May
Puppet Slams and Cabarets are happening in #NYC #Brooklyn #Valencia
#Phoenix #Calgary #Seattle #Montréal #Providence #Brookline #Chicago
#FtLauderdale #LosAngeles
Puppet Playlist #NYC
Tuesday, May 1st at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
The Kraine Theater
84 E. 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 777-6088
$8/$10
Puppet
Playlist slams brilliant puppeteers and talented musicians together for
an evening of original works of puppetry inspired by Motown with live
musical interpretations by some of NYC’s most exciting
singer-songwriters
Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinner #Brooklyn
Tuesday, May 1st at 8:00PM
One Arm Red
10 Jay Street, 9th floor
DUMBO, Brooklyn
10 Jay Street, 9th floor
DUMBO, Brooklyn
(917) 319-8104
$5-$15
Food and drink will be available throughout the night. Please come by and share stories of how you occupied your May Day!
CalArts Puppet Cabaret: Cirque Bezerk #Valencia
Friday, May 4th at 10:00PM
California Institute of the Arts, Graduation Courtyard
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91355
(661) 255-1050
Free
CalArts
Puppet Cabaret is a community event that invites students from all
schools within the Institute to present collaborative or individual work
related to puppetry and/or object-based performance.
Adult Puppet Slam #Phoenix
Friday, May 4th at 8:00PM
Saturday, May 5th at 8:00PM
Great Arizona Puppet Theater
302 W. Latham Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
(602) 262-2050
$8 advance/ $10 at the door
Arizona's
quirkiest, edgiest puppeteers come together for some raunchy fun!
Independent performers do short pieces, which are usually funny and
always adult! Puppet Slam nights at the Great Arizona Puppet Theater are
for guests 18 and over.
Psycho de Mayo Dolly Wiggler Cabaret #Calgary
Saturday, May 5th at 7:30PM, 9:00PM & 10:30PM
Mount Royal Village
lower level - 880 16 Ave SW,
Calgary, AB T2S 0B7, Canada
(403) 266-1503
$10
It’s
wild, it’s weird, and it’s always entertaining. The Dolly Wiggler
Cabaret features short bits of brilliance from local, national and
international animated object artists. Adults only.
Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam #Seattle
Saturday, May 5th at 8:00PM 
Theatre Off Jackson
409 7th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 340-1049
We weren't kidding: The
Fussy Cloud mission to entertain continues, just like these
irrepressible drizzling days. We do not come in peace; there will be toy
theatre. Your old favorites will be in the lineup, and some new
hand-carved faces
Café Concret #Montréal
Monday, May 7th at 8:00PM
Casa del Popolo
4873 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Montréal, QC, Canada, H2T 1R6
(514) 284-3804
$10
This
bilingual soirée of experimental puppetry and object theatre features
Quality Slippers; Lyndsay Love; Sarah Sabourin, Jasa Baka & Peter
Nevins; Sarah Albu & Jeffery Stonehouse; Sinful Hags; Morgan Sea;
Mamee’s Cheap Eats; Egotrip Productions; and music by Norvaisa.
Blood From a Turnip #Providence
Friday, May 18th at 10:00PM
Blackbox at 95 Empire
95 Empire St
Providence, RI 02903
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blood-from-a-Turnip/162776430470017?ref=ts
$7
Continuing
it’s tradition of providing a stage for first-timers and old pros
alike, BfaT presents, In May, first timers Michael and Francesca, who
where told, “if you make it, we will show it”. They made it. We’re
showing it.
Puppet Showplace #Brookline
Saturday, May 19th at 8:00PM
Puppet Showplace Theatre
32 Station Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 731-6400
You
know what makes a great Mother's Day present? Tickets to a Puppet Slam.
Nothing says "I'm grown up but still your kid" like an evening of
puppet mayhem. Features Chad Williams and Z. Briggs of WonderSpark
Puppets.
Mini Puppet Meltdown #Chicago
Monday, May 21st at 7:00PM
Eisenhower Public Library District
4613 N. Oketo Ave
Harwood Heights, IL 60706
(708) 867-7828
This
“Mini Meltdown” is exactly the same as our other Meltdowns but it’s a
bit shorter. Running an hour this bite sized meltdown will showcase some
of our favorite slam pieces of the Chicagoland area and beyond.
Puppet Rampage – The Slam #FtLauderdale
Saturday, May 26th at 9:30PM
World and Eye Arts Center
109 NW 5th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL.33301
(954) 540-9897
$12
South
Florida’s Puppet Rampage explodes bi-annually in an uncensored
blitzkrieg of puppet mayhem. While professional and novice puppeteers
lob surrealism and satire, The Rampage gives special consideration to
sideshow freaks, Burning Man Creatives and asylum escapees looking to
perform.
Puppetzilla #LosAngeles
Sunday, May 27th at 2:00PM
Downtown Independent Theater
251 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213)617-1033
$10 Public, $5 Members
