Our puppet building and puppetry performance classes are great for experienced puppeteers and those new to the craft! Expand your artistic toolkit and explore your creativity in a supportive environment, guided by expert instructors.
Jan 20 (Tues) & Jan 22 (Thurs) | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jump into marionettes with this two-day evening workshop — perfect for beginners!
Recommended for adults and teens 13+
Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17 (Tues) 2026 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Discover the movement and stories within different materials in this four-session weekly class, culminating in a short performance!
Recommended for adults 18+
Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24 (Tues) 2026 | 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
What do translucent buffalo hides and overhead projectors have in common? Find out (and make your own puppet!) in this introductory level class with Puppet Showplace’s Resident Artist Sarah Nolen.
Recommended for adults and teens 16+
Nov 13 (Thurs) 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Learn the fundamentals of marionette puppetry guided by experienced puppeteer Emmanuel Elpenord, with a special focus on ergonomics.
Recommended for adults 18+
Oct 30 (Thurs) 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Take your hand puppetry skills to the next level with this advanced techniques workshop.
Recommended for adults 18+
Oct 23 (Thurs) 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Participants will create their own hand puppets before learning the best hand puppetry techniques — and secrets! — from an expert.
Recommended for adults 18+
Sept 25, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 16 (Thurs) 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Get out of your head and into your hands in this fun puppet improv class taught by veteran improviser and puppeteer Sarah Nolen
Recommended for adults 18+
Sept 16, Sept 23, Oct 7, Oct 28 (Tues) | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Eastern
Are you ready to bring your puppet vision to life? This workshop-style class will cover every step of the process, from concept through final performance.
Adults & teens 13+
July 26 (Sat) 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Try your hand at Tholpavakoothu, the traditional shadow puppetry technique from Kerala, India! Learn from 12th-generation master of the form, Rahul Koonathara, in this four-hour step-by-step workshop.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult also taking the workshop.
Apr 3, 10, 24 (Thurs) 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Want to build your own rod or tabletop puppets, but don’t know where to start? In this class you will design and create a fully articulated, actual-size test puppet!
Recommended for adults 18+
Mar 20 (Thurs) 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Explore the basic mechanics of one-person and three-person-style puppets in this fun, hands-on workshop using Sandglass Theater’s approach to puppetry training.
Recommended for adults 18+
Mar 19 (Wed) 2025 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cultivate the ability to react spontaneously and truthfully in this playful workshop with improv comedian, interactive theatre-maker, and theatrical clown Stoph Scheer.
Recommended for adults 18+
Tuesdays Mar 18 - Apr 22 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - SOLD OUT
Develop the character and voice for one puppet, while practicing the essential skills of ventriloquism!
Recommended for adults and teens ages 18+
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.
