Historic Puppetry Events Calendar

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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+ OnlyPuckin 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+ OnlyPuckin 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+ OnlyVarious
      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+ OnlyVarious (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+ OnlyFor 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+ OnlyRobin 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