“IT COULD BE WORSE"

a puppet slam celebrating life’s joys… and inconsistencies

Live ONLINE show for adults: Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 9pm EDT

Join Goat on a Boat, the Long Island Children's Museum Theater, and the Long Island Puppet Theater for a night of short-form puppet show for adults. Funny, poignant, and surprising, Puppets After Dark will serve up a heaping helping of fresh and hot-out-of-the-oven puppet shows for your enjoyment. Puppeteers from Long Island and beyond will be on hand as well as Lena Pennino-Smith and Brian Smith hosting the evening's line-up. You won't want to miss it!!

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Saturday, May 30th, 2020 at 3 pm EST

Sarah Nolan from the Puppet Showplace Theater

After being pushed around for over 200 years, the famous hand puppet heroine Judy has had enough! Cheer her on as she goes on a quest for respect, justice, and a well-deserved nap. This modern interpretation of the traditional "Punch and Judy" show is a hilarious, timely, hand-crafted farce that the whole family will enjoy. Recommended for ages 4 and up

Sarah Nolen became Puppet Showplace Theater's third-ever resident artist in September 2017. Her shadow adaptation of the Baba Yaga story, Lisa the Wise, debuted in October 2017 as part of the Fall Fairy Tale Festival. Since coming on board at Puppet Showplace, Sarah has debuted two new shows: The Fairy Tailor in February 2018, and Judy Saves the Day in January 2019. Sarah stays busy teaching camps and classes for all ages pre-k to adult, consulting on puppetry projects for theaters and cultural institutions, and running the theater's "Hatchery" program for new works development. Known for her versatile, witty, and innovative work across multiple puppetry styles, Sarah most recently worked as a builder for Acheson Walsh Studios and performer for the immersive show Pip's Island in New York City. She has also toured internationally as part of the ensemble for Reverse Cascade. Originally from Austin, Texas, Sarah earned her BFA in film from Southern Methodist University in 2009, and MFA in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut in 2016. Sarah has performed as a puppeteer for the Boston Pops Orchestra, EnvisionFEST Hartford, and The Out of Bounds Festival in Austin. In addition to her work in puppetry, Sarah is an experienced filmmaker and comedy improv performer.

Join Liz on Zoom for 45 minutes of music, songs, games and a Minkie the Monkey puppet show!!!

For kids 3 years and under.

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Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at 3 pm EST

This updated classic follows the troubles and travails of puppetry’s favorite loudmouth, Mr. Punch. Nothing ever goes right– his dog looks suspiciously like a skunk, his baby doesn’t behave, and crocodiles appear around every corner. The skillfully operated hand puppets are made of garbage and up-cycled material, and are chock full of surprises and tricks, as is the elaborate stage.

This ever-evolving saga changes with the seasons, and is always fresh, with new gags, and puppets constantly joining the cast.

Saturday, May 9th, 2020 at 3 pm EST

How many of these songs do you know:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo?
Five Little Ducks?
The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly?
Five Little Monkeys Jumpin’ on the Bed?

Join in the fun as Jim Napolitano of Nappy’s Puppet presents some of the silliest sing-a-long songs know to mankind.

People might not recognize Jim Napolitano even though he is broadcast to millions of television sets nationwide. That’s because as a puppeteer he spends most of his time out of the camera’s view. His television credits include Between the Lions on PBS, The Book of Pooh on the Disney Channel and the new cartoon Kirby, on Fox. Jim is a graduate of the University of Connecticut’s Puppet Arts Program and a native of Milford, Connecticut.

Tommy loves books about outer space and space aliens. His greatest wish is to someday meet a real live space alien. Little did Tommy know his wish was about to come true. Zeenon the Alien travels millions of light years to visit earth and to meet interesting earthlings like Tommy. Mad scientist, Dr. Lost N. Space is also interested in Space Aliens…interested in selling them for millions of dollars! Will Tommy be able to save his new found friend from the evil Dr. Lost N. Space? Find out in “Tommy’s Space Adventure!”

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From ages 4 years to adult.

Some days are bad; others are big, bad & particularly troublesome. On this particular day, you’re really in trouble if you happen to be a hungry wolf. And a day like the one Mr. Furr E. Wolf experiences would make a Bengal Tiger become a vegetarian. Join us as we follow Mr. Wolf through some of his most famous adventures:

Three Little Pigs - Building your dream house can really be a problem if a hungry wolf makes a house call! But will the pigs be able to prevent Mr. Wolf from dropping in to do a little “bacon”?

Br’er Rabbit & The Wolf - After attempting breakfast with the pigs, and almost becoming “cream of wolf,” someone is really hungry! So the frustrated Wolf and Br’er Fox devise a “fool-proof” plan for a rabbit stew, only to have the wily Br’er Rabbit teach the Wolf a lesson about how to fool someone.

Red Riding Hood - After visiting the pigs and Br’er Rabbit, Mr. Wolf attempts to cash-in on an “easier” target, Red Riding Hood and her basket of goodies for her grandmother. With the local woodsmen on strike, it should be easy… or will it?

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Jack & Jill: Appalachian Heroes is a one-man puppet show featuring hand-carved, folk-toy-inspired puppets and live music. Presented in the style of an Appalachian Jack Tale, the story addresses water conservation and water rights. A young coal miner and his companion go ‘up a hill to fetch a pail of water’ then they take on a self-ish giant and save a whole neighborhood! Travel by train with Jack and Jill to meet a colorful cast of characters in a world created solely from wood, steel and leather. Everyone is welcome to a big ol’, heapin’ helpin’ of this good-natured, heartland American story of teaming up and looking out for the little guy.

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