The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater

With the promise of the vaccines on the horizon, we hope to open our doors to shows sometime in mid 2021.... Help us get there! https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/sandiegopuppets

Dani, an amazing puppeteer, shared her new puppet show with us. It is AMAZING so we want to share it with you! https://youtu.be/PUX9QJRZydI

Hello puppet fans! Are you ready for a show? Let's check out a Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater favorite, Henri Steals an Elephant, by Max Daily.

Do you love puppets? So do we! The Marie Hitchcock Theater has been closed since March, but we would love to create puppet videos to post online. And that is where we can use your help. Giving Tuesday is tomorrow - please consider making a gift to support this wonderful art form for future generations to come. Thank you. https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/sandiegopuppets

Hello puppet fans! We hope you are having a happy day. The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater is proud to present Puppet Menagerie. It's amazing how these puppets just seem to come to life on the stage. We really miss having all of you here in the puppet theater, but we really want to bring the pupprt theater to you! Thank you for watching.

Celebrate just some of the amazing films created this year at the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry's annual "48hr Puppet Film Project," with this special screenin...g event! Each filmmaker was asked to make a 5-minutes-or-under film, in just 48hrs, from home, featuring live-performance puppetry and these three prompts: THEME: HOPE | ACTION: JUMP | ITEM: CARDBOARD. The Films: Beach Day by Stacey Weingarten Hope from Jamie Donmoyer Rat Planet from Norah Solorzano & Alex Young A Horse Called Luck from Andrew Murdock Donde Debemos Estar from Patricio Crom Belly from Izzy Bristow Superbloom from Jack Pullman "Allimah's Inner Work" from Maria Camia Hope from Jamie Shannon Hopeful Cat from Kanja Chen Birthday Wish from Patrick Johnson TIME VAULTERS XVII: Parabola’s Parable from Andy Young Warm Fuzzies from Randall McNair Cardboard Pandora from Charles Pillsbury There Is from Mary Dickens Ramblers from KT Shivak Lost Hope from Lee Thompson Trench from Chris Gadd Elpis from Sean Cawelti The Tale of the Moon and the Fox from Odessa Miller Up There from Steven Dirckze Another Day for Us from Jayden Libran The Clap from Jon Riddleberger The Rain Boots from Brenna Ross Leap of Faith from Afsaneh Aayani Icarus and Daedalus: The Sequel from Alex U. Griffin & Ed Valentine Mirabelle from Lei-Lei Bavoil Pink Fluffy Hope from Shayne Strype Crafty from Julie Elkins Spring Fling from Rudy Martinez Congratulations to ALL of the filmmakers. Enjoy!

DIY Baby Yoda time-lapse build! Link below to watch the full breakdown on YouTube! https://youtu.be/c5Fn0nZtCOE

Puppet Mind A free weekly puppet workshop! Next up Wednesday May 27th at 4pm PST. We invite you to register for the class, follow the link above in the bio. ... Every week we will take a look at one of the shows we have created, and explore the specific style of puppetry from the show! During the live workshop we will do our best to honor and answer your questions and support your artistic goals. When you register for the class you’ll receive PDF instructions and materials needed for a DIY kinetic puppet. You can also purchase a kit with all the materials mailed to you if your prefer order by Friday the week before the class.

Laura from Silly Shadows and Such give us a video on how to do a popsicle stick puppet made with simple products from a local dollar store!

Cody loves giving people high fives and handshakes but what can she do when people aren't close enough to reach? Find out in the latest episode of Helpsters Help You. apple.co/HelpstersHelpYou_

https://vimeo.com/416146242 Also from Puppetmongers, for the older kids! Enjoy!

https://vimeo.com/416140930 From Puppetmongers Theatre.. some thing to do at home with the little ones!

We will be kicking off this live workshop series Wednesday May 20th at 4pm PST, starting with a simple kinetic rod puppet of a bird. We invite you to register f...or the class, follow the link above in the bio. Every week we will take a look at one of the shows we have created, and explore the specific style of puppetry from the show! During the live workshop we will do our best to honor and answer your questions and support your artistic goals. When you register for the class you’ll receive PDF instructions and materials needed for a DIY kinetic puppet. You can also purchase a kit with all the materials mailed to you if your prefer.

Puppetmongers Theatre have been creating short video tutorials for children and families who might like to create their own puppets and shows at home!

Victoria and Albert Museum Watch the iconic horse Joey as he explores the empty halls of the V&A. Taken from the acclaimed stage show WarHorse, the production was heralded for it's innovative use of puppetry. #horse #warhorse #theatre #puppet #museumfromhome via: https://bit.ly/3agi1SZ

Introducing a brand new puppet, Stringface! This video also features our good friend Kazoozy. They sing a song called Emotions. https://youtu.be/bPC1U5Xwmkg