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Resources
& Services - Puppet Places - Theaters - Centers - Museums |
| Most
puppeteers are accustomed to bringing their shows to the audience
- to schools, churches, fairs, meetings and other venues. A few organizations,
however, have been able to establish fixed locations where the public
can experience puppetry on a regular basis. Some centers cooperate
in booking touring puppeteers at their puppet centers.
A puppet center is defined as: a place and service that is open
to the public, with a schedule that is known about in advance. Some
are puppetry museums, some are physical spaces dedicated to regular
presentation of puppet theatre, and many offer combinations of performances,
exhibits, learning materials, workshops and guild meetings.
We realize this list is incomplete. To find other puppetry places
check web sites such as www.puppet.org
and www.onpuppet.org
and www.americantheaterweb.com
or www.theatre-resources.net
as well as news outlets for year-round theaters who sometimes offer
puppetry performances (such as the New Victory theater, NYC, NY.)
If you have a place, a performance season or a museum dedicated
to puppet arts that is open to the public, and feel it belongs on
this list, please contact: Peggy Melchior Pearson, 3608 Woodland Streams Ct. Greenwood, IN 46143 (800) 849-4853 peewnkle[at]earthlink.net
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Arizona
| Great
Arizona Puppet Theater |
302 West Latham St.
Phoenix, Az 85003 |
Nancy Smith - Director
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| Shows
by resident professional troupe and visiting national and international
guest artists. Open to the public year-round, 5 days a week.
Gift shop with puppets, puppet stages and books. Repertoire
consists of classic fairy tales, original stories, and educational
programs with a special emphasis on shows that celebrate Arizona's
culture, heritage and ecology. New series features shows for
adults. |
California
| Bob
Baker Marionette Theatre |
1345 W. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026 |
Bob Baker - Director |
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| The
theatre was founded some 44 years ago, and is the oldest, longest
running puppet theatre in America. Bob Baker, the proprietor,
has been doing puppetry for 72 years, starting when he was 8
in 1932. Offering puppet shows & commercial puppets including
the Disney line of collectible marionettes. The theatre seats
approximately 250/300. Adults sit in chairs, children sit on
the floor around a "magic circle" where the marionettes
are brought out to them. (Children parading as adults may sit
on the floor, too.) |
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| Childrens'
Fairyland |
Grand and Bellevue
Oakland, CA |
Randal Metz - Director |
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| The
Storybook Puppet Theater is the longest on-going professional
puppet theater in the United States - founded in 1956. Resident
Repertory Puppet Theater Company. Performances year round at
11, 2 and 4 o'clock. June- August: every day; September-October,
and April-May: 5 days a week, Wednesday-Sunday; November-March:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Weekend Puppet Fair in August with
guest performers, workshops, exhibit. |
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| Marie
Hitchcock Puppet Theatre |
2125 Park Blvd. - Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101-4792 |
Millie Patterson - President |
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| Shows
year round at the theater. Wednesday through Sunday |
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| The
Cotsen Center for Puppetry and the Arts. |
California Institute of the Arts
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91355-2397 |
Janie Geiser
661.222.2738
Susan Simpson
661.253.7864 |
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| Graduate
and Undergraduate degrees in Theater, Art, Dance, Music, Film,
and Critical Studies with a major concentration in Puppetry.
The Cotsen Center is a laboratory for training and experimentation
in the art of puppetry, with an emphasis on aesthetics, ideas,
and interdisciplinary exploration. Visiting artists and productions
throughout the year. |
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| International Puppetry Museum |
1062 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
mailing address:
702 The Strand
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-4457 |
Alan Cook - Executive Director
626.798.2810
Jacqueline Marks - CFO & membership
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| The
Conservatory of Puppetry Arts, housing the famous puppet collection
of Alan Cook, is a benefit to puppeteers and advocates of puppetry
arts in the western United States. Our mission: To promote,
preserve, and advance the international art of puppetry through
outreach programs that blend performance, exhibitions, and education.
We are still in the midst of cataloging Alan Cook's fabulous
collection of puppets, books, posters, etc. We welcome visitors. |
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Puppetry
Center of San Diego
operated by the San Diego Guild of Puppetry,
Inc. |
8140 Greenlawn
San Diego, CA 92114 |
Site Coordinator :
Lynne Jennings
619.427.8088
lynnejenn[at]aol.com |
24 hour info line:
1-800-954-6696
sdgp.admin[at]att.net |
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| Exhibits.
Literature and curriculum based education outreach programs.
Community based, giant puppet parade pageants. Performances
by local, national and international artists for children, families,
adults. Workshops. Classes. Internships. Custom design: portrait
puppets to giant parade figures. Puppet Theatre Writers' Conference. |
Colorado
| Denver
Puppet Theatre |
3156 West 38th Avenue
Denver, CO 80211 |
Annie Zook - Director
303.458.6446 |
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| Public
shows Thursdays through Sundays. Private shows are Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.
Six productions per year. Upcoming year presenting The Snow Queen, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Mouse Tales, Cinderella-Mexican Style and Little Red Riding Hood |
Connecticut
O'Neill
Puppetry Conference
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center |
305 Great Neck Road
Waterford, CT 06385
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Pam Arciero - Artistic Director
Bobbie Nidzgorski - Managing Director
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oneillpupconf[at]aol.com
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| Annual
8-day June conference focused on creating new works for the
puppet theatre through the collaborative process. Participants
work with renowned guest directors, puppet artists and playwrights
to develop innovative productions, either conceived by guest
artists, or presentations initiated by the conference participants. |
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| Ballard
Institute and Museum of Puppetry |
6 Bourn Place U-212
Storrs, CT 06269-5212 |
Dr. John Bell - Director
Stefano Brancato - Assistant Director
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| Open
year-round with changing exhibits, Friday-Sunday, noon to 5
p.m. Call ahead, especially in winter months. Arrangements for
special tours and workshops can be made by calling CHERYL GARDNER
at (860) 486-4605 BIMP sponsors special performances, educator
workshops and other events. Check our website for current news. |
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UConn
Puppetry Arts Program
University of Connecticut |
Puppet Arts Complex
Thompson Buidling
802 Bolton Rd. U-1127
Storrs, CT 06269-1127
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Bart P. Roccoberton, Jr. - Program
Dir.
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| The
Puppet Arts Program at the University of Connecticut offers
BFA, MA and MFA degrees in the Art of Puppetry. |
Florida
| Pinocchio's Marionette Theater |
451 E. Altamonte Dr. #1389
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 |
Sean Keohane - Executive Director & President
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407.834.8757
boxoffice[at]pinocchios.net |
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| Pinocchio's Marionette Theater preserves the classic European style marionette theater and is home to one of a kind birthday parties. |
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| Puppetry
Arts Center of the Palm Beaches |
Mail: PO Box 19124
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
Location: Palm Beach Mall
(east end near Sears)
1801 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 |
Jo Janeen Timmis, Executive Dir.
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561.640.3233
info[at]puppetcenter.org
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Established in 1993, the Puppetry Arts Center of the Palm Beaches is dedicated to using the art of puppetry to educate, inspire creativity and imagination, and to enchant. Performances year round by resident troupes and guest artists - Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm Weekdays vary - reservations required - Pineapple Players Youth Puppet Theatre - middle and high schoolers training and performance; Dreammaker Puppeteers - volunteer puppeteer training and performance; Puppet Museum; Gift Shop. Performers visiting southeast Florida - please call. - We cannot pay a lot but if they are here - we are interested.
Additional Information: Facebook Fan Page, Twitter: SunshinePuppet |
Georgia
| Center
for Puppetry Arts |
1404 Spring Street NW at 18th
Atlanta, GA 30309-2820 |
Vincent Anthony - Executive Director
404.873.3089 ext. 5110
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| The
Center for Puppetry Arts recently celebrated its 30th anniversary!
The Center is the nation's largest organization dedicated to
puppetry and focuses on three areas - museum, education and
performance. The interactive museum exhibit, PUPPETS: The Power
of Wonder, features more than 350 ancient and contemporary puppets
from around the globe. Special exhibits include Puppetry in
Focus: Treasures from our Global Collection, Posters International:
A Puppet Perspective, 1996 Revisited: Puppets of Olympic Proportions,
and Kings of Broadway: Mufasa and Scar Unveiled. The Center
educates the public through Distance Learning, Create-A-Puppet
Workshops, outreach programs and the Adult Education Series.
The Center presents close to 800 performances annually for families
and adults by the Center company and visiting artists. |
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| UNIMA
- USA, Inc. |
1404 Spring Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309-2820 |
Contact:
Vincent Anthony - General Secretary
Phone: 404.873.3089 ext. 5110
Fax: 404.873.9907 |
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| UNIMA-USA, the American Center
of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette, is a service
organization whose mission is to link puppeteers nationally
and internationally; publish information on and for the field;
offer support and technical assistance for pro -fessional puppeteers
through seminars, conferences, and symposia; stimulate the general
public's interest in the art of puppetry; and promote the visibility
of American puppeteers all over the world. Membership office
open Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., eastern. Please
visit website for more information. |
Illinois
| Opera
in Focus |
Park Central Banquet Facility
3000 West Central Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
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Founded by - William B. Fosser
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| To the best of our knowledge, we
are the only continuously operating ROD PUPPET OPERA company
in the world. We perform on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
at 1:30 pm. Performances are generally 60 to 80 minutes long
and usually consist of three or four scenes, arias or songs.
A demonstration of how the rod puppets "work" and
a backstage tour follow each performance. Groups of 30 or more
may reserve a performance at a day and time of their choosing.
PRICES: ADULTS $12.00 SENIORS (Over 60) $11.00 and CHILDREN
(Under 12) $7.00 The theater is air conditioned and is fully
handicapped accessible. Parking is free and "bus-friendly.
A banquet hall with a capacity of 128 is located in the facility
and can be serviced by a Park District approved caterer of your
choosing. |
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| Redmoon Theater |
1463 W. Hubbard
Chicago, IL 60622
mailing address:
1438 W. Kinzie
Chicago, IL 60622 |
Artistic Director:
Frank Maugeri
Managing Director:
Michaela Murphy
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Indiana
| The
Melchior Marionette Theatre |
Westside of S. Van Buren Street
Nashville, IN
Mail: 3608 Woodland Stream Ct.
Greenwood, IN 46143 |
Peggy Melchior
1.800.849.4853
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| Since 1983 this 50 seat outdoor theatre, nestled
between shops in the downtown of the tourist town Nashville,
Indiana. Open on Saturdays (shows at 1 & 3pm) in June, July,
September and every weekend in October. "Comedy Cabaret
on Strings" ( June, July, September) and "The Slightly
Haunted Puppet Theatre" (October) by Melchior Marionettes.
Closed in August. |
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| Peewinkle's
Puppet Studio |
25 E. Henry Street
Downtown Indianapolis
Mail: 3608 Woodland Streams Ct.
Greenwood, IN 46143 |
Debbie Stutzman - Box Office
317.917.9454
Peggy Melchior
800.849.4853
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| A
quaint old world style 50 seat theatre in downtown Indianapolis,
located in a 100 yr. old warehouse building. Shows are scheduled
from October thru April, including two weeks of puppet camp
in June. Seasonal shows, The Peewinkle Series and Fairytale
Series are presented by MMHP Puppet Productions, Inc. |
Iowa
| Bil
Baird Collection |
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum
303 Second Street SE
Mason City, IA 50401 |
Edith Blanchard - Director
641.421.3666
Mara Linskey
Registrar/Associate Curator |
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| The
largest selection of Bil Baird Puppets are on display at all
times, including the puppets from The Sound of Music. Two to
three puppet performance opportunities occur throughout the
year in our 200 seat auditorium. New to the Baird Galleries
is an interactive puppet theater for hands-on puppet shows. |
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| Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre |
319 N. Calhoun
P.O. Box 330
West Liberty, IA 52776 |
Monica Leo
Puppeteer/Managing Director
319.627.2487
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| Owl Glass Puppetry Center presents
an annual season of 6 productions. These include 2 productions
by the in-house troupe, Eulenspiegel Puppets, 2 or 3 guests
from all over the world, and one adult evening - Puppets and
Pastries Dessert Theatre. The season also includes one community
puppet theatre production. Owl Glass sponsors the annual West
Liberty Children's Festival and offers workshops for adults
and children, summer puppet camp, and open studio hours during
which locals are encouraged to help build puppets for community
events. |
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| The Edgar Wibble Puppet Theatre |
Lindale Mall-Under Younkers
4444 First Avenue NE Suite 474
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 |
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| A family owned and operated 49 seat puppet theater and store since April 2007. It is dedicated to supplying quality entertainment for families. |
Maryland
| The Garden Puppet Theatre |
Kent County Visitor Center
122 N. Cross St,
Chestertown, Maryland 21620
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Patsy Ann Hornaday |
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| A small mini-museum of changing puppet exhibits promoting the annual Town Beautification Program fund raising tours. Museum exhibits change monthly and are listed on the website. |
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| The
Puppet Co. Playhouse |
Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
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Christopher Piper
c.piper[at]thepuppetco.org |
Box Office: 301.320.6668
Washington, D.C. Office
202.234.6666
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| Since 1983, The Puppet Co. has created puppet theatre, especially for children, as an art form
synthesizing the visual and performing arts. Hand puppets, rod
puppets, body puppets, marionettes and shadow puppets are used
in the fully staged productions of the stories, traditional
and original, which comprise our ever-growing repertory. Our
new theater and resource center at Glen Echo Park had its Grand
Opening on May 1, 2004, and is believed to be the first theater
in this country, designed and built from the ground up specifically
for puppet theater. It seats 250 people. |
Massachusetts
| The
Puppet Showplace Theatre |
32 Station Street
Brookline, MA 02445 |
Kris Higgins - Executive Director
Kathleen Conroy Mukwashi - Artistic Director
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| Founded in 1974, the Puppet Showplace Theatre is New England’s first and only year-round theatre devoted entirely to the art of puppetry. As a presenting theatre, the Puppet Showplace provides 5 to 6 performances of two separate titles every week, 50 weeks a year. These award-winning shows are performed by local and traveling professional puppeteers, and cover the entire spectrum of this unique art-form. |
Michigan
Detroit
Institute of Arts
Paul McPharlin Collection |
5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202 |
Lawrence Baranski - Curator
313.833.4686
lbaranski[at]dia.org |
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| The Detroit Institute of Arts is
undergoing a renovation project that will limit the exhibition
of the McPharlin Puppet Collection. Tours of the puppet storage
area can be arranged through a letter of request to the curator.
A 116 page color catalog of the collection published in 2000
and titled Strings Hands Shadows: A Modern Puppet History is
available for $19.95 on the DIA website www.dia.org. |
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| PuppetART/Detroit
Puppet Theater |
25 East Grand River
Detroit, MI 48226 |
Igor Gozman - Artistic Director |
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| PuppetART is a Theater, a Studio,
and a Museum. Each visit to PuppetART provides an audience with
a performance of high artistic quality followed by a puppet-making
workshop. Both events are tied together by an educational and
explorative tour through the Museum. PuppetART Theater has an
active repertoire of nine shows, staged monthly for general
public every Saturday, September through May. Programs for groups
are offered year around. PuppetART Studio provides the opportunity
for art education for children, caregivers, and professionals.
The mainstream of PuppetART Studio activities is developing
and offering hands-on workshops to groups of schoolchildren.
Students K-12 learn how to make puppets and recognize, understand
and use folk art elements of different cultures. Other workshops
on the puppetry art are designed for various levels of interest,
including one for teachers especially designed to enhance the
curriculum and support an "arts-integrated" education.
PuppetART Museum is a source of information on puppetry and
how it reflects on history and diverse cultural traditions.
The Museum also organizes exhibits to complement repertoire
performances. The PuppetART Museum published a book in 2002,
entitled "A History of Puppetry in Detroit," by Gina
Granger and Nancy Henk. The book is dedicated to Detroit's tri-centennial
and highlights its important role in the history of professional
American puppetry. |
Minnesota
| In
the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre |
1500 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407 |
Kathee Foran, Executive Director
612.721.2535 |
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| In the Heart of the Beast produces
a season of original, company-generated plays for both families
and adults. We teach puppetry and pageantry to students and
teachers, teenagers and youth, and community members in our
neighborhood and throughout Minnesota. We can seat up to 300. |
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| Open Eye Figure Theatre |
506 E. 24th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55404 |
Producing Director - Susan Haas
susan.haas[at]openeyetheatre.org
Artistic Director - Michael Sommers
michael.sommers[at]openeyetheatre.org |
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| Founded in 2000 by Michael Sommers and Susan Haas. Open Eye Figure Theatre creates grand theatrical events manifested on an intimate scale, combining artistic forms to make work that is both whimsical and profound. |
Missouri
| Kramer
Marionette Theatre |
4143 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108 |
Contact: Bob Kramer, Dug Feltch
314.531.3313 |
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| Performances
year-round by resident troupe and guest artists: Monday-Saturday:
10 am demo, 11:15 show, 1 pm demo, 2:15 show by reservation.
Sunday at 1 and 2:15. Exhibit, Store, Workshops. |
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| Paul
Mesner Puppets |
1006 E. Linwood Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64109 |
Paul Mesner - Artistic Director and
Founder
816.756.3500
Diane Barker - Executive Director
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| Five
productions a year. We perform at Unity on the Plaza at 47th
and Jefferson in Kansas City, MO. The theater will accommodate
320 people. We tour, locally and nationally. Puppet making workshops
on an ongoing basis at our studio. |
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| Puppetry
Arts Institute |
11025 E. Winner Rd.
Independence, MO 64052 |
Nancy Clark - Director |
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| Hazelle Rollins Puppet Museum;
Special Exhibits; Puppet Shows; Workshops; Birthday parties;
Puppet Research Library; Puppet Repair, Restringing & Appraisal.
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday. 10 - 5. Museum Admission: Adults
$3, children $1.50. Monthly puppet shows and drop-in or reserved
group workshops $5.00 each. |
New Jersey
| Brownstone
Puppettheatre and Museum |
Village Greene, Historic Smithville
615 E. Moss Mill Rd.
Smithville, N.J. 08205 |
Nancy Brownstone - Contact
609.652.5750 |
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| Weekend shows year round. Resident
company presents shows for family audiences with emphasis on
comedy and music. Occasional guest artists. Museum houses a
collection of over 100 puppets, posters and photographs. |
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| The
Penny Pretzel Playhouse |
The Baird Community Center
5 Mead Street
South Orange, NJ 07079 |
Steven Hollow |
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| Our
family programs are aimed at the 4 to 9 year olds with parents
in attendance. This is a great small space, located only 27
minutes from midtown New York by train. Seating for 70, with
a lot of possibilities. The Village of South Orange Parks Department
is committed to improving the space, and to making puppetry
a permanent part of its growth. Five performance slots for family
theater and one evening slot for more adult fair make up the
annual season. Fees are negotiable. Ideas Questions and Suggestions
are welcome. If you would like to be considered for a performance
slot please contact Steven Hollow, 973-762-3632 between 9:30am
and 7:30pm. |
New York
| Museum
of Television & Radio |
25 West 52nd Street
(between 5th & 6th Ave.)
Ny, NY 10019 |
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212.621.6600 |
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| Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 12:00 to 6:00 Thursday 12-8. Study
center has viewing facility. Can find videos relating to television
puppetry. |
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| New
York Public Library for the Performing Arts |
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
Ny, NY 10023 |
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212.870.1641 |
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| Theatre
on Film & Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Collection. Viewing
by appointment only. The collection includes all performances
pre-sented at Jim Henson Foundation International Festival of
Puppet Theatre. |
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The
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
in Central Park |
Central Park East Drive at 80th St.
mailing address:
830 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10065-2001 |
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| Run
by the NY Parks system. Has a long record of presenting shows
to the public. |
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| Puppetworks |
The Puppetworks, Inc.
338 Sixth Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215 |
Nicolas Coppola - Artistic Director
718.965.3391
nicomar[at]optionline.net
Terry Alan Smith - General Manager
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| Weekend
Public Performances: 12:30 & 2:30 Weekday Groups: 10:15,
11:30, 12:45 - Repertory 2006-2007: The Reluctant Dragon (September-December
23, 2006); Alice in Wonderland (January 3 - April 1, 2007);
The Jungle Book (April 14 - August 19, 2007); also Moose Crossing
(Macy's Herald Square, for 30th Holiday season). Souveniers,
Books, Puppets on sale in Lobby. Seats 100. |
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| HERE
Arts Center; Dream Music Puppetry Program |
145 6th Avenue
Ny, NY 10013 |
Barbara Busackino - Producer
212.647.0202 Ext. 307
hariette2000[at]aol.com
Basil Twist - Director
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| Spaghetti
Dinners - PS122 |
150 First Avenue
Ny, NY 10009 |
Trudi Cohen
917.319.8104
trudico[at]aol.com |
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| Monthly
community events on Tuesday evenings including vegetarian spaghetti,
new work by Great Small Works and guest artists, and live music. |
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| Teatro
SEA @ Los Kabayitos Puppet & Children's Theatre |
107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor
Ny, NY 10002 |
Manuel A. Moran - Exec. & Artisitc Dir.
212.529.1545
Richard Marino - Managing Director
Jose Lopez - Puppet Master |
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| TEATRO
SEA at Los Kabayitos Puppet and Children's Theatre at the Clemente
Soto VÈlez Cultural and Educational Center on Manhattan's
Lower East Side, is New York's Only Latino Children's Theatre,
and possibly the Only Latino Children's Theatre in the United
States. Society of the Educational Arts, Inc. (SEA) offers a
year-round season of professional Puppet and Children's Theatre,
as well as art workshops. SEA's repertory of 14 shows, are performed
in Spanish, English and bilingual. SEAson runs from September
to June. |
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| The Shadow Box Theatre |
325 West End Ave.
Ny, NY 10023 |
Sandra Robbins - Artistic Director
Elaine Brand - Administrator |
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| The Shadow Box Theatre is currently the resident children's company at the Theatres at 45 Bleecker St., Manhattan. With the magic of live theatre, music and puppetry, SBT has served over 2,000,000 children in 41 years in schools, theatres, community centers and parks throughout New York City. SBT also conducts creative arts workshops and publishes storybooks and CDs based on its shows. |
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| Puppetry
in Practice |
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue 1104 James Hall
Brooklyn, NY 11210 |
Tova Ackerman - Director
718.951.4240
718.854.0507 |
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| Our
main site is still at Brooklyn College and open to teachers
and the community but this summer we opened the Puppetry in
Practice Museum, an outreach center in the Marine Park section
of Brooklyn. We have been hosting parent workshops to supplement
our school programs and meetings with other puppeteers and performing
artists. |
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| Goat
on a Boat Puppet Theatre |
P.O. Box 327
Sag Harbor, NY 11963 |
Liz Joyce - Artistic Director
631.725.4193 |
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| Goat
on a Boat Puppet Theatre (founded 2001) is a community puppet
theatre committed to introducing young children and their families
to a life-long love of theatre and the creative arts. Winter/spring
season runs November-March and includes in-house performances,
guest performers (Saturdays at 11 and 3) puppet playgroups (for
children 3 years and under) and after-school workshops. Summer
season runs June-August and includes Tot Camp, puppet playgroups,
family workshops and performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
at 11:00. The theater seats 70. |
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Open
Hand Theater
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At the Castle on North Salina Street
518 Prospect Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13208 |
Geoffrey Navias - Artistic Director
315.476.0466
Kathy Ferro - Exec. Assistant |
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| A World of Puppets performance series for families on the first two Saturdays of the months October-April featuring great puppetry performances from across the country. Touring mask and puppet performances, arts-in-education programs and workshops, collaborations with other arts organizations and mask and puppet museum. |
Ohio
| Madcap Puppets |
3316 Glenmore Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45211 |
John Lewandowski: Artistic/Executive Director
513.921.5965 ext. 14
j.lewandowski[AT]madcappuppets.com |
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| Public shows each season in the Hats Off Young Audience series. Production and project development for orchestra and opera performances. Arts integration master classes for teachers and puppet building workshops for children and adults. Professional development and training for puppet theater artists. |
Oregon
| Tears
of Joy Theatre |
P.O. Box 1029
Vancouver, WA 98666 |
Janet Bradley - Managing Director
360.695.3050
janet[at]tojt.com
Nancy Aldrich - Artistic Director
503.284.7562 |
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| FAMILY SERIES (and school programs)
in Winningstad Theatre at Portland Center for the Performing
Arts, Portland, OREGON, seating 280. 100 performances. Series
runs November - March (largely our own programs). Lobby exhibits
mounted for each production. SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES for adults
November-March (includes guest performers). TOURING year around.. |
Pennsylvania
| Hole in the Wall Puppet |
126 N. Water Street
Lancaster, PA 17603 |
Robert Brock - Artistic Director
Mary Lou Broucht - Business Manager |
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| The Hole in the Wall is a 60-seat Victorian style theatre in downtown Lancaster founded in 1990 by Robert Brock. Marionette performances of classic stories and fairy tales are presented on weekends for the public and by arrangement for groups during the week. |
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| Mock
Turtle Marionette Theater at the Ice House |
421 Second Ave.
Bethlehem, PA 18018 |
Doug Roysdon - Artistic Director |
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| Now
in our fourteenth year of family performances at our city-based
theater in Bethlehem, We seat 100 for upstairs shows or the
downstairs theater which seats 250. |
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| Pittsburgh
Children's Museum |
10 Children's Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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412.322.5058
stuffee[at]pittsburghkids.org |
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| It offers interactive experiences with puppets, outreach programs and field trips. |
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| Spiral
Q Puppet Theatre |
3114 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
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| Spiral Q Puppet Theater seeks to mobilize communities and illuminate the victories, frustrations and possibilities of living in the neighborhoods of Philadelphia and similar urban settings through the construction of full-scale giant puppet parades, toy theater and neighborhood pageantry. |
Rhode Island
Perishable
Theatre
Blood From a Turnip |
95 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903 |
Vanessa Gilbert
401.331.2695 Ext. 306 |
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| Blood
from a Turnip, Rhode Island's only Late Night Puppet Salon,
was founded on the belief that puppet, toy and object theatre
is an invaluable artistic medium. This bi-monthly invitational
brings to Providence emerging puppeteers from New England and
New York. |
South Carolina
| Columbia
Marionette Theatre |
401 Laurel Street
Columbia, SC 29201 |
John Scollon - Executive Director |
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| Celebrating
16 years as South Carolina's premiere children's theatre, the
Columbia Marionette Theatre offers birthday parties, field trips,
traveling shows, artists-in-residence programs, home school
programs and even puppet shows for adults! |
Virginia
| Green
Parrot Puppet Theatre |
Classika Theatre's Green Parrot Theatre
4041 S. 28th Street
Arlington, VA 22206 |
Emily Wilson-Tobin - Public Relations
& Marketing |
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| Classika
Theatre is a professional theatre based on the renowned Russian
tradition which features productions for both adults and children.
The Green Parrot Puppet Theatre usually produces 2 puppet shows
a year. |
Vermont
Sandglass
Theatre
Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Research
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P.O. Box 970
17 Kimball Hill
Putney, VT 05346 |
Eric Bass & Ines Zeller-Bass - Co-Artistic
Directors
Leslie Turpin - Managing Director
Kirk Murphy - Administrator
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| An intimate 60 seat renovated barn theater in Putney, Vermont. We present our own work as well as national and international companies. |
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| Bread
& Puppet Theater |
153 Heights Rd. (Route 122)
Glover, VT 05839 |
Linda Elbow, Touring Manager |
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| Apprenticeship Program end of June thru July; Summer performances at our farm in Glover, Vermont, July-August. |
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| Bread
& Puppet Museum |
153 Heights Rd. (Route 122)
Glover, VT 05839 |
Elka Schumann - Museum Director |
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| Open daily, 10am-6pm, May - October. A Museum housing a giant collection of puppets, masks, paintings and graphics in a century old barn. |
Washington
Northwest
Puppet Center
Carter Family Marionettes |
9123 - 15th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98115-3111 |
Dmitri Carter
206.523.2579 |
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| Northwest
Puppet Center features a season of public performances, weekday
school series, museum exhibits, archive/library, touring performances
and educational programs. In recent years the Carter Family
Marionettes have also begun staging full scale marionette operas
and was recently the cover story in the national magazine, Early
Music America. In December of 2003, Seattle Post-Intelligencer's
"Best of 2003 - Family", Northwest Puppet Center was
listed as #1 children's attraction. "Pupi per tutti!"
(Puppets for all!) |
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| Aurora Valentinettti Puppet Museum & Evergreen Children's Theatre |
257 Fourth Street
Bremerton, WA 98337 |
Stanley W. Hess
Museum Curator |
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| The AVPM celebrating its tenth year (2009) has a collection in excess of 1,000 puppets and puppet stage artifacts from around the world. Particular strengths are in the area of Pacific Rim and Asian cultures, American and Pacific NW as well as examples from Europe and other parts of the world. The Museum provides changing exhibits 4-5 times a year. Hours: Wed. through Sat. 11-4. Also open during the First Friday Art Walk from 5-8 each month. Admission: Donation suggested. A well stocked gift shop and children's play area on site. Evergreen Children's Theatre the parent organization schedules occasional performances, work shops, story hours and tours throughout the year. |
West Virginia
Wonderment Puppet Theater
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412 West King Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401 |
Joe Santoro
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| Shows every Saturday and Sunday at 12 Noon & 2pm |
Wisconsin
| Hazel Green Opera House |
2130 Main St.
Hazel Green, WI
Mailing Address:
Fever River Puppeteers
362 E. Main St.
Benton, WI 53803 |
Chuck and Sandye Voight
voight[at]mhtc.net |
608.759.4425 |
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| The opera house is where people and puppets come together for fun. This is the home of The Fever River Puppeteers, a nonprofit 501c3, who perform marionette and other puppet shows seasonally. We offer occasional puppetry workshops for children and adults, and we feature guest puppeteers as well. The opera house seats 80 patrons on soft chairs. |
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