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Resources
& Services - Puppet Places - Theaters - Centers - Museums
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| 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 E-Mail Address
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Arizona
| Great
Arizona Puppet Theater |
302 West Latham St.
Phoenix, Az 85003 |
Nancy Smith - Director
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(602) 262-2050
E-Mail Address
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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 |
(213) 250-9995
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(510) 452-2260
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
Info. Line: (619) 544-9203
Email Address
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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 |
E-Mail Address
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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
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Alan Cook - Executive Director
626.798.2810
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(626) 296-1536
E-Mail Address |
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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
E-Mail Address |
24 hour info line:
1-800-954-6696
E-Mail Address |
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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. |
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| Santa
Monica Puppetry Center |
1014 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
Fred Mingo |
(310) 656-0483 |
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Colorado
| Denver
Puppet Theatre |
3156 West 38th Avenue
Denver, CO 80211 |
Annie Zook - Director
(303) 458-6446 |
(303) 458-6446
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
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Pam Arciero -
Artistic Director
Bobbie Nidzgorski - Managing Director
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(860) 739-7340
E-Mail Address
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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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(860) 486-0339
E-Mail Address
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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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(860) 486-4568
E-Mail Address
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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
| Puppetry
Arts Center of the Palm Beaches |
Mail: PO Box 19124
West Palm Beach, FL 33416 |
Jo Janeen Timmis, Executive Dir.
(561) 967-3231
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E-Mail Address
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| 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 Displays; Store. We still are
looking for performers that are visiting in southeast Florida.
- We cannot pay a lot but if they are here we are interested. |
Georgia
| Center
for Puppetry Arts |
1404 Spring Street NW at 18th
Atlanta, GA 30309-2820 |
Vincent Anthony - Executive Director
(404) 873-3089
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Tickets: (404) 873-3391
E-Mail Address
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| The
Center for Puppetry Arts recently celebrated its 25th 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.110
Fax: (404) 873-9907 |
E-Mail Address |
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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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Information & Reservations
(847) 818-3220 - Ext. 116
E-Mail Address
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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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312.850.8440
E-Mail Address |
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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. |
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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E-Mail Address |
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| 22nd
Anniversary Season - 2005. A 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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E-Mail Address |
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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 |
E-Mail Address |
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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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1-877-978-7738
E-Mail Address |
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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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319-294-7082
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
410-778-5841
E-Mail Address |
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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
E-Mail Address |
Box Office: (301) 320-6668
Washington, D.C. Office
(202) 234-6666
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| The Puppet Co., in its 21st year,
creates 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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E-Mail Address |
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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
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(313) 961-7777
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
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Studio: 612-823-5162
Box Office: 612-874-6338
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
E-Mail Address |
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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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E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(816) 833-9777
E-Mail Address |
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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.
Smithcille, N.J. 08205 |
Nancy Brownstone - Contact
(609) 652-5750 |
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
Ticket info: (973) 378-7754
Tickets: $9.00 per person
E-Mail Address |
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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
PuppetTheatre. |
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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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(212) 360-1399
Email Address |
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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 - Artisitc Director
(718) 965-3391
E-Mail Address
Terry Alan Smith - General Manager
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E-Mail Address |
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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
E-Mail Address
Basil Twist - Director
E-Mail Address |
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| Spaghetti
Dinners - PS122 |
150 First Avenue
Ny, NY 10009 |
Trudi Cohen
(917) 319-8104
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
Box Office: (212) 260-4080 Ext. 14
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(212) 724-0677
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
E-Mail Addresss |
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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 |
E-Mail Address |
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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. |
Oregon/Washington
| Tears
of Joy Theatre |
P.O. Box 1029
Vancouver, WA 98666 |
Janet Bradley - Managing Director
(360) 695-3050
E-Mail Address
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 |
(717) 394-8398
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(610) 867-8208
E-Mail Address |
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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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| Mum
Puppettheatre |
115 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Robert Smythe - Artistic Director |
E-Mail Address |
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| Our
theatre season runs from September to May. Our touring season
runs year round. Our education and teaching activities follow
school and summer program schedules. We run classes at the theatre
throughout the season. |
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| Pittsburgh
Children's Museum |
10 Children's Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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412-322-5058
E-Mail Address |
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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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(215) 222-6979
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(803) 252-7366
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(703) 824-6200
E-Mail Address |
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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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(802) 387-4051
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(802) 525-1271
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
(802) 525-6972
E-Mail Address |
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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 |
E-Mail Address |
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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!) |
West Virginia
Wonderment Puppet Theater
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412 West King Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401 |
Joe Santoro
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304.258.4074
E-Mail Address |
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| West Virginia's only year round puppet theater. |
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