Unleashing the creative mind.
One Puppeteer Shows
We offer a variety of puppet shows, workshops, and residencies for different age groups and group sizes. If marked with a “V”, this means the program can be offered virtually, as well as in person.
“Brain Party”
(30 minutes, serves 100 max students)
Recommended for ages 3-8
Emotional regulation starts with identifying feelings and learning how they affect you and those around you. Using puppetry, song, and storytelling the Brain Party introduces Kindergarten and 1st grade students to the workings of the brain and explores how to manage big feelings. This program engages students in playful, puppet led lessons on calming down and self-control.
Featuring Pinky Noggins, our fitness minded brain emcee, Flo, the little dog who is right on the edge, brain breaks, a toy suitcase show, with original music and audience interaction.
$400
featuring Nora Christensen
"Tricky Fox"
(25-30 minutes, serves 100 max students)
Recommended for ages 3-8
A tricky fox outsmarts multiple humans to get a good meal in this table-top sized hand puppet show. Based on the book “The Tale of the Tricky Fox” by Jim Aylesworth, the show connects the audience with literacy by bringing the book to life through a puppet performance. (V)
$400
Two Puppeteer Shows
These shows utilize two puppeteers in performance and are suitable for between 75 and 250 students.
"Ferdinand & Friends"
(30 minutes, serves up to 75 kids)
Recommended for ages 3-10
This is a musical performance and suitcase puppet show of Ferdinand the Bull by Munro Leaf. Louisville Academy of Music’s Executive Director, Sara Callaway, holds a masters in violin performance and will perform the story of Ferdinand the Bull for violin and narrator written by Alan Ridout. A Squallis puppeteer will present a suitcase-sized puppet show of the story alongside the music and narration. Show also includes a live performance of the African folktale “Abiyoyo”, featuring a larger-than life, wearable Squallis puppet, and a traditional Appalachian fiddle tune with jig doll accompaniment. (V)
$750
“Mouse Tales”
(30 minutes, serves up to 250 kids)
Recommended for ages 3-10
Join us for a FUN show that feature two cousins that happen to be mice. Watch Squeak and Chancey visit each other’s homes and challenge each other to keep an open mind all while steering clear of a dangerous cat! Based on the folktales City Mouse, Country Mouse, Stone Soup, and the Lion and the Mouse, this table-top puppet show weaves lessons with fables, puppetry and hijinks. The show lasts about 30 minutes, followed by a Q&A session.
$600
"Rage-O-Saurus Rex"
(30 minutes, serves up to 250 kids)
Recommended for ages 3-8
Set in the last Jurassic period, a baby t-Rex and Pterodactyl struggle with friendship, hot lava and hot tempers. A talking volcano shares his wisdom with the young dinosaurs. The puppet show was designed especially for younger children, with audience participation that teaches social and emotional lessons. (Addresses practical living standards for mental and emotional health, and safety) (V)
$600
featuring Nora Christensen and Shawn Hennessey