Apr 19 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)

What happens when a father and daughter create puppet shows together?! A collection of playful, and slightly surreal, bedtime-themed tales featuring a cat-and-dog talk show, a fantastical adventure, and more!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 5 – 10
Mixed puppetry styles, including hand puppets, marionettes, and shadow puppets

Apr 21 (Mon) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

When his caboose is stranded, a train engineer discovers puppet characters and enchanting musical stories inside a suitcase!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3 – 7
Hand puppets and live music

Apr 22 (Tue) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

The classic story of a young woman whose good heart transports her from rags to royalty, with a few unexpected twists!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 – 8
Marionettes

Apr 23 (Wed) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

When his caboose is stranded, a train engineer discovers puppet characters and enchanting musical stories inside a suitcase!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3 – 7
Hand puppets and live music

Apr 24 (Thu) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure, but a gang of bumbling pirates keeps getting in the way!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 – 9
Mouth and rod puppetry

Apr 25 (Fri) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure, but a gang of bumbling pirates keeps getting in the way!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 – 9
Mouth and rod puppetry

Apr 26 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure, but a gang of bumbling pirates keeps getting in the way!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 – 9
Mouth and rod puppetry

Apr 27 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure, but a gang of bumbling pirates keeps getting in the way!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 – 9
Mouth and rod puppetry

May 3 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)

Help Sylvie and her family of homespun creatures find a new home in this joyously silly and deeply poignant show.

Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 13
Mixed puppetry styles

May 4 (Sun) | 9:00 am

A fun, interactive performance & play experience designed for very young children and their grown-ups!

Infants & preschoolers, with their grown-ups

May 4 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Help Sylvie and her family of homespun creatures find a new home in this joyously silly and deeply poignant show.

Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 13
Mixed puppetry styles

May 10 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Get ready to explore the world under your feet in this underground puppet adventure! Tunnel down with Worm and Sprout as they discover the mysterious life found inside soil.

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by 3 - 8
Mixed puppetry styles

May 11 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Get ready to explore the world under your feet in this underground puppet adventure! Tunnel down with Worm and Sprout as they discover the mysterious life found inside soil.

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by 3 - 8
Mixed puppetry styles

May 13 (Tue) | 10:30 am - 11:30 am

A fun, interactive performance & play experience designed for very young children and their grown-ups.

Infants & preschoolers, with their grown-ups
Location: Brookline Town Hall

May 17 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

A gloriously silly and inventive ode to the feelings we have when we choose our clothes… and what happens when our clothes come to life.

Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 8
Mixed puppetry styles

May 18 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

A gloriously silly and inventive ode to the feelings we have when we choose our clothes… and what happens when our clothes come to life.

Recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by 3 - 8
Mixed puppetry styles

June 7 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)

Party Animals follows four furry friends as they navigate the biggest social hurdle of their young lives — throwing their first party!

This latest Incubator world premiere comes from Sarah Nolen (Puppet Motion) — creator of Judy Saves the Day and Lisa the Wise; and our beloved Resident Artist!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 9
Hand puppetry

June 8 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Party Animals follows four furry friends as they navigate the biggest social hurdle of their young lives — throwing their first party!

This latest Incubator world premiere comes from Sarah Nolen (Puppet Motion) — creator of Judy Saves the Day and Lisa the Wise; and our beloved Resident Artist!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 9
Hand puppetry

June 14 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Party Animals follows four furry friends as they navigate the biggest social hurdle of their young lives — throwing their first party!

This latest Incubator world premiere comes from Sarah Nolen (Puppet Motion) — creator of Judy Saves the Day and Lisa the Wise; and our beloved Resident Artist!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 9
Hand puppetry

June 15 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

Party Animals follows four furry friends as they navigate the biggest social hurdle of their young lives — throwing their first party!

This latest Incubator world premiere comes from Sarah Nolen (Puppet Motion) — creator of Judy Saves the Day and Lisa the Wise; and our beloved Resident Artist!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 5 - 9
Hand puppetry

Apr 21 (Mon) - Apr 25 (Fri) | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Puppetry is exercise for your imagination! Join the Teaching Artists of Puppet Showplace Theater for one week of fun puppet-building and performance activities during your school vacation week.

Open to students in grades 2–6; grades 7–9 can apply to be Junior Puppet Counselors!

Aug 18 (Mon) - Aug 22 (Fri) 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Aftercare available!

In Marionette Maestro, kids will dive into the exciting world of string marionettes, designing their very own puppet and learning to control it with precision and musical flair!

Rising 2nd - 8th Graders

Aug 25 (Mon) - Aug 29 (Fri) 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Aftercare available!

Blast off into an out-of-this-world adventure with Puppets in Space! Young creators will design, build, and control their own cosmic puppets, preparing them for a journey across the stars.

Rising 2nd - 8th Graders

Apr 28 (Mon) 2025: 8:00 pm

Students from the Colleges of the Fenway Theater Ensemble and the COF Puppet Lab are proud to present our first Puppet Slam! Join us for a fun and energetic night filled with SNL inspired skits, musical numbers, stop animation shorts, and MORE!

Recommended for adults 18+

May 17 ( Sat) 2025

Celebrate 50 years of Puppet Showplace Theater with a super special puppet slam at Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre! More details to come.