Little Red Ridinghood by A Couple of Puppets
Little Red Ridinghood by A Couple of Puppets
Storrs, CT
Children squeal with delight throughout this traditional tale with a twist performed by Liz Joyce of A Couple of Puppets. Find out what happens when Little Red gets mixed up with Porquoi the pig, who is in the wrong story. Complete with changing scenery, music and charming hand puppets, this show w…
Saturday, February 24 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Two Dinosaurs are Better than One by Talking Hands Theatre
Two Dinosaurs are Better than One by Talking Hands Theatre
Storrs, CT
As part of the 2024 Spring Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is excited to welcome back Anna Sobel of Talking Hands Theatre of Western Massachusetts to perform Two Dinosaurs are Better than One! The performance will replace The Gottabees performance, which was cancele…
Saturday, March 23 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Rojo 2024: Alice's Adventures
Rojo 2024: Alice's Adventures
Storrs, CT
Alice’s Adventures, by Evan Wolfgang Using puppetry, movement, and a compact and vibrant ensemble of actors, Alice’s Adventures brings to life Lewis Carroll’s whimsical stories and colorful characters in an absurdist drama about growing up and discovering who you are in an ever-changing world. …
Sunday, January 28 2024
4:00 PM
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4:50 PM
No Outlet by Mac Cherny
No Outlet by Mac Cherny
Mansfield, CT
UConn Dramatic Arts alumnus Mac Cherny (‘16) returns to Storrs to present No Outlet, his play featuring coming-of-age storytelling, and nostalgic indulgence. No Outlet, presented by the Dramatic Arts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, is an intimate retelling of the dramatic events leading…
Monday, April 8 2024
5:30 PM
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7:15 PM
The Legend of the Banana Kid by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers
The Legend of the Banana Kid by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers
Storrs, CT
Little Chucky heads to the Wild West to outwit outlaws in this cowboy adventure! With a fistful of bananas, Chucky rides into town on his trusty goat for a showdown with Big Bad Bart and his gang of bandits. The Legend of the Banana Kid features 20 hand-crafted glove, mouth and rod puppets, and a …
Saturday, May 18 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
The Loose Caboose by Harry LaCoste, featuring Good News Gus
The Loose Caboose by Harry LaCoste, featuring Good News Gus
Storrs, CT
Children perk up with curiosity and excitement throughout this interactive tale. Find out what happens when a train engineer finds his caboose has disconnected and is left stranded without an engine. With cheerful puppet characters and enchanting musical stories, this show will have audiences looki…
Saturday, September 21 2024
11:00 AM
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3:00 PM
Hao Bang Ah, Dragon! by Chinese Theatre Works
Hao Bang Ah, Dragon! by Chinese Theatre Works
Storrs, CT
Hao Bang Ah, Dragon! is the most recent in the series of Chinese Theatre Works’s hand-puppet productions celebrating the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Each year, the reigning Zodiac animal spirit presides over a mix of traditional Chinese Budaixi (glove puppets) and western-style puppetry. Thi…
Saturday, April 13 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Rojo 2024: Perfect Christmas Cookies
Rojo 2024: Perfect Christmas Cookies
Storrs, CT
Perfect Christmas Cookies, by Carrie Fowler Perfect Christmas Cookies is an original hand puppet musical with book and lyrics by Carrie Fowler and music by Carrie Fowler and Silvia Gopalakrishnan. It follows the story of Darla, an amateur baker, whose oven runs away with Ebenezer Scrooge on Chri…
Sat, Jan 27 2024
8:00 PM
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Sun, Jan 28 2024
3:00 PM
2024 Celebrate Mansfield Workshops
2024 Celebrate Mansfield Workshops
Storrs, CT
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will once again offer fall community puppet-building workshops to design and build life-size and over-life-size puppets for a new pageant production—The Conference of the Birds—to be performed at the Celebrate Mansfield F…
Sat, Sep 14 2024
10:00 AM
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Sun, Sep 15 2024
5:00 PM
Puppet-Making with Feel Your Best Self
Puppet-Making with Feel Your Best Self
Mansfield, CT
Join Feel Your Best Self to explore how your family can incorporate simple, emotion-coping strategies in a joyful and fun way into your daily routine. Learn about the free online FYBS toolkit, which includes fun puppet videos, strategy cards, discussion tip sheets and more! Caregivers and kids will…
Friday, October 4 2024
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
