May 17 ( Sat) 2025: 7:30 pm

Let's celebrate! Join Puppet Showplace at a special location — Suffolk University's beautiful historic Modern Theatre in Downtown Boston! — where we'll raise a glass, enjoy a grown-up-friendly puppet cabaret, and celebrate 50 years of Puppet Showplace!

Apr 28 (Mon) 2025: 8:00 pm

Students from the Colleges of the Fenway Theater Ensemble and the COF Puppet Lab are proud to present our first Puppet Slam! Join us for a fun and energetic night filled with SNL inspired skits, musical numbers, stop animation shorts, and MORE!

Recommended for adults 18+

Apr 13 (Sun) | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

 Join us on Zoom for an inspiring evening with the current cohort of artists, exploring their works-in-progress at this midpoint sharing.

Recommended for adults and teens

March 1 (Sat) 2025: 8:00 pm

Join Susan and her trusty avian sidekick in pondering the important questions of life, death, art, and the universe.

Recommended for adults 18+
Ventriloquism and hand puppetry

Feb 28 (Fri) 2025: 8:00 pm

Join Susan and her trusty avian sidekick in pondering the important questions of life, death, art, and the universe.

Recommended for adults 18+
Ventriloquism and hand puppetry

Dec 20 (Fri): 8:00 pm

Join us for a cheeky "grown-ups edition" of our beloved Holiday Sing-Along.

Puppets at Night version, recommended for ages 16+
Mixed puppetry styles and live music

Nov 24 (Sun): 10:30 am (Plastique) | 1:00 pm (Bois)

Puzzle Théâtre presents three of their multicolored shows, full of unusual puppets, humor, and unexpected situations. Featuring puppets made of wood, plastic, and tissues!

'Plastique' and 'Bois' are recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
Object puppetry

Nov 23 (Sat): 1:00 pm (Plastique - PWYC) | 3:00 pm (Bois - PWYC) | 8:00 pm (Jetable)

Puzzle Théâtre presents three of their multicolored shows, full of unusual puppets, humor, and unexpected situations. Featuring puppets made of wood, plastic, and tissues!

'Plastique' and 'Bois' are recommended for all ages, especially enjoyed by ages 4 - 10
'Disposable' is recommended for adults, teens & youth 10+
Object puppetry

Nov 22 (Fri): 8:00 pm (Jetable)

Puzzle Théâtre presents three of their multicolored shows, full of unusual puppets, humor, and unexpected situations. Featuring puppets made of wood, plastic, and tissues!

'Disposable' is recommended for adults, teens & youth 10+
Object puppetry

Oct 12 (Sat): 8:00 pm

The Spinner reimagines the Fates from Greek mythology as ungodly factory wardens who’ve outsourced their cruel work to mortal garment workers in a 19th-century textile mill. Told through a mixture of overhead projector shadow puppetry and shadow masks, The Spinner unstitches the lengths we will go to make our fates our own.

Recommended for adults and teens 13+
Overhead projector shadow puppetry and masks

Oct 11 (Fri): 8:00 pm

The Spinner reimagines the Fates from Greek mythology as ungodly factory wardens who’ve outsourced their cruel work to mortal garment workers in a 19th-century textile mill. Told through a mixture of overhead projector shadow puppetry and shadow masks, The Spinner unstitches the lengths we will go to make our fates our own.

Recommended for adults and teens 13+
Overhead projector shadow puppetry and masks