,There are puppets in long-running New York shows like “The Lion King” and “The Little Shop of Horrors,” muppets are making their Broadway debut (albeit briefly) in “Rob Lake Magic with special guests the Muppets.” Below is a list of puppet shows in November, and shows that feature puppets.
The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire (Vineyard)
In this play written by Anne Washburn (“Mr Burns A Post-Electric Play”), an intentional community somewhere in foggy Northern California tries to live off the land and keep an unsteady world at bay – until one of their own dies unexpectedly.
The Colors of Frida (Teatro Sea)
November 8 at 3 p.m.
The story of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is told through music and puppetry in this bilingual production with three actors representing different moments of her life.
Rumpelstilskin (Puppetworks)
November 8 & 9, 11, 15 & 16
A grim tale from the Brothers Grimm about a young woman who makes a deal with a magical man to help her spin straw into gold, adapted for marionettes by Nicolas Coppola, with an original score and special effects (55 minutes, suggested for ages 3 and up)
Hand to God (Gallery Players)
November 8 – 23
A revival of Robert Askins’ Tony-nominated play about Jason, who seeks solace at a Christian Puppet Ministry after the death of his father, but his hand puppet Tyrone, has a devilish mind of its own. “Hand to God contains explicit adult themes…and is not suitable for anyone under the age of 16.”
Cumulo (Culture Lab LIC)
November 13 – 16
Soar with Plum in this non-verbal puppet piece
Jump Start (La MaMa)
November 13 – 16
Puppet artists get a chance to showcase their works in progress in the La MaMa Puppet Series. Featured works-in-progress:
Amanda Card’s Where Did You Go, Connie?: An interdisciplinary puppetry performance that investigates the legacy and disappearance of cult musician Connie Converse
Deniz Khateri’s Husks from Iran: a shadow puppetry performance exploring resistance, exile, and artistic integrity through the story of a young Iranian artist navigating displacement and the role of art in the diaspora
Leah Ogawa’s Divine Generations – MoonflowerL illuminates a moment when a delicate yet powerful white flower blossoms in the moonlight,
Sarah Finn’s Our Bodies Like Dams: a live cinematic, puppet performance following a woman’s unexpected metamorphosis in the face of romantic and coastal decay
William PK Carter’s Beautiful Without Consequence: a fantastical puppet performance about removing the prey mentality from the Queer Black identity and founding community in its absence, mimicking the life cycle of a butterfly
Prologue Part III (MoCA)
November 15
The interwoven journeys of five first-generation Chinese immigrant men who arrived in New York City between 1962 and 1990.
Osni the Flare (La MaMa)
November 20 – 23
A puppet ballet about the origins of fire, whien Osni embarks on a quest to safeguard an apple tree from the imminent winter chill, but is beckoned by a loon into a blue canoe that drifts deep into a cavernous world.
Punch Puppet Slam: Universal Monsters (The Tank)
November 22
Puppet artists riff on the monsters from Universal Studios
