National
puppet theater by Henson grantees and recommended professional puppetry
Émile Zola’s The Belly of Paris *
David Lane / New England Puppet Arts
November 14
3PM and 7:30PM
The Adams Theater - 27 Park St. Adams, MA
Inspired by Émile Zola’s novel set in mid-nineteenth-century Les Halles marketplace, The Belly of Paris is an audacious puppet show full of laughs, love affairs, art treatises, insurrection, and ironic deaths-by-meat-pie—exploring the insatiable thirst for more which modern capitalist society has all but baked into the mold.
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36681/production/1293559
*Recipient of a Jim Henson Foundation Production Grant (2026) and Workshop Grant (2025)
Milo the Magnificent *
Alex and Olmsted
November 21 - 22
Segerstrom Center for the Arts - 600 Town Center Dr. Costa Mesa, CA
Alex and Olmsted's Jim Henson Foundation grant awarded Milo the Magnificent® is a highly engaging puppet show about an aspiring magician. This wordless comedy, inspired by turn of the century vaudeville entertainers, is as highly physical as it is charming. Using stunningly innovative puppetry, Milo presents a variety of magic tricks which don’t always go as planned.
https://www.scfta.org/events/2026/milo-the-magnificent
*Recipient of a Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant (2017)
King Friday’s Dungeon
Mayo Street Arts
November 13 - 14
7pm
Mayo Street Arts - 10 Mayo St. Portland, ME
Mayo Street Arts' semi-annual slam, King Friday’s Dungeon, features new puppet works and puppet works in progress in an after-hours, puppet-roadhouse atmosphere. Each slam consists of 8-10 puppet skits that dance outside of the family-friendly mainstream puppetry circuit.
The evening’s performances will be presented by guest emcees from Stop Puppeting Yourself Puppet Co., a local ensemble that has made regular slam appearances.
A Rafter of Crankies
Sandglass Theater and Friends
November 27 - 28
5:30pm and 7pm daily
Green Mountain Orchards - 130 W Hill Rd. Putney, VT
Sandglass Theater presents A Rafter of Crankies, returning to Green Mountain Orchards for its 12th consecutive year as part of Putney Craft Tour Weekend. Enjoy an intimate, cozy evening of handmade visual storytelling, live music, and puppetry featuring an eclectic gathering of artists.
