A Pink and Furry Adventure!
Join Bella and her friends on a journey through a beautiful garden to meet silly bugs, creepy-crawlers, and sing-along musical surprises!
Catch performances outdoors at UnCommon Corner, or head inside for our Pay-What-You-Can Summer Sundays!
Ensure that Puppet Showplace thrives for 50 more years to come! By donating to Puppet Showplace, you can help share awesome puppetry, champion artistry, and welcome everyone.
Aug 10 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am
Go on a pink and furry adventure with Bella and her friends through a beautiful garden to meet silly bugs, creepy-crawlers, and musical surprises!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 5
Mixed puppetry styles: Muppet-style, table top, and rod puppets
Aug 17 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am
Join puppeteer, ukulele rockstar, and all around funny guy Harry LaCoste for his family-friendly variety show!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2-7
Hand puppets, live music, and more
Aug 24 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am
What can a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster do when they have to leave their farm? Become world famous musicians, of course!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Shadow & rod puppetry
Aug 9 (Sat) 2025: 12:00 pm at Emerson College’s Stage at UnCommon Corner
Go on a pink and furry adventure with Bella and her friends through a beautiful garden to meet silly bugs, creepy-crawlers, and musical surprises!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 5
Mixed puppetry styles: Muppet-style, table top, and rod puppets
Aug 16 (Sat) 2025: 12:00 pm at Emerson College’s Stage at UnCommon Corner
Join puppeteer, ukulele rockstar, and all around funny guy Harry LaCoste for his family-friendly variety show!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 7
Hand puppets, live music, and more
August 21 (Thu) 2025: 10:30 am at TADPole10, at the Tadpole Playground in the Boston Common
Encounter magnificent creatures from the wilds of your imagination as their quirky human caretaker tries to teach them new tricks in this colorful show from CactusHead Puppets!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Mixed puppetry styles, including table top and direct manipulation
Aug 23 (Sat) 2025: 12:00 pm at Emerson College’s Stage at UnCommon Corner
Encounter magnificent creatures from the wilds of your imagination as their quirky human caretaker tries to teach them new tricks in this colorful show from CactusHead Puppets!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 3-7
Mixed puppetry styles, including table top and direct manipulation
Aug 30 (Sat) 2025: 12:00 pm at Emerson College’s Stage at UnCommon Corner
Join puppeteer, ukulele rockstar, and all around funny guy Harry LaCoste for his family-friendly variety show!
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 2 - 7
Hand puppets, live music, and more
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
Puppet Showplace is a home for many artists, including musician Tony Leva of The Gottabees — who shares his “open letter to Puppet Showplace” below!
“If you’ve never caught a Puppet Showplace Theater show before, you’re missing out on some serious magic…”
Boston Magazine writes, “This delightfully homespun community hub showcases something completely unique in today’s world of Pixar animation: the precious art of puppetry.”
Recently, The Boston Globe sat down for an interview with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion!
“I took my kids to the Puppet Showplace Theater, now my grandchildren are going there. It’s a wonderful place!”
“Being able to connect with other puppeteers and their perspectives on how to tell stories empowered me to tell my own, and stretch the limits of my imagination…” says Fatima.
“Everyone has different talents, strengths, and interests. We make a well-rounded collective,” says Khaleshia.
“As someone who is relatively new to the puppet world, it's incredible to have one of my first cohorts be composed of people that reflect my identities,” says William.
“The Creative Residency for Black Puppeteers has cracked open my artistry into a whole new world of storytelling,” ChelseaDee says.
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.
That was the sweet exclamation from the audience during one performance of Party Animals by Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion (and the resident artist of Puppet Showplace), during the show’s premiere run on June 7 - 15.