Crabgrass Sets Sail For a Boston Adventure

Puppet Showplace Presents Crabgrass Puppet Theatre's Newest Show! 

Jamie Keithline and Bonny Hall of Crabgrasss Puppet Theatre

"The Pirate, the Princess and the Pea"
by Crabgrass Puppet Theatre
(Wed-Sat) | July 10-13 | 10:30am & 1pm

BUY TICKETS

We've spotted a couple 'o new faces ashore that are gunna be stoppin' by to put on a brand new performance this week at Puppet Showplace 'n we be happier than a buccaneer findin' booty! 

About the Artists...

Puppet Showplace is proud to welcome Crabgrass Puppet Theatre of Vermont during our Summer Puppet Adventures series this July and August. In 1982, Jamie Keithline and Bonny Hall founded this award winning puppet theatre and have been performing their shows all over the United States ever since.   

Bonnie and Jamie met while studying at the University of Connecticut and after graduating toured the East Coast with the Pandemonium Puppet Company. The production of their first show, What a Clever Idea! set the pair off for what would be the first of many performances at regional, national and international puppetry festivals.

About the NEW show- "The Pirate, the Princess and the Pea"

A pirate and a princess are on a treasure hunt, searching for the same clues. The princess stays one step ahead of the pirate with every clue. But how can she get him out of the way long enough to dive for the treasure?

The pirate must prove himself not only by finding the treasure before the princess but also by convincing her that he is a real pirate! 

We are convinced that "The Pirate, the Princess, and the Pea" will quickly become a new fan favorite of Puppet Showplace audiences.  Join us for this new adventure! 

My NEW Favorite Thing

Hello all,

I am pink, furry and fabulous. Thats right its me, Bella Monster! Reporting live from Puppet Showplace theatre, the first puppetry center in New England. Thank you for visiting our blog. This post is about my new segment called 'My New Favorite Thing', by me! Every Tuesday I will update you with my new favorite thing, things like puppets, pink and strawberries.

This week my new favorite thing is Pinocchio! PST's new show coming out Fourth of July weekend. Pinocchio is a story about a puppet who wants to become a real boy. I'm a puppet, like Pinocchio, and I am on a quest to find out what it means to be real. What do you think it means to be real?





The trees outside are real and give us oxygen. I try to be kind and generous like the trees but they don't laugh and sing like me. The kids I meet are real! Kids play and learn like me. Together we learn from each other. But they aren't covered in fur the way I am.


So being real must come from inside. Being real can't always be seen or heard. The love we have inside is what makes us real. I'm Bella Monster, I'm proud to say I'm real and I know you are too!

Love,

                                                                    Bella Monster        

Last Chance To Support This Year

Dear Friends,

As President of Puppet Showplace Theatre's Board of Trustees, I am a dedicated supporter of "New England's Puppet Theatre." As our fiscal year comes to a close we would like to send a special thank you to everyone who could celebrate with us for our 38th birthday as New England's only continuously running puppet theatre. All you puppet fans helped raise over $6,000 at our birthday gala event! You continually help make Puppet Showplace Theatre a success.


- Adam Courville, 
President PST Board of Trustees

For those of you who couldn't make it, it's not too late to celebrate with us. With our fundraising target being $37,000 we only need an additional $4,000 by June 30th to ensure our goal for the fiscal year. We only have three days left until our fundraising closes so we hope you consider making a donation of any size to help build a large impact. 

As always we strive to promote and present the magical world of puppet theatre to a broad community in order to educate and enlighten audiences of all ages. We are optimistic that you do too. Thank you for all your support and stick around for all the fun we have in store for you in the future at Puppet Showplace Theatre!