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.
May 18 (Sat): 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
How do you make a marionette move? What connects its parts and pieces? Can you (yes, you!) make your very first marionette in an hour? Learn all this and more in an afternoon workshop with the incomparable Madison J. Cripps!
Ages 18+
April 5 (Fri) - April 7 (Sun)
Spend a weekend immersing yourself in the rich masked theater tradition of Commedia dell’Arte! Explore the stock characters, gags (aka lazzi), and more with Markus Kupferblum, lecturer at the University of Vienna and expert of the form.
Ages 18+
Mar 22 (Fri): 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Explore the endless possibilities of shadows in this three-hour workshop with Charlotte Lily Gaspard, shadow puppetry artist and director of Midnight Radio Show from New York City.
Ages 16+
Thursdays March 21 - May 9 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
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.
Ages 13+
Tuesdays Feb 6 - Mar 5 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
What do translucent buffalo hide and overhead projectors have in common? Shadow puppetry is a centuries-old art form that is constantly evolving to incorporate new materials and technologies. Learn the basics of this multifaceted art-form with Resident Artist Sarah Nolen!
Adults 16+
Sat Oct 21 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
In this one-day workshop taught by resident artist Sarah Nolen, we will work with group hand pantomime, and discover a world of expression right in front of us!
Ages 17+
Tuesdays Oct 17 - Nov 7 | 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
Ages 18+
Thurs July 20 - Aug 31 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
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.
Ages 13+
Wed July 5 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Learn the secrets of the most humble material — cardboard! We’ll cover core techniques to create robust and complex shapes for puppets and props of any scale.
Ages 16+
Thursdays May 4 & 11 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Learn to make and perform a scarf marionette in the style of legendary master puppeteer Albrecht Roser — guided by PuppetKabob's Sarah Frechette, who learned it from Roser himself!
Ages 18+
Wednesdays May 3 - 31 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Learn fundamental hand puppetry performance techniques with resident artist Sarah Nolen in this five week class.
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.
