1980s. Best known for creating the first feature-length animated film, The Adventures of Prince...

Cost: Free-$12.50

The world premiere of the Center’s adaptation of a beloved children’s story. “How can we be so different and feel so much alike? And how we can feel so different and be so much alike?” These questions are at the heart of the best-selling book, Stellaluna, by author and illustrator, Janell Cannon. No...

Cost: $19.50-$25

Sesame Street premiered on November 10, 1969, so come celebrate this 50th anniversary season with a day of activities FREE with your Worlds of Puppetry Museum admission, guided tour ticket, or your All-Inclusive Family Series ticket to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™. Enjoy our special Sesame Stre...

Cost: $12.50+

Celebrate Sesame Street’s 50th birthday!Thanks to our friends at Sesame Street Live, the Center for Puppetry Arts will be hosting a special Sesame Street character meet and greet event with Elmo to celebrate Sesame Street’s 50 Anniversary. Enjoy our special Sesame Street birthday exhibit with icon...

Cost: $35

Categories: Kids

Written by Jon Ludwig

Ages 4+

Wed–Sun Reduced-Price Previews Sept 17 & 18

People of Earth, prepare to be amazed! Blast off with an alien rock-n-roll band on a galactic journey of discovery. This original, out-of-this-world musical is a fun-filled exploration of the final front...

Cost: $19.50

Categories: Kids

By Mesner Puppet Theater of Kansas City, MO

Ages 4+

Wed–Sun Reduced-Price Previews July 30 & 31

Gather ‘round the Tree of Life for retellings of delightful Mexican folktales. Hear the story of Medio Pollito, the little half-chick born with one leg, one wing, one eye and half a...

Cost: $19.50

Ages 21+ Before the darkening descends, we invite you to gather at the Center for Puppetry Arts for our final ball honoring Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: World of Myth and Magic. Create a Dark Crystal-inspired costume or wear any fantasy attire. Festivities include celebrity guests, a costume con...

Cost: $150

Categories: Kids

Adapted by Amy Sweeney

Ages 2+

Wed–Sun Reduced-Price Previews July 30 & 31

Little ones will move, sing, and help the farmhands on Old MacDonald’s farm. This interactive show is full of puppets, music, and a lot of fun down on the farm!

Themes: Caring for animals, farming/the...

Cost: $19.50

Categories: Kids

Adapted by Jon Ludwig Ages 4+

Tues–Sun Reduced-Price Previews June 11 & 12 No shows July 4

Trash is turned into treasure and true love prevails when this classic tale hip-hops its way into a modern day city complete with alley cats, beauty shops, and exercise videos!

Themes: F...

Cost: $19.50

When you play the Game of Puppets you win or….you don’t, but it will be fun either way! Join us at the Center for Puppetry Arts on Saturday, June 8 as we play the Game of Puppets. Members of Houses Marionette, Rod, Hand, and Shadow will battle it out to see who will claim the Puppet Throne. Who will...

Cost: $15

When you play the Game of Puppets you win or….you don’t, but it will be fun either way! Join us at the Center for Puppetry Arts on Saturday, June 8 as we play the Game of Puppets. Members of Houses Marionette, Rod, Hand, and Shadow will battle it out to see who will claim the Puppet Throne. Who will...

Cost: $15

What happens when artists of all disciplines join forces to create bold, original puppetry works for adult audiences? XPT! From traditional forms of puppetry used in startling new ways, to films and installation pieces, XPT offers an array of stories, puppetry styles, and sensibilities in a single e...

Cost: $20

Music & Museum After Dark

Ages 21+ Red or white? Let us pour you a glass while you hang out with the likes of Miss Piggy, Dr. Teeth and Big Bird. Cheers!

This season, we invite you to enjoy a series of special evenings for adults only. Each event in our new series will feature live music by loc...

Cost: $20-$25

<br>Directed by Jim Mallon

1996 / 74 Minutes / Comedy, Sci-fi Rated PG-13

Join Mike and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, as they mercilessly mock This Island Earth, a 1950s science fiction film.

Location: Mainstage Theater

Cost: Included with Museum admission: $12.50;

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Multiple mysterious house fires are rattling a small Norwegian community. As homes are burnt to cinders, neighbors wonder who among them could cause such fear and anguish. Inspired by the true events as related in the best-selling Norwegian novel by Gaute Heivoll, this emotional thriller with a shoc...

Cost: $20-$25

Music & Museum After Dark

Ages 21+ Girls’ night! Get the squad together and join us in a toast to friendship with pals old and new.

This season, we invite you to enjoy a series of special evenings for adults only. Each event in our new series will feature live music by local artists, beer and w...

Cost: $20-$25

Categories: Museum Join us for the unveiling of some exciting new additions to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum’s Global Collection. Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot from the Emmy-nominated cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) will be joining the Center’s permanent artifact collectio...

Cost: $40.00

They’re back! Some shows just can’t stay dead! Your favorite band of specters has returned and is ready to celebrate Halloween with a cavalcade of creepy stories, frightful songs, and devilish dances from around the world and beyond this mortal plane. Featuring new stories and old favorites, this gh...

Cost: $20

Ages 18+

7pm-10pm

The Ghastly Dreaduls are throwing a Halloween party! Dress up in your Halloween finest to be part of our costume contest for a chance to win great prizes. Mingle with the Ghastlies, munch on free hors d’oeuvres, and take a special spooky self-guided tour of the Worlds of Puppe...

Cost: $20

For one weekend only, experience the beauty, ingenuity, and hilarity of original short-form puppetry by talented artists from across the United States. These contemporary pieces for adult audiences have been nominated by their respective slams and curated for an evening of short works that aspire to...

Cost: $20

<br>Music & Museum After Dark

Ages 21+ Foamy heads for everyone! Join us for a cold, craft beer and chill out on a hot summer’s night.

This season, we invite you to enjoy a series of special evenings for adults only. Each event in our new series will feature live music by local artis...

Cost: $20-$25

Guests 21 and over are invited to experience the Center for Puppetry Arts after-hours during its new Puppet Party Series featuring ice-cold craft beer, hors d'oeurves, wine cash bar, a variety of bar games and the opportunity to explore the Worlds of Puppetry Museum in a relaxed, child-free environm...

Cost: $16-$25

Hear about Kermit the Frog’s creator, Jim Henson, and his passion for the environment. The Atlanta Botanical Garden has an active amphibian conservation program. Chelsea Thomas, Amphibian Program Coordinator, will showcase a few interesting frogs and share how these animals help promote conservation...

Cost: Free

A lonely secretary remains in the office after hours. Alone in her little corner, she escapes into a glamorous world of fantasy created with photos and old film magazines. As imagination and reality collide, her romantic tale transforms into a Hitchcockian nightmare. This hilarious, internationally-...

Cost: Free

  Like wine and painting classes? How about mimosas and puppets! Bring a friend, make a friend, have a blast! Build a foam mouth puppet under the guidance of our Teaching Artists while enjoying mimosas and other alcoholic refreshments and brunch light bites. Then try your new puppet out in our Jim...

Cost: Varies

By Various Artists. Ages 18+ Every year, dozens of artists come together in Xperimental Puppetry Theater (XPT), a program that offers professional and emerging artists the opportunity to explore and experiment, creating original and bold puppet theater guaranteed to inspire and surprise adult audi...

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Every year, dozens of artists come together in Xperimental Puppetry Theater (XPT), a program that offers professional and emerging artists the opportunity to explore and experiment, creating original and bold puppet theater guaranteed to inspire and surprise adult audiences. Join us for an artist ta...

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Directed by Dave LaMattina, Chad N. Walker2014 / 90 Minutes / DocumentaryAges 18 & Up

This loving portrait peels away the layers of Big Bird and as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair, it is the man, not the puppet, who will steal your heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kjOKg3b3Y

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Directed by Dave LaMattina, Chad N. Walker

2014 / 90 Minutes / Documentary

Ages 18 & Up

This loving portrait peels away the layers of Big Bird and as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair, it is the man, not the puppet, who will steal your heart. Location: Mainstage Theater

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Based on the book by Dr. Seuss

Play originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain Adapted and originally directed by Katie Mitchell Center for Puppetry Arts production directed by Jon Ludwig

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Ages 13+

By Robin Frohardt of Brooklyn, NY

Convinced the pigeons are plotting against him, Frank sets out on an adventure to solve a problem that perhaps isn't really there in this darkly comedic yet heartfelt story that spins articulate puppetry, live music, and lo-fi special effects into an e...

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Convinced the pigeons are plotting against him, Frank sets out on an adventure to solve a problem that perhaps isn't really there in this darkly comedic yet heartfelt story that spins articulate puppetry, live music, and lo-fi special effects into an epic tale about the illusion of safety and contro...

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Directed by Jim Goldblum and Adam Weber2014 / 80 Minutes / DocumentaryAges 15 & Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kjOKg3b3Y This documentary is about Kathputli, India's colony of artists, magicians, acrobats, and puppeteers, as they wrangle with the reality of their approaching eviction...

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Directed by Jim Goldblum and Adam Weber

2014 / 80 Minutes / Documentary

Ages 15 & Up

This documentary is about Kathputli, India's colony of artists, magicians, acrobats, and puppeteers, as they wrangle with the reality of their approaching eviction. After the screening, enjoy a talkback with o...

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Directed by Mark Burton, Richard Starzak2015 / 85 Minutes / FamilyRated PG

A sheep takes the day off to have some fun and gets more than he anticipated when a mix-up with a farmer, a caravan and a steep hill leads to a big-city adventure.

Location: Mainstage Theater

Cost: $10.50; FREE for Cent...

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Directed by Mark Burton, Richard Starzak

2015 / 85 Minutes / FamilyRated PG

A sheep takes the day off to have some fun and gets more than he anticipated when a mix-up with a farmer, a caravan and a steep hill leads to a big-city adventure. Location: Mainstage Theater

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Directed by Jim Henson1977 / 48 Minutes / Family, MusicalRated PG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kjOKg3b3Y

In this Christmas classic, Ma and Emmet Otter enter a local talent contest in hopes of using the winnings for Christmas presents for each other.

Location: Mainstage Theater

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The Center For Puppetry Arts is celebrating India's diverse puppetry, backed by thousands of years of storytelling tradition. This exhibit will feature more than 40 puppets representing at least eight styles of Indian puppetry, old and new.

Center For Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring Street N.W.

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Cost: Free-$12.50

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The Frog Prince and the Three Billy Goats Gruff journey from Germany and Scandinavia to join the Three Little Pigs on stage in this zany tale. 

Oct. 24-Nov. 5. Tues.-Fri., 10 and 11:30 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.

Center for Puppetry Arts, 1204 Spring St. N.W.

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Cost: $19.50

They're back! Some shows just can't stay dead! Your favorite band of specters has returned and is ready to celebrate Halloween with a cavalcade of creepy stories, frightful songs, and devilish dances from around the world and beyond this mortal plane. Featuring new stories and old favorites, this gh...

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 The night entirely dedicated to The Dark Crystal fans will include a book signing with Cheryl Henson, a screening of both The Dark Crystal fan films and the original The Dark Crystal film.

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Cost: Free-$10.50

Bean and Bear will be making craft projects out of things they find in the recycling bin, and they want crafters of all experience levels age 18 and up to join them.

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Cost: $20-$30

The Center for Puppetry Arts will adapt the beloved novel written by E.B. White, producing the tale of Charlotte the spider, Wilbur the talented pig and their farm family. The show is sensory-friendly and intended for aged 4 and up. Tickets include admission to the show, as well as the World of Pupp...

Cost: $9.75-$19.50

In order to celebrate the closing weekend of the Center for Puppetry Arts' exhibit, Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Journey to Goblin City, the CPA is bringing back the Labyrinth Masquerade Ball. Guests are encouraged to don Labyrinth-themed costumes and will be able to view the exhibit for the last time, p...

Cost: $175-$300

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Directed by Chris Butler, Sam Fell2012 / 87 Minutes / Kids, FantasyRated PG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kjOKg3b3Y

When a small town comes under siege by zombies, ghosts, and witches, who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead.

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Directed by Chris Butler, Sam Fell | 2012 / 87 Minutes / Kids, Fantasy | Rated PG

When a small town comes under siege by zombies, ghosts, and witches, who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead.Location: Mainstage Theater

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Game Changer Ga LLC and The LA Foundation introduce the first annual A Night with the Stars red carpet book launch party hosted by Wynter Avery and Justin Feldner of Fox 5. The goal of the event of to promote good citizenship and positive behavior in children through literacy. Children will be able ...

Cost: $25-$55

Directed by Lotte Reiniger1926 / 81 Minutes / Animation, Adventure, Silent FilmAges 10 & Up A sorcerer tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse, sending him off on a series of adventures. Admission includes a lecture and book signing with Whitney Grace, author of Lotte Reiniger: P...

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The Center for Puppetry Arts' latest film showing is The Adventure of Prince Achmed, a tale of sorcery and adventure directed by Lotte Reiniger that first premiered in Germany in 1926. Admission to the screening includes a lecture and book signing with Whitney Grace, author of Lotte Reiniger: Pionee...

Cost: Free-$12.50

The circus comes to town! Join the Center for Puppetry Arts with festival themed fun in honor of the opening weekend of the Cinderella Della Circus. The full day of activities will include a carousel shaped bounce house, popcorn and performances from Bean&Bear. The circus will debut at 11 a....

Cost: $10-$15

With high-flying thrills, Cinderella Della Circus brings puppetry and the circus together with fairytale magic. Adapted by Jon Ludwig.

Shows Tuesday-Sunday | Ages 4+

Reduced-price Previews June 20 & 21 | No Shows July 4th

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Directed by Spike Jonze2009 / 101 Minutes / Kids, FantasyRated PG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kjOKg3b3Y

A misunderstood young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

Location: Mainstage Theater

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Presented by Ninja Puppet Productions, explore the use of puppetry in film and video production. This workshop is a crash course in using techniques that the pros use, like a green screen, advanced camera and equipment, crew breakdown and budget.

Cost: $20-$30

Based on the book series by James DeanAdapted by Jon Ludwig and Jason HinesDirected by Jon LudwigThis new show is a groovy adventure of one cool, skateboarding, surfing, rocking blue cat and his fine friends. A new show based on the New York Times Best Seller series.

Cost: $20.50

What happens when artists of all disciplines join forces to create bold, original puppetry works for adult audiences? XPT! This show is guaranteed to inspire, surprise, amuse, and provoke. This show is only open to adults, ages 18 and up.

Cost: $15

The Shadow Puppet Conspiracy is an exciting adventure into the world of improvised shadow puppet performance. A storyteller, using audience suggestions, weaves an original tale as a group of bold and daring shadow puppeteers work together to create and perform the story right before the audiences ey...

Cost: $35

By Tanglewood Marionettes of Ware, MAAges 4+The rains are gone. Will the village survive? A fearless Grandmother resolves to ask the Dragon King why he is withholding the rain, even if she must go to the bottom of the sea!Puppetry Style: Marionette, Rod, Shadow

Cost: $20.50

Learn the fundamentals of marionette manipulation. Students will begin with simple movements, such as turning the puppet's head or raising its hand, and then progress to compound movements, such as sitting or walking. Emphasis will be placed on carefully observing real-world movement and body langua...

Cost: $30

Written and directed by Jon LudwigAges 4+Reduced-price Previews on Jan 24 & 25Scorpiana is on the loose and threatening the insect citizens of Bugville! Is our hero Mighty Bug up for the challenge? Find out in this science-filled, comic-book-style adventure!Puppetry Style: Shadow, Body, Black Light

Cost: $20.50

Learn about basic moldmaking techniques, then make a block mold that attendees get to keep. Attendees can also bring something to mold! But, the center will want to see it in advance and reserves the right to do a Nancy Reagan and just say no.""

Cost: $35

Renowned one-man tour-de-force, David Simpich brings the adventures of literature’s most famous orphan to life with all the passion, pathos, and character of the literary classic. The play is Marionette puppet style. This play comes from by Simpich Marionettes of Colorado Springs, CO. This show is...

Cost: $25

Participants will be able to create a moving mouth puppet head using pre-cut corrugated cardboard shapes. This workshop was developed to build the basic puppet head, and then students are encouraged to decorate their own unique character with additional materials provided. The workshop concludes wit...

Cost: $10-$15

Don't you recall? Rudolph is the most famous reindeer of all, and he’s ready to help audiences embrace their inner misfit. Based on the timeless 1964 stop-motion animated television special, the must-see family favorite is filled with holly jolly adventure and excitement. This version was adapted ...

Cost: $20.50

Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of their Muppet compatriots set sale in a riff on Robert Louis Stevenson's story about a young orphan's encounter with Long John Silver. Tickets include entry to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum, open at 6 p.m. There will be a cash bar.

Cost: Free-$10.50

This intensive, four-night course will teach attendees how to make television/film-quality puppets and how to perform in front of a camera! BJ Guyer and Thom Stanley of Bob’s Your Uncle Productions will teach techniques that puppet professionals use in the film and television industry.

Cost: $85

Back by popular demand, The Ghastly Dreadfuls features a motley band of specters celebrating Halloween with creepy stories, frightful songs, and devilish dances from around the world. This event is only open to people 18 years and older.

Cost: $25

Enjoy this interactive family presentation that brings the global, inspiring, magical art of shadow puppetry to life! This event is ideal for puppeteers leveled youth beginner to intermediate.

Cost: $5

Come celebrate puppetry traditions in other cultures through intimate, interactive programs, including From Story to Stage: a storytelling-with-puppets performance, Puppet Creation Station: inspired by our popular Create-A-Puppet Workshop and Discover Puppetry Cart: a mobile Museum experience. Ticke...

Cost: $7.50-$11.50

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Puppetry Arts is pleased to present Teatro SEA’s La Cucarachita Martina (Martina the Little Roach). When Martina discovers a penny and buys a tin of face powder, suddenly everyone wants to marry her; but what she really wants is friendship,...

Cost: $20.50

Come celebrate puppetry traditions in other cultures through intimate, interactive programs, including From Story to Stage: a storytelling-with-puppets performance, Puppet Creation Station: inspired by our popular Create-A-Puppet Workshop and Discover Puppetry Cart: a mobile Museum experience. Ticke...

Cost: $7.25-$11.50

Celebrate the Muppet legend, Jim Henson, with guided tours, Q&A sessions, puppet making lessons and a film screening. The Jim Henson Collection has been on display in the museum through this season.

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Presented by Bonnie Erickson, Jim Henson Legacy, Harrison/Ericson, Inc. and Acme Puppets, this event is all about the creation of puppets. They will discuss historical and character research, fabric shopping for inspiration, sewing techniques and resources that contribute to design and construction....

Cost: $40

This event feature two shows. The Soldier and Death, from The Storyteller, is based on a Russian folktale and tells the tale of an honest soldier who receives magical goods for being kind to three beggars. Out of Their Minds, from Farscape, is an episode where crew members get swapped into each othe...

Cost: Free-$10.50

More than a dozen animal puppets and two farmhand-puppeteers will take the stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts in the upcoming production of Old MacDonald’s Farm. Old MacDonald’s Farm is the most recent piece from the Theater for the Very Young production.

Cost: $10.25-$20.50

Everyone knows the popular children's song about Old McDonald. The Center of Puppetry Arts is bringing it to life with more than a dozen farm animal puppets and two silly farmhands. This show is recommended for ages 2 and up!

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Adapted and directed by Amy SweeneyAges 2+Reduced-price Previews Aug 2 & 3Theatre for the Very YoungLittle ones will move, sing, and help the farmhands on Old MacDonald’s farm. This new interactive show is full of puppets, music, and a lot of fun down on the farm!

Cost: $20.50

Created by various artists, experience the beauty, ingenuity, and hilarity of some of the best, original short-form puppetry from across the country. Nominated by their respective slams, the nation’s best slam performances will be on display for three nights only! This event is only open to those ...

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Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Journey to Goblin City, A 30th Anniversary Celebration consists of items that have never been on display, including Goblin puppets, the plaster casts Hoggle’s head and the Worm, along with numerous weapons and staffs from the final battle sequence. Also included are the o...

Cost: Free-$10.50

The award-winning National Marionette Theatre returns to the Center for Puppetry Arts, accompanied by the music of Tchaikovsky to present Sleeping Beauty with a twist! Everyone knows the beloved tale, but not from the prince's point of view. Watch as Prince Stefan overcomes obstacles and battles a s...

Cost: $10.25-$20.50

This story is adapted and directed by Jon Ludwig. Hoist up the mainsail and get ready for a fish tale with a swashbuckling twist. All aboard to see what’s in store for this adventurous mermaid princess turned helpful pirate! The puppetry style is rod, marionette, shadow and black light and suggest...

Cost: $10.50-$20.50

Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett. Directed by Chris Noonan. It is a rated G film with a run time of 127 minutes.

Cost: Free-$10.50

In this session, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of individual personality, using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. Then, through interactive group activities, they will learn how personality types impact personal expressions of creativity and where one's strengths and challenges will li...

Cost: $30

Every year, dozens of artists come together in Xperimental Puppetry Theater, a program that offers professional and emerging artists the opportunity to explore and experiment, creating original and bold puppet theater guaranteed to inspire and surprise adult audiences.

Cost: $15

The exquisitely crafted marionettes of legendary puppeteer Bil Baird (famously featured in “The Lonely Goatherd” sequence in The Sound of Music) are the stars of this rollicking musical adventure about a young boy who falls in with a band of pirates.

Cost: $10.50

This special afternoon will allow guests with autism spectrum disorder to experience a sensory-friendly performance of Beauty & the Beast

Cost: $20.50

Dive into folktales through this puppet-led storytelling experience! Gather in our Global Collection gallery Thursdays at 3pm to hear stories from around the globe.

Cost: Free with Museum Admission ($10.50)

The Center for Puppetry Arts explores and educates audience members about the Solar System through a puppet show musical, including 15 original songs and more than 100 NASA photos.

Cost: $10.25-$20.50