MORNING SCHEDULE:
10:00 - 12:30 - Puppetry Demonstrations in the theater lobby
aimed at children of all ages, the morning will feature a variety of professional puppeteers demonstrating their craft and showing how it's done.
10:00 - Shadow puppets
10:30 - Hand puppets and puppet voices
11:00 - Toy Theater
11:30 - Object Theater

AFTERNOON SCHEDULE:
12:00 - 3:00, Puppet-making workshops
held next door at Inner Space, geared for all ages.
Space is limited so come early and sign up!
12:00 - Sock Puppets
1:00 - Finger Puppets
2:00 - Sock Puppets
Also in the workshop space all afternoon, make a paper frog puppet, and also try on puppets of different kinds.

Featured Performance: Snow White and Other Tales
by the award-winning Perry Alley Theatre!
1:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Tickets to the performance $10 ($8 members)
Recommended for ages 4 and up

Snow White and Other Tales offers a selection of traditional stories, each told in their own unique way. The show begins with the Cat Rap, a break-dancing cat performed by two puppeteers, followed by The Princess and the Pea, which is accompanied by a guitar-playing actor. Little Red Riding Hood is told in the style of Ancient Rome, and a hilarious version of Snow White is told with object puppetry and a humanette.

Download a Press Release about the Day of Puppetry

This event is part of the National Day of Puppetry, which was started by the Puppeteers of America in order to raise awareness about puppetry.