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Oct 11 (Sun) 2026: 10:30 am
Oct 12 (Mon) 2026: 10:30 am — Indigenous Peoples' Day!
$18.50 all-ages general admission / $14.50 members / plus $3 service fee
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About the Show
A wooden marionette show about cute little gliding possums! Sugar Gliders are nocturnal little loud-mouths that come from New Zealand and Australia. Join them for three sweet and simple adventures about the loyal moon, a scary storm, and the search for a home that ends inside a rainbow.
An original set of stories in the tradition of the early reader Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel, the author of the beloved Frog and Toad books, this exquisitely crafted table-top marionette show features the delightfully layered and textured designs of Kathleen Doyle, creator of Little Big Eye, with the writing talents of Sam Noble. Kathleen’s designs have been seen in productions all over the country, from Jazz at Lincoln Center to Walt Disney World, and Sam Noble’s plays have been produced through Boston Playwright’s Theatre, Smith College, and more.
All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 8
Marionettes in a tabletop toy theater, with miniature scenery
Length: 35 minutes
Language: English
From Boston and New York City!
After the Show: Meet the Puppets & More!
Stay after the show to meet the artists and see the puppets up close!
Plus, enjoy a possum headband craft inspired by the show, as well as a dress-up station, coloring sheets, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk! These activities are available for 30 minutes after every performance.
Written by Sam Noble. Original Music by Jennifer Rowekamp.
About the Artist
Sunny Side of The Street Theater is a small-but-mighty 'craftivist' company dedicated to endangered animals with an aim to engage audiences in curiosity, compassion and optimism.
Kathleen Doyle (director and designer) is an award winning theater artist who has worked throughout the United States and Asia as a director, designer, playwright and artist-in-residence. Kathleen's intention is to create work that viscerally connects audiences and performers in an optimistic, communal experience. She is the founding artistic director of Works With Water and Sunny Side of the Street Theater. Her scholarly work was recently published in Puppetry International. @sunnysidestreettheater
Sam Noble (they/she, writer) is a playwright and educator based in the greater Boston area. Noble’s plays have been produced through Boston Playwright’s Theatre, Smith College, Perseverance Theatre, Copious Love Productions, Sunny Side of the Street Theater, The Rockwell Winter Playwrights Series, and as part the Queer Voices Festival through Boston Theater Company and Moonbox productions, as well as in the Boston Theatre Marathon, in partnership with ART, the Nora Theatre Company, and Sleeping Weazel. They act as Associate Artistic Director of Sleeping Weazel and hold an MFA from Boston University.
Charlotte Dore (puppeteer) is delighted to return to Sugar Stories having been puppeteer for the premiere in 2024. Charlotte has been presenting original puppet shows all over New England since 1993 through her own company Rosalita’s Puppets (www.rosalitaspuppets.com). She has worked with Underground Railway Theatre and with Oscar winner Tom Woodruff on the animatronic gorilla in the Kevin James Movie Zookeeper. She has a Creative Arts degree and spent a semester at the Art Institute of Chicago and is a member of SAG/AFTRA & Actors Equity.
Max (puppeteer) co-creates with and within ecologies of intimacy, vulnerability, reciprocity and play through performance, design and direction. Max has earned an MA in Devised Theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (UK) and has studied puppetry with Compagnie Philippe Genty (France), Drak Theatre (Czechia) and Sandglass Theater (Vermont).
