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Based on the award-winning book series by Kim and James Dean
Adapted by Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines
Based on the New York Times Best Seller series, this groovy puppet…
Based on the classic television special and adapted by Jon Ludwig.
Rudolph soars back into town with this faithful adaptation of the 1964 stop-motion animated special. This celebrated holiday classic follows…
By Lee Bryan, That Puppet Guy of Atlanta, GA
Little Red rides into the Center with the Big Bad Wolf working double-time in this twisted, tangle of tales in The…
By Various Artists
What happens when artists join forces to create original puppetry works for adult audiences? XPT! Celebrating 40 years of experimentation, come find out what this…
Whether you are a puppetry aficionado, a puppeteer yourself, or completely new to the topic, the Center for Puppetry Arts Museum strives to help you form a deeper connection to…
Join us for this virtual, online event! Learn about puppets featured in the Worlds of Puppetry Museum like Gumby, Kermit, Punch, and more and then determine which Wizarding House they…
Enjoy interactive, curriculum-inspired puppet-building workshops for children ages 4 & up. Participants become puppet makers and puppeteers as they each create a puppet and perform with it on our classroom…
By All Hands Productions of Atlanta, GA
The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood, and the Three Little Pigs (sort of) are all featured in this one-man show. Your…
Join us for this hands-on lesson and learn all about spiders while creating a spider puppet of your very own . Activities include learning about insects verses spiders, web builders…
Think you know what tools you need to make a puppet? You’ll be surprised at the variety of quirky items and tools you need to create a puppet.
This live workshop…
Learn how to take a classic work of literature and turn it into an exciting theatrical production using the art of puppetry. Artistic Director, Jon Ludwig, will guide participants through…
Every fingerprint is unique and so is every puppet! But how do you make the armature inside the hand and still have room for the arm rods and everything else?
This…
By All Hands Productions of Atlanta, GA
A princess and a dragon learn the value of friendship in this engaging retelling of the Kenneth Grahame classic. Your ticket includes the performance,…
Adapted by Michael Haverty
Based on the beloved classic by Hans Christian Andersen
A young bird simply doesn’t fit in with the other ducks in the pond. Helped by some friendly forest…
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Join puppeteers from the Emmy Award-winning epic production of The Jim Henson Company’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Go inside the making of the series…
Adapted by Amy Sweeney
Mother Goose is missing, but you can help find her with some assistance from your favorite nursery rhyme characters. Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo Peep, Jack & Jill…
Learn more about the behind-the-scenes work and techniques it took to create the puppets and animatronic creatures of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Team members from Jim…
By Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers of Bar Harbor, ME
Eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure, but a gang of bumbling pirates keeps getting in…
Grab a beanie and a beard and channel your inner arctic prospector energy! Come join us for photo ops in the North Pole and mingling with your fellow Cornelii. Enter…
Based on the books by Caldecott Award-winning author Ezra Jack Keats. By Mesner Puppet Theater of Kansas City, MO.
Follow Peter and his friends as they set out to celebrate the…
Based on the book by Doreen Cronin with illustrations by Betsy Lewin
Adapted by Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines
Cows that type? Chickens on strike? Farmer Brown can’t believe his ears!…
By Frisch Marionettes of Cincinnati, OH
This American fairytale is an inspiring story about unlocking the potential that exists within each of us. This production is one of The Frisch Marionettes’…
By Nick Lehane of New York, New York
Chimpanzee is based on the stranger-than-fiction stories of chimpanzees raised as children in human homes, in a series of cross-fostering experiments conducted in…
Join us for Sketchbook Saturdays! On the first Saturday of every month, we welcome guests to practice their observational drawing with items on display in our galleries. Each month…
Puppetry can be high fashion. Dress up in some puppetry-inspired duds or channel your favorite popular culture puppet and join us for a walk on the museum runway. It’s a…
Come one, come all! Aesop’s circus is in town and the animals are ready to take the stage. This cheerful, interactive production was created and designed specifically for very young…
By Teatro SEA of New York, NY
This Latin rock-n-roll musical will have you dancing in your seat. When
By Mesner Puppet Theater of Kansas City, MO
After a monstrous wave washes a creature ashore, the people of a small Cape Cod town hear a strange wailing. Is it a…
By Tanglewood Marionettes of Ware, MA
A terrible drought has overtaken the land, but wise and fearless Grandmother has the courage to face the Dragon King to find out why he’s…
By Kurt Hunter of Minneapolis, MN
Penguin in My Pocket tells the fun-filled and quirky tale of a penguin scientist who crash lands in the jungle when her experimental jetpack fails…
Written and directed by Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines
This deadly ensemble of musicians, dancers, and puppeteers rises from the dead to take audiences into the world beyond this mortal…
Kick off Dragon Con at the Center for Puppetry Arts! Join us for a night in the Worlds of Puppetry Museum and enjoy 10% off tickets with your Dragon Con…
Experience the Center for Puppetry Arts after hours! Puppets and Pints serves up the most creative happy hour in town.
Bring your friends, and colleagues, or make…
A time-honored tradition within storytelling and puppetry, “crankies” are a fun, dynamic way to tell a story.
Storyteller and Puppeteer Scottie Rowell will…
By Raymond Carr
Join us for a variety show-style performance from the deeply unhealthy mind of Raymond Carr that showcases short plays and short films originally created for various…
Based on the book by Dr. Seuss
Play originally produced by the National Theater of Great Britain
Adapted and originally directed by Katie Mitchell
“It’s fun to have fun, but you…
Nostalgia overload alert!
The Center for Puppetry Arts is excited to present “Cereal Saturday,” a fun-filled activity fit for the whole family.
Once a month, we’ll be presenting…
Affectionate Anarchy: Creating with Jim Henson highlights the artists, innovators, and creators who worked alongside Jim Henson during the first 25 years of The Jim Henson Company. The stories…
Presented by Beau Brown, Director/Puppeteer, The Puckin’ Fuppet Show and Dragon Con Puppetry Track.
“Making the simple complicated is commonplace. Making the complicated simple, awesomely…
Presented by Ramond Carr of Ninja Puppet Productions
Raymond Carr is an award-winning filmmaker and a veteran puppeteer with 20 years in the industry, he has worked on iconic projects like…
Join us on April Fool’s Day for a one-of-a-kind program crafted by a brain trust of early Muppet creatives. Dave Goelz, Bonnie Erickson, Rollie Krewson, Fran Brill, and Steve…
Composer: W.A. Mozart
Librettist: Emanuel Schikaneder
Performed in the Vince Anthony Founder’s Theater at Center for Puppetry Arts
*Doors open at 9:30 AM
See Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat like you haven’t before! Come out to be the first to see this classic favorite be brought…
Based on the book by Crockett Johnson
Embark on an exciting and imaginative journey with Harold, where creativity knows no bounds! With his trusty crayon in hand, Harold brings…
By Shadow Girls Cult of Seattle, WA
Using a mind-bending blend of light techniques and shadow…
Written and directed by Jason Hines
Annie lives in a haunted house, so when Dave is invited over for a playdate, he’s more than a bit nervous. Fortunately, Dave’s wacky adventure…
By Tom Lee of Chicago, IL & New York City, NY
The Mirrored Pool is a solo mask and puppetry performance that…
By What If Puppets of Kansas City, MO
When Mr. Green unexpectedly becomes the surrogate parent to a baby T-Rex, the pair suddenly find themselves negotiating bedtimes, testing each other’s boundaries,…
Adapted by Bobby Box in collaboration with Jon Ludwig
Step inside the ruins of a fallen house where…
Based on the book by Jon Scieszka & illustrated by Lane Smith
Adapted by Jason Hines
Join us for the world premiere of the Center’s adaptation of this bestselling fan favorite!…