Center For Puppetry Arts
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(404) 873-3391
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Entertainment comes with strings attached at this theater, museum, and education center that features both wildly creative puppet plays for mature audiences and kid-lit adaptations that deliver fun for all ages.
The Dark Crystal Ball: Gathering of the Gelflings
Thursday August 29, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
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
Animal Amigos - Bilingual: English and Spanish
Wednesday September 4, 2019 10:00 am EDT
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
Space!
Tuesday September 17, 2019 10:00 am EDT
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
Old MacDonald's Farm - Theater for the Very Young
Tuesday July 30, 2019 10:00 am EDT
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
Beauty and the Beast
Tuesday June 11, 2019 10:00 am EDT
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
Puppets and Pints: Game of Puppets
Saturday June 8, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
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
Puppets and Pints: Game of Puppets
Saturday June 8, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
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
Xperimental Puppetry Theater - May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019 08:00 pm EDT
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
Puppets & Pinot w/ Glass Harp Music by Brien Engel
Saturday April 27, 2019 07:00 pm EDT
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
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Saturday March 9, 2019 08:00 pm EST
<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;
F...
Cost: $0-$12.50
Ashes
Friday March 1, 2019 08:00 pm EST
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
Puppet Party Series: Galentine’s Night
Saturday February 16, 2019 07:00 pm EST
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
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Puppet Unveiling
Sunday January 20, 2019 07:00 pm EST
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
The Ghastly Dreadfuls
Wednesday October 10, 2018 08:00 pm EDT
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
A Ghastly Ghathering
Saturday October 6, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
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
2018 National Puppet Slam
Friday August 31, 2018 08:00 pm EDT
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
