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Puppet Factory

This puppet-making activity is perfect for festivals and promotional events. In assembly-line fashion, participants build and decorate their very own puppet to take home. We provide one instructor and all puppet parts and decorations. Your organization provides tables, chairs, and adult volunteers. Choose from one of our unique puppet designs, or, for a modest fee, let us create a custom-made puppet for you!

Fee:  $350 (two hours—each additional hour @ $150)

Number of Puppets: Capacity: serves approximately 80 participants per hour

Location: At your location

CPA A Baumgartner
Education Director
Aretta Baumgartner
Aretta is a performer/teaching artist specializing in puppetry, mask, and movement. She’s been a professional puppeteer since 1992. Aretta oversees more than 50 distinct types of educational programming and outreach. She is an active performer, teacher and creator of new works for puppetry. As a testament to her leadership in the puppetry community, Aretta was recently elected President of the Puppeteers of America.
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More Puppet Shows & Workshops

We’re so glad you are considering a trip to the Center for Puppetry Arts. Our ticket sales office is open daily. Puppet shows and Museum programming is available Tuesday through Sunday.

Puppet Shows:

Mother Goose

Aug 18-Sept 26
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Puppet Shows:

Mother Goose

Adapted by Amy Sweeney Mother Goose is missing, but you can help find her with some assistance from your favorite nurs… Includes: Performance | Museum | Workshop

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Online Puppet Playdate: The Little Red Hen & the Grain of Wheat

Sept 18
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Online Puppet Playdate: The Little Red Hen & the Grain of Wheat

PRESENTED VIA ZOOM FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES This classic tale comes to life through an interactive performance led… Includes: Performance + Puppet Making Workshop

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Puppet Shows:

Everybody Loves Pirates

Oct 15-24
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Puppet Shows:

Everybody Loves Pirates

By Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers of Bar Harbor, ME Eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching f… Includes: Performance. Create-A-Puppet Workshop™, and the Worlds of Puppetry Museum

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Online Puppet Playdate: Día de los Muertos

Oct 16
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Online Puppet Playdate: Día de los Muertos

PRESENTED VIA ZOOM FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES Celebrate El Día de los Muertos with Digital Learning! Join Mr. Jeffe… Includes: Performance + Puppet Making Workshop

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