Little Puppet Studio 
~ in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and bordering regions ~

Little Puppet Studio is supported by a grant from the Martha Boschen Porter Fund, a Fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Libraries & Museums

Libraries and museums are more important than ever in the lives of children, striving to bring literature and culture into their grasp. Puppetry is a magnet attracting children to your venue.

We will bring the story behind a piece of artwork, your favorite literature, a historical event, or a natural science topic to life. 

The Program

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Your patrons are the puppeteers. School-aged children, teens, and adults enjoy a hands-on experience performing the show. They are a part of the process from start to finish. Together we share the story, choose parts, puppets, sound effects instruments, and prepare the set and scenery. We rehearse the play. The group is now ready to perform. 

The Puppeteers

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Your audience gathers at the advertised time and the performance begins.  As the puppeteers move freely in and out of the audience with the marionettes during the performance, even babies and preschoolers are engaged and enchanted. At the end of your show, the audience is invited to play on the sets with the puppets and props.

The Audience

We

  • Determine with you the date and duration of your program ~ 2.5 hour workshop including the performance or a vacation week or summer series with more complex material and puppet making

  • Work with you to choose the content and story for your program

  • Email you a PDF flyer to post for advertising and provide photos for social media

  • Arrive with everything we need in tow

  • Run a program your patrons will long remember

  • Bring everything with us and take it home afterwards
     

You​

  • Peruse Meet the Marionettes and the Gallery of Shows for inspiration

  • Brainstorm potential themes for your event and chat with us about them

  • Send in deposit and receive contract and materials for advertising

  • Draw upon your patronage to choose your puppeteers ~ school-aged children, teens, parents, and staff.

  • Designate our performance place ~ an open floor space is best

  • Enjoy the show or be a puppeteer!

Add-Ons

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  • Custom written play or new marionettes added to our fleet that are crafted specifically for your event

  • Marionette making workshop for puppeteers to make their own puppets for the show

  • Large group: Assistant fee required

  • We are glad to travel a long distance to come to you. Travel arrangements are determined together.