Sessions
Apr 21 (Mon) - Apr 25 (Fri) 2025
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Brookline Teen Center, 40 Aspinwall Ave, Brookline
Registration deadline: March 21
Cost
$700 Regular / $650 Members
$400 Junior Puppet Counselor / $350 Members
$20 materials fee (required)
$100 Aftercare — register for aftercare here
See below for more information about Financial Aid and Aftercare.
About Puppet Adventure: Puppets of the Deep
Embark on an underwater quest in Puppets of the Deep! Journey through the ocean floor, creating shadow puppets of sea creatures and coral reefs, while tracking down the lair of rod puppet monsters. Be part of bringing this underwater adventure to life!
Join John Regan of CactusHead Puppets for one week of fun puppet-building and performance activities. Students will explore how puppeteers use movement, sound, and other performance skills to bring characters to life. Plus, we’ll learn how to design, construct, and perform different styles of puppetry, culminating in a short performance for families on Friday afternoon!
This program is a great way to spend vacation week in a fun, friendly, creative, and supportive environment.
About the Instructor
John with puppet from “Magnificent Monster Circus.”
John Regan is one-half of CactusHead Puppets, who are known for their playful performance style and exuberant creativity. The West Springfield-based company was started in 2010 by married couple John and Megan Regan. Since then they have toured throughout the Northeast with their original family-friendly shows, several of which are based on favorite and familiar folktales, as well as taught workshops and vacation week programs at Puppet Showplace.
John is from Western Massachusetts, and is honored to be performing at the same venues where he saw puppet shows growing up. John is a graduate of the University of Connecticut's Puppet Arts program, and was an intern at Puppet Showplace Theater way back!
Junior Puppet Counselors
Do you enjoy making things out of everyday objects? Cheering on your friends when they face a challenge? Designing the latest yarn hair style? Junior Puppet Counselors serve as role models for younger puppeteers, assist our teaching artist with the art of puppet making, and learn and practice leadership skills in helping manage the flow of a creative space!
Open to young people in 7th to 9th grades. Junior Puppet Counselors are by application only; please complete the application form to be considered.
Primary Location, Pick up, and Drop off
We are thrilled to be holding Puppet Adventure Program at the beautiful Brookline Teen Center at 40 Aspinwall Ave in Brookline. Drop off and pick up will be at the Brookline Teen Center, Monday through Thursday; Friday drop off will be at Brookline Teen Center, and Friday pick up will be at Puppet Showplace Theater after the closing performance for parents.
Puppet Adventure Program will also go on at least one field trip to Puppet Showplace Theater!
Aftercare
New this year, we are pleased to offer aftercare, to be held at Brookline Teen Center, Monday through Thursday, 400 pm - 6:00 pm! Aftercare must be registered for separately from the main program — click here to register.
Financial Aid
We are pleased to be able to support a limited number of scholarships. To apply for a scholarship seat, please complete our scholarship request form as early as possible.
Cancelation Policy
If minimum enrollment for the program or aftercare is not met by the enrollment deadline, Puppet Showplace may elect to cancel the program or aftercare. In the event that Puppet Showplace must cancel, families will be notified on the enrollment deadline and refunded in full.
If you are registered but must cancel your child’s enrollment, we offer two options for partial refunds:
If your child’s space is filled by someone from the waitlist, PST will refund 85% of tuition as long as you cancel by the registration deadline.
If your child’s space is not filled by someone from the waitlist:
0% refund if canceled 30 days or more prior to program start date
25% refund if canceled 60 days or more prior to program start date
50% refund if canceled 90 days or more prior to program start date
75% refund if canceled 120 days or more prior to program start date
Health and Safety
Your child’s health and safety are our highest priority. We will follow health and safety procedures as recommended by the CDC.
