Historic Puppetry Events Calendar
Around the Metro Atlanta Area
- Once Upon a Time in China – Piccadilly Puppets
Saturday, February 6, 2016
The Children's Museum - Pucking Fuppet Puppet Slam Ages 18+ Only
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Location TBA - Workshop : Puppets for the Performer: Principles of Object Manipulation (See Artist Link for Details) – Scottie Rowell
Saturday, November 12, 2016 @ 1 PM
Fuse Art Center @ M. Rich Center for Creative Arts (115 MLK Jr Dr. Suite 225, Atlanta) - Workshop : Animatronic Puppetry II: Introduction to Pulley Mechanisms (See Artist's Link for Details) – Paulette Richards
Sunday, November 13, 2016 @ 2 PM
Decatur Makers: 605 W. Ponce De Leon Ave, Decatur, GA - Workshop : Foam Party: Building & Patterning in Various Foams – Scottie Rowell
Thursday, November 17, 2016 @ 7 PM
Fuse Art Center @ M. Rich Center for Creative Arts (115 MLK Jr Dr. Suite 225, Atlanta) - Workshop : Animatronic Puppetry III: Introduction to Cam Mechanisms (See Artist's Link for Details) – Paulette Richards
Sunday, December 4, 2016 @ 2 PM
http://www.meetup.com/Decatur-Makers/events/234380848/ - Workshop : Monster Maker: Introduction to Hand Puppet Fabrication (See Artist's Link for Details) – Scottie Rowell
Saturday, December 10, 2016 @ 1 PM
Fuse Art Center @ M. Rich Center for Creative Arts (115 MLK Jr Dr. Suite 225, Atlanta) - Pucking Fuppet Holiday Puppet Slam Ages 18+ Only – Puckin Fuppet Show
Saturday, December 10, 2016
The Village Theatre (349 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30312) - Workshop : Puppets for the Performer: Principles of Object Manipulation (See Artist Link for Details) – Scottie Rowell
Thursday, December 15, 2016 @ 7 PM
Fuse Art Center @ M. Rich Center for Creative Arts (115 MLK Jr Dr. Suite 225, Atlanta) - Pucking Fuppet Valentine's Puppet Slam Ages 18+ Only – Puckin Fuppet Show
Saturday, February 11, 2017
The Village Theatre (349 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30312) - The Bean and Bear Show – Bean and Bear
Saturday, July 1, 2017
The Village Theatre, 349 Decatur St. SE Atlanta, GA 30312 - Puppet Sideshow – Various
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Art Station in Stone Mountain - The Halloween Puckin' Fuppet Show Ages 18+ Only – Various
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Village Theatre, 349 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 - 'Twas the Night before Christmas – PIccadilly Puppets
Friday, December 15, 2017
Atlanta History Center's Candlelight Nights - 'Twas the Night before Christmas – Picadilly Puppets
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Aurora Childern's Playhouse - Holiday Puckin' Fuppet Show Ages 18+ Only – Various (special guest, Madison J. Cripps)
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Village Theatre - 'Twas the Night before Christmas – Piccadilly Puppets
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Cleveland Branch, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library - 'Twas the Night before Christmas – Piccadilly Puppets
Friday, December 22, 2017
Atlanta History Center's Candlelight Nights - Santa's Missing Mail – All Hands Productions
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Aurora Childern's Playhouse - Nufonia Must Fall – Kid Koala
Monday, February 12 – Monday, November 13, 2017
Ferst Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology - The Holiday Puckin' Fuppet Show Ages 18+ Only – For More Details
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Online
At The Center for Puppetry Arts
- The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Silly Hollow – Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers
Tuesday, October 28 – Sunday, November 9, 2014 - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer™
Thursday, November 13 – Sunday, December 28, 2014 - The Stinky Cheese Man – Paul Mesner Puppets
Tuesday, December 30 – Sunday, January 11, 2015 - Workshop : Stick-em Up!: An Introduction to Rod Puppetry with Mike Horner of Paul Mesner Puppets
Monday, January 5, 2015 @ 7 PM - The Big Bad, Little Red, Pig Show – Lee Bryan,That Puppet Guy
Wednesday, January 14 – Sunday, January 25, 2015 - Rainforest Adventures
Thursday, January 29 – Sunday, March 15, 2015 - Anne Frank: Within and Without Ages 12+ – Adapted by Bobby Box
Wednesday, February 18 – Sunday, March 8, 2015 - Workshop : Puppetry in Antiquity - Sold Out
Monday, February 23, 2015 @ 7 PM - The Joshua Show – Joshua Holden
Tuesday, March 17 – Sunday, March 22, 2015 - Workshop : Timeslips: A Story Circle Workshop – Sandglass Theater
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 @ 7 PM - Stellaluna – Tears of Joy Theatre of Portland, OR
Tuesday, March 24 – Saturday, April 4, 2015 - Workshop : Story to Stage: Adaptation for Puppet Theatre – Tears of Joy Theatre of Portland, OR
Monday, March 30, 2015 @ 7 PM - Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type – Adapted by Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines
Thursday, June 11 – Sunday, July 26, 2015 - The Reluctant Dragon – Tears of Joy Theatre of Portland, OR
Tuesday, July 28 – Sunday, August 9, 2015 - The Tortoise, the Hare, and Other Aesop's Fables Ages 2 and Up – Adapted by Michael Haverty
Thursday, August 13 – Sunday, September 20, 2015 - Workshop : Puppeteering for Television and Film – Thom Stanley
Monday, September 21, 2015 @ 6:30 PM - Peter Pan – Adapted by Michael Haverty
Thursday, September 24 – Sunday, October 25, 2015 - Workshop : Puppeteering for Television and Film (Must Attend 9/21 Session First) – Thom Stanley
Monday, September 28, 2015 @ 6:30 PM - The Ghastly Dreadfuls: Raising Spirits Ages 18+ Only – Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines
Wednesday, October 14 – Saturday, October 31, 2015 - The Three Litte Pigs and More – Grey Seal Puppets of Charlotte,NC
Tuesday, October 27 – Sunday, November 8, 2015 - Workshop : Imaginary Body: Chekhov Technique for the Puppeteer – Kara Cantrell
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 @ 7 PM - Workshop : Imaginary Body: Chekhov Technique for the Puppeteer (Must Attend 11/3 Session First – Kara Cantrell
Thursday, November 5, 2015 @ 7 PM - Workshop : Imaginary Body: Chekhov Technique for the Puppeteer (Must Attend 11/3 & 11/5 Sessions First) – Kara Cantrell
Friday, November 6, 2015 @ 7 PM - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer™
Thursday, November 12 – Sunday, December 27, 2015 - Pinocchio – Lee Bryan,That Puppet Guy
Tuesday, December 29 – Sunday, January 10, 2016 - Brother Coyote and Sister Fox – Thistle Theatre
Wednesday, January 13 – Sunday, January 24, 2016 - Workshop : Tabletop Puppetry – Thistle Theatre
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 @ 7 PM - SPACE!
Thursday, January 28 – Thursday, March 10, 2016 - The Secret Garden – Simpich Marionettes
Tuesday, February 23 – Sunday, February 28, 2016 - Galapagos George, The Little Tortoise That Could – Heidi Rugg
Friday, March 11 – Sunday, April 3, 2016 - The Sound of Music – The Salzburg Marionettes
Saturday, March 12, 2016 - Workshop : Rod Puppets: What Lies Beneath – Heidi Rugg
Monday, March 28, 2016 @ 6:30 PM - Beauty and the Beast
Thursday, April 7 – Sunday, May 22, 2016 - Workshop : Happy Bodies, Happy Puppets! – Jeffrey Zwartjes and Alison Hastings
Monday, April 25, 2016 @ 7 PM - Xperimental Puppetry Theater (XPT) Ages 18+ Only
Thursday, May 12 – Sunday, May 15, 2016 - Workshop : No Screams Attached: Taking the Pain Out of Sound Design for Puppet Film – Kacie Willis
Monday, May 23, 2016 @ 7 PM - The Little Pirate Mermaid
Tuesday, June 7 – Sunday, July 17, 2016 - Sleeping Beauty – National Marionette Theater
Tuesday, July 19 – Sunday, July 31, 2016 - Old MacDonald's Farm
Tuesday, August 2 – Sunday, September 11, 2016 - Workshop : Puppetry = Breath, Movement, Dance: Building Confident Performers through Kinesthetic Conc – Lyrric Jackson
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 @ 7 PM
*Must Attend All Three Sessions* - National Puppet Slam Ages 18+ Only
Friday, September 2 – Saturday, June 4, 2016 - 2016 National Puppet Slam Ages 18+ Only
Friday, September 2 – Sunday, September 4, 2016 - Tales of Peter Rabbit – Thistle Theatre of Seattle, WA
Wednesday, September 14 – Monday, September 26, 2016
Downstairs Theater - Workshop : Costuming: Puppets, Muppets & Mascots – Bonnie Erickson, Jim Henson Legacy
Monday, September 26, 2016 @ 7 PM - La Cucarachita Martina – Teatro SEA of New York, NY
Wednesday, September 28 – Sunday, October 9, 2016 - Jungle Book – Frisch Marionettes of Cincinnati, OH
Wednesday, October 12 – Sunday, October 23, 2016 - The Ghastly Dreadfuls Ages 18+ Only
Wednesday, October 12 – Saturday, October 29, 2016 - The Headless Horseman of Silly Hollow – Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers of Bar Harbor, ME
Tuesday, October 25 – Sunday, November 6, 2016
Downstairs Theater - Workshop : Snip Stitch Floor Focus: Puppet Creation and Performance for Television
Sunday, November 6, 2016 @ 7 PM
A four-part four-session workshop: Sun 11/6, Mon 11/7, Sun 11/13 and Mon 11/14 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™
Tuesday, November 8 – Saturday, December 31, 2016 - Workshop : Fundraising 101 – C4 Atlanta
Monday, December 12, 2016 @ 6:30 PM - The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf – Mesner Puppet Theater
Tuesday, January 3 – Sunday, January 22, 2017 - The Adventures of Mighty Bug
Tuesday, January 24 – Sunday, March 12, 2017 - Workshop : Working in a Maerial World – Vito Leanza
Saturday, February 25, 2017 @ 7 - 9 PM
Must attend all three sessions (Tues 2/23, Wed 2/24, Thurs 2/25) - Oliver Twist Recommended Age 13+ – David Simpich
Tuesday, February 28 – Sunday, March 5, 2017 - The Dragon King – Tanglewood Marionettes of Ware, MA
Tuesday, March 14 – Sunday, April 2, 2017 - Japanese Masters – Kuruma Ningyo
Saturday, April 1 – Sunday, April 2, 2017 - Pete the Cat
Tuesday, April 4 – Sunday, May 28, 2017 - XPT: Xperimental Puppetry Theater Ages 18+ Only
Thursday, May 11 – Sunday, May 14, 2017 - Celebrate Cyprus: Alexander the Great and the Cursed Snake – Pambos Charalambous
Saturday, June 10, 2017 - Cinderella Della Circus
Tuesday, June 20 – Sunday, July 23, 2017 - Billy Goats Gruff and Other Stuff – All Hands Productions
Thursday, August 10 – Sunday, August 13, 2017 - Mother Goose
Tuesday, August 15 – Sunday, September 17, 2017 - Charlotte's Web
Tuesday, September 19 – Sunday, October 22, 2017 - A Ghastly Ghathering Ages 18+ Only
Wednesday, October 11 – Saturday, October 28, 2017 - The Three Little Pigs and More – Grey Seal Puppets
Tuesday, October 24 – Sunday, November 5, 2017 - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeerâ„¢
Tuesday, November 7 – Sunday, December 31, 2017 - Indian Puppets Performance
Saturday, November 18 – Sunday, November 19, 2017 - The Adventures of Gingerbread Man – All Hands Productions
Tuesday, January 2 – Sunday, January 7, 2018 - Rainforest Adventures
Tuesday, January 23 – Sunday, March 4, 2018 - The Pigeoning Ages 13+ Only – Robin Frohardt of Brooklyn, New York
Friday, February 9 – Sunday, February 11, 2018 - The Wizard of OZ – Kevin Frisch
Tuesday, March 6 – Sunday, March 18, 2018 - Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
Tuesday, March 20 – Sunday, May 13, 2018 - Sing Along the Road Again – Mesner Puppet Theater of Kansas City, MO
Tuesday, May 29 – Sunday, June 10, 2018 - Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Tuesday, June 12 – Friday, June 29, 2018 - Paper Cut Ages 15+ Only – Yael Rasooly of Tel Aviv, Israel
Thursday, June 21 – Sunday, June 24, 2018 - The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop's Fables
Tuesday, August 14 – Sunday, September 23, 2018 - National Puppet Slam Ages 18+ Only
Friday, August 31 – Sunday, September 2, 2018 - Peter Pan
Tuesday, September 25 – Sunday, October 28, 2018 - The Ghastly Dreadfuls Ages 18+ Only
Wednesday, October 10 – Saturday, October 27, 2018 - Brother Coyote and Sister Fox – Thistle Theatre
Tuesday, October 30 – Sunday, November 11, 2018 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™
Tuesday, November 13 – Sunday, December 30, 2018 - Squirrel Stole My Underpants – The Gottabees of Boston, MA
Wednesday, January 2 – Sunday, January 6, 2019 - Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale Medicine Show
Tuesday, January 22 – Sunday, March 10, 2019 - Ashes Ages 14+ – Plexus Polaire of France/Norway
Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2019 - The Joshua Show: Episode 2 – Joshua Holden
Tuesday, March 12 – Sunday, February 17, 2019 - Galapagos George, the Little Tortoise That Could – Barefoot Puppet Theatre of Richmond, VA
Tuesday, March 19 – Sunday, March 31, 2019 - Workshop : Wild, Wet & Wooly: Wet-felting for Puppets & Masks! Two Day Workshop! – Heidi Rugg
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 @ 7 PM - Harold and the Purple Crayon
Tuesday, April 2 – Sunday, May 26, 2019 - Randel McGee and Groark – Randel McGee
Saturday, April 13, 2019 - Workshop : Ventriloquism–The Mystery Revealed! – Randel McGee
Monday, April 15, 2019 @ 7 PM - Beauty and the Beast
Tuesday, June 11 – Sunday, July 28, 2019 - A Chance Encounter Ages 12+ – Chen Hsi-Huang Puppet Troupe of Taipei, Taiwan
Saturday, June 15 – Sunday, June 16, 2019 - Old MacDonald's Farm - Theater for the Very Young Ages 2+ – Adapted by Amy Sweeney
Tuesday, July 30 – Sunday, September 1, 2019 - Animal Amigos - Bilingual: English and Spanish – Mesner Puppet Theater of Kansas City, MO
Wednesday, September 4 – Saturday, June 15, 2019 - The Adventures of the Gingerbread Man – All Hands Productions
Tuesday, January 7 – Sunday, January 19, 2020 - Workshop : Mid-Week Monitor Night: Lights, Camera, Puppets! Ages 18-21+
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - Stellaluna
Tuesday, January 21 – Sunday, March 8, 2020 - New Owner: The Healing Power of Love Ages 7+ – The Last Great Hunt of Perth, Australia
Saturday, February 8 – Sunday, February 9, 2020 - Workshop : Storytelling Through Song with Refuse the Rat and Garbagebag Ages 18-21+ – Jeffery Zwartjes and Seth Langer
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 @ 7 PM - Milo the Magnificent – Alex & Olmstead of Tacoma Park, MD
Tuesday, March 10 – Sunday, March 15, 2020 - Workshop : Action & Reaction! Movement Magic for Puppetry Ages 18-21+ – Alex and Olmsted
Thursday, March 12, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - The Big Bad Little Red Pig Show – Lee Bryan, That Puppet Guy
Tuesday, March 17 – Sunday, March 29, 2020 - Pete the Cat
Tuesday, March 31 – Sunday, May 24, 2020 - XPT: Xperimental Puppet Theater Ages 18+ Only – Various
Thursday, May 14 – Sunday, May 17, 2020
At The Roswell Cultural Arts Center
- The Pirate, the Princess, and the Pea – Crabgrass Puppet Theatre
Monday, June 13 – Saturday, June 18, 2016 - The Dragon King – Tanglewood Marionettes
Monday, June 20 – Saturday, June 25, 2016 - The Little Red Hen's Garden – StoneLion Puppets
Monday, June 27 – Saturday, July 2, 2016 - Travelin' Tales – Lee Bryan: That Puppet Guy
Tuesday, July 5 – Saturday, July 9, 2016 - Migration – Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets
Monday, July 11 – Saturday, July 16, 2016 - Jack and the Beanstalk – All Hands Productions
Monday, July 18 – Saturday, July 23, 2016 - Robin Hood – Puppet Showplace Theatre
Monday, June 26 – Saturday, July 1, 2017 - Beauty and the Beast – National Marionette Theatre
Wednesday, July 5 – Saturday, July 8, 2017 - Pinocchio – Lee Bryan, "That Puppet Guy"
Monday, July 10 – Saturday, July 15, 2017 - The New Adventures of Brer Rabbit – All Hands Productions
Monday, July 17 – Saturday, July 22, 2017 - North Pole Fa La La La La Follies – Lee Bryan, That Puppet Guy
Thursday, December 14 – Saturday, December 16, 2017 - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas – PIccadilly Puppets
Thursday, December 21 – Saturday, December 23, 2017 - The Wizard of Oz – Frisch Marionettes
Monday, June 4 – Saturday, June 9, 2018 - The Wind in the Willows – Stonelion Puppet Theatre
Monday, June 11 – Saturday, June 16, 2018 - Cinderella – Tanglewood Marionettes
Monday, June 18 – Saturday, June 23, 2018 - Big Bad Little Red Pig – Lee Bryan
Monday, June 25 – Saturday, June 30, 2018 - Peter and the Wolf – National Marionette Theatre
Monday, July 2 – Saturday, July 7, 2018
(No shows on Wednesday, July 4th) - The Reluctant Dragon – All Hands Productions
Monday, July 9 – Saturday, July 14, 2018 - Cardboard Explosion – Paper Heart Puppets
Monday, July 16 – Saturday, July 21, 2018 - Jungle Book – Frisch Marionettes
Monday, June 3 – Saturday, June 8, 2019 - The Three Little Pigs Build a Better House – Crabgrass Puppet Theatre
Monday, June 10 – Saturday, June 15, 2019 - Sleeping Beauty – Tanglewood Marionettes
Monday, June 17 – Saturday, June 22, 2019 - Rucker, Go Home! – Lee Bryan, "That Puppet Guy"
Monday, June 24 – Saturday, June 29, 2019 - The Pied Picker – All Hands Productions (No Shows on July 4th)
Monday, July 1 – Saturday, July 6, 2019 - The Giant, The Beanstalk, and Jack – Lee Bryan, "That Puppet Guy"
Monday, July 8 – Saturday, July 13, 2019 - The Fairy Tailor – Puppet Showplace Theatre
Monday, July 15 – Saturday, July 20, 2019