Details & Registration
Apr 2 (Thurs) 2026 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Puppet Showplace Theater
$85 Regular / plus 4% service fee
$70 Access / plus 4% service fee
$105 Supporter / plus 4% service fee
Puppets at Night members receive 15% off
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Registration Deadline: March 19
Register early — if minimum enrollment is not met by March 19 the class will be cancelled.
About the Class
After years of being asked “How did you make that?!”, masterful puppet builders Tom and Marianne Tucker present a one-evening workshop on the unusual construction techniques they’ve developed over their 45-year career!
Beginning with demonstrations of some of Tom and Marianne’s favorite tools, the workshop will go on to share several of their favorite “tool tricks” they use in puppet construction. They will share tips ranging from multifunctional shadow puppet controls to working with materials that you might not have ever considered before! The goal of this demonstration-focused workshop is to increase the working knowledge of puppet and scenery builders by revealing a variety of new techniques.
Puppeteers of all skill levels are welcome to join this special workshop, coming to us all the way from Pennsylvania!
Recommended for adults 18+
About the Instructor
Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre, the performing division of Puppet Perceptions, Inc., is a Philadelphia-area based performing company founded in 1981. Co-directors Marianne and Tom Tucker have performed at puppet, folk, ethnic, and street festivals; and at craft fairs, libraries, theaters, and schools around the country. Audiences from small children to senior citizens have enjoyed the variety of styles skillfully displayed in their interesting programs.
