Nov 24 (Sun): 10:30 am (Plastique) | 1:00 pm (Bois)

Puzzle Théâtre presents three of their multicolored shows, full of unusual puppets, humor, and unexpected situations. Featuring puppets made of wood, plastic, and tissues!

'Plastique' and 'Bois' are recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Object puppetry

Nov 23 (Sat): 1:00 pm (Plastique - PWYC) | 3:00 pm (Bois - PWYC) | 8:00 pm (Jetable)

Puzzle Théâtre presents three of their multicolored shows, full of unusual puppets, humor, and unexpected situations. Featuring puppets made of wood, plastic, and tissues!

'Plastique' and 'Bois' are recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
'Disposable' is recommended for adults, teens & youth 10+
Object puppetry

Nov 22 (Fri): 8:00 pm (Jetable)

Puzzle Théâtre presents three of their multicolored shows, full of unusual puppets, humor, and unexpected situations. Featuring puppets made of wood, plastic, and tissues!

'Disposable' is recommended for adults, teens & youth 10+
Object puppetry

Oct 12 (Sat): 8:00 pm

The Spinner reimagines the Fates from Greek mythology as ungodly factory wardens who’ve outsourced their cruel work to mortal garment workers in a 19th-century textile mill. Told through a mixture of overhead projector shadow puppetry and shadow masks, The Spinner unstitches the lengths we will go to make our fates our own.

Recommended for adults and teens 13+
Overhead projector shadow puppetry and masks

Oct 11 (Fri): 8:00 pm

The Spinner reimagines the Fates from Greek mythology as ungodly factory wardens who’ve outsourced their cruel work to mortal garment workers in a 19th-century textile mill. Told through a mixture of overhead projector shadow puppetry and shadow masks, The Spinner unstitches the lengths we will go to make our fates our own.

Recommended for adults and teens 13+
Overhead projector shadow puppetry and masks

Sept 25 (Wed): 11:00 am | 4:30 pm | 7:30 pm

Like a magician, or medium at a séance, the performer manipulates both past and future in this show for an audience of just five.

Recommended for adults & teens 16+
Object Theater

Sept 24 (Tues): 4:30pm | 7:30pm

Like a magician, or medium at a séance, the performer manipulates both past and future in this show for an audience of just five.

Recommended for adults & teens 16+
Object Theater

Sep 11 (Wed): 9:00 pm

Our friends at the Arrow Street Arts are presenting a "Best of Boston" Puppet Slam! The night is curated by Puppet Showplace Theater, and will feature local artists who have delighted audiences again and again at our always-sold-out Puppet Slams.

Recommended for adults & teens 16+

July 20 (Sat): 8:00 pm

Join us for an evening of short-form puppetry for adults, featuring a range of puppetry styles, beer and wine, and a guaranteed good time.

Ages 16+

On Saturday June 8, join us to kick off our 50th Anniversary Year, featuring Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) performances at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm, a grown-ups happy hour following the 4:00 pm show, and extra fun in the lobby during the day.

May 18 (Sat): 8:00 pm

Ladies and gentlemen, funky folk and party people, step into the kooky world of A Slice of Crazy Pie, a cabaret-style marionette puppet show that will have you shivering, laughing, and wondering if you had too much to drink.

Recommended for mature audiences 16+
Marionettes

May 17 (Fri): 8:00 pm

Ladies and gentlemen, funky folk and party people, step into the kooky world of A Slice of Crazy Pie, a cabaret-style marionette puppet show that will have you shivering, laughing, and wondering if you had too much to drink.

Recommended for mature audiences 16+
Marionettes