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Jan 17 (Sat) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Jan 18 (Sun) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm (PWYC)
Jan 19 (Mon) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 24 (Sat) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
Jan 25 (Sun) 2026: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm
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About the Show
What happens when a penguin scientist crash lands in the jungle? Stranded because of a failed experimental jetpack, our penguin protagonist has to work with an artistic monkey to find her way home — and encounters a sea monster along the way!
This quirky tale highlights the importance of imagination in both art and science, and features a concertina and audience participation!
After the Show: Meet the Puppets & More!
Stay after the show to meet the artists and see the puppets up close!
Plus, enjoy a dress-up station and coloring sheets! These activities are available after every performance, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes and rod puppets
Length: 50 minutes
Language: English
From Minneapolis, MN!
Created and performed by Kurt Hunter
Directed by Laura Wilhelm
Costume design and construction by Robert Graff
Music composed by Arthur Clyde
Puppet design and construction by Kathy and Kurt Hunter
Watch the Trailer
About the Artist
Kurt Hunter is a Minneapolis-based puppeteer best known for his innovative solo marionette work. He has worked as a performer, designer, builder, workshop leader and director for In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, the Puppeteers of America and the O’Neill National Puppetry Conference. Kurt has studied with marionette masters Phillip Huber and Albrecht Roser. In 2008 he received an UNIMA-USA Citation of Excellence in Puppetry for Sock Puppet Serenade. In 2018 he was awarded a grant from the Jim Henson Foundation for development of Penguin in My Pocket, which has since toured across the US and to India. In 2024, he published Kurt Hunter’s Simple Little Book of Marionettes.
