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Full Moon Puppet Show
Full Moon Puppet Show
November 13-15
7 - 8 pm
Hosted by Liz Howls
Featuring works by Michael Grace & Lizz Windnagel, Shafrin Islam & Anna Dolde, Dominique Herskind, Talia Smigielski, Kris Moua, Mary Jo Nikolai, and Sarah Frechette
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The Skin of Our Teeth
November 14- 23, 2025
University of Minnesota
Rarig Center / Stoll Thrust
“An epic, absurd, time-spanning allegory”
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Kym Longhi
Presented by BA Theatre Arts Program
Puppet Design by Steven Ackerman
Click here for more information and tickets
Click here for article - Animating the End of the World: The Puppetry of "The Skin of Our Teeth"
Roald Dahl's
The Enormous Crocodile
the Musical
October 1 - November 23, 2025
Children's Theatre Company, 2400 3rd Ave. S., Mpls
The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle with his tummy rumbling… Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they’re going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute. From Trunky the Elephant to Muggle-Wump the Monkey, get to know the menagerie of creative puppets in the U.S premiere of this smash U.K. hit production. You’ll go from the jungle into outer space and back again, just in time for a wild dance party!
Developed and directed by Emily Lim, it features a menagerie of puppets by co-director and puppetry designer Toby Olié, with set and costume design by Fly Davis and puppetry co-designed and supervised by Daisy Beattie.
To learn more click here
To read an interview with puppetry designer Toby Olié click here
Wise Fools: Fun with Yiddish Folk Tales
Wise Fools: Fun with Yiddish Folk Tales
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 2:00 PM
Hosmer Library (347 East 36th Street in Minneapolis)
Free!
Join Shari Aronson, award-winning puppetry artist of Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, for a taste of Yiddish culture through songs, stories, and a few puppets!
We'll go from kvetching (complaining) to kvelling (rejoicing), with a lot of laughs in between, featuring tales of the legendary town of Chelm.
Directed by Karly Bergmann.
Recommended for seniors, adults and youth.
Artists of Hope:
Supporting Gaza's Puppeteers
In Gaza, a small group of puppeteers continues to create art among the ruins, keeping alive the hope and memory of their people. Today, these artists and their families urgently need our support to survive.
UNIMA International is currently launching a solidarity campaign to support through crowdfunding launched by the families themselves or by trusted members of UNIMA International: (the veracity of these crowdfunding has been verified by our organization). Every contribution — even the smallest — is vital to meet their basic needs and to keep hope alive.
Puppeteers of America Festival Survey
Our national puppetry organization, The Puppeteers of America, is excited to be planning the 2027 National Puppet Festival. They could use a little help. Please fill out this short survey to help them pick a time of year for the festival that will be the best for you!
UNIMA-USA Study Scholarships
Since 1982 UNIMA-USA, the U.S. center of the international organization of puppeteers, has offered over 50 scholarships to underwrite professional puppetry training abroad for members of UNIMA-USA. Studying in different countries and experiencing different cultures encourages building bridges for international understanding between puppeteers from around the world, a major aim of all UNIMA Centers.
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Deadline to Apply: December 1, 2025
Notification: January, 2026
Click here to learn more and to apply
Interested in traveling abroad to attend a festival? Be sure to check out UNIMA’s Passport Program! The PASSPORT program aims to help young puppeteers or puppetry students, who are UNIMA members, to attend puppet festivals and increase their knowledge of the organization and programming of an international event.
Each participating festival to the PASSPORT program offers free accommodation and tickets for shows on the program.
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