Our mainstage shows are great for kids and families to enjoy together! See Puppets at Night for shows aimed at teens and adults.
Masks are welcomed, and are available at the door for your use.
Tickets are required for all children over 12 months of age and all adult attendees and chaperones.
Nov 29 (Fri): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
When a wicked witch curses the baby princess Aurora, the entire kingdom falls into a deep sleep. Will a prince with a true heart arrive in time to break the spell?
All ages welcome, recommended for 4-8
Marionettes
Nov 30 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When a wicked witch curses the baby princess Aurora, the entire kingdom falls into a deep sleep. Will a prince with a true heart arrive in time to break the spell?
All ages welcome, recommended for 4-8
Marionettes
Dec 1 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
When a wicked witch curses the baby princess Aurora, the entire kingdom falls into a deep sleep. Will a prince with a true heart arrive in time to break the spell?
All ages welcome, recommended for 4-8
Marionettes
Dec 3 (Tues) | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
This class is a fun, interactive performance & play experience designed for very young children and their grown-ups. Register for the class and join us for five weeks of puppet fun!
Infants & preschoolers, with their grown-ups
Dec 7 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Fairies, field mice, and other small critters dance to the music of favorite classical composers in this dazzling display of turn-of-the-century style trick puppetry.
All ages welcome, recommended for 4-8
Marionettes
Dec 8 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Fairies, field mice, and other small critters dance to the music of favorite classical composers in this dazzling display of turn-of-the-century style trick puppetry.
All ages welcome, recommended for 4-8
Marionettes
Dec 10 (Tues) | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
This class is a fun, interactive performance & play experience designed for very young children and their grown-ups. Register for the class and join us for five weeks of puppet fun!
Infants & preschoolers, with their grown-ups
Dec 14 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Santa got fired from many jobs before he got the one we all know, but don't worry it has a happy ending. Join in the fun as Jim Napolitano of Nappy’s Puppet presents some of the silliest sing-along songs known to mankind.
All ages welcome, recommended for 3-8
Shadow puppetry
Dec 15 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Santa got fired from many jobs before he got the one we all know, but don't worry it has a happy ending. Join in the fun as Jim Napolitano of Nappy’s Puppet presents some of the silliest sing-along songs known to mankind.
All ages welcome, recommended for 3-8
Shadow puppetry
Dec 17 (Tues) | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
This class is a fun, interactive performance & play experience designed for very young children and their grown-ups. Register for the class and join us for five weeks of puppet fun!
Infants & preschoolers, with their grown-ups
Dec 20 (Fri): 3:30 pm | 5:30 pm | 8:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun! Plus, the 8pm show is a special Puppets at Night adults & teens version!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 21 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 22 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 23 (Mon): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 24 (Tues): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Celebrate the season with a family-friendly sing-along featuring dancing snowmen, jingle bells, and lots of snowy fun!
All ages welcome, recommended for 2-9
Mixed puppetry styles and live music
Dec 27 (Fri): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Dec 28 (Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Dec 29 (Sun): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Dec 31 (Tues): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 1 (Wed): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm
Three classic tales make up this wonderful animal-inspired vacation week series — The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Lion and the Mouse, and Peter Rabbit.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Hand puppets
Jan 11 ( Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
A baby bird goes on a voyage of growth, flight, and the changing seasons in this heartwarming story.
All ages welcome, recommended for 1 - 6
Hand puppetry and live music
Jan 12 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
A baby bird goes on a voyage of growth, flight, and the changing seasons in this heartwarming story.
All ages welcome, recommended for 1 - 6
Hand puppetry and live music
Jan 18 ( Sat): 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
The Light House is an interactive shadow puppetry tale that celebrates kindness, magic adventures, and friendship!
All ages welcome, recommended for 3 - 8
Shadow puppetry and interactive performance
Jan 19 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
The Light House is an interactive shadow puppetry tale that celebrates kindness, magic adventures, and friendship!
All ages welcome, recommended for 3 - 8
Shadow puppetry and interactive performance
Jan 25 ( Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Join mischievous Monkey King in saving a village from a hungry river monster!
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 10
Bu Dai Xi hand puppetry and live music
Jan 26 ( Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Join mischievous Monkey King in saving a village from a hungry river monster!
Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 10
Bu Dai Xi hand puppetry and live music
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Puppet Showplace Theater is dedicated to presenting outstanding puppetry to diverse audiences through performances, workshops, and community outreach activities.
Puppet Showplace Theater is supported by...
Puppet Showplace Theater is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England Arts Resilience Fund, part of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations and the Mellon Foundation, with major funding from the federal CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan from the National Endowment for the Arts.
