'The Doubtful Sprout' by Liz Joyce & A Couple of Puppets

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Dates:	Saturday, May 10, 2025 - Sunday, May 11, 2025
Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Kids
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Theater & Shows

About the Show

Get ready to explore the world under your feet in this underground puppet adventure!

Tunnel down with Worm and Sprout as they discover the mysterious life found inside soil.

Along the way, kids help figure out the secrets that help Sprout grow.

Award-winning puppeteer Liz Joyce brings this ecological wonderland to life with multiple puppetry styles, projections and song!

Meet the Puppets

Stay after the show to meet the artists and see the puppets up close!

All ages welcome, especially enjoyed by 3 - 8
Mixed puppetry styles, including hand, finger and rod puppets, marionettes, and motorized puppets Length: 35 minutes
Language: English
From New York!

About the Artist

A Couple of Puppets is actually a lot of puppets and a bunch of wonderful puppet shows.

The company was created in 1990 by Liz Joyce.

Since then, over 25 shows for children and their families have been brought to life.

Themes such as growing things, saving the environment, along with classic fairy tales with a twist have been added to the long list of puppet shows.

Shows are performed live with music and hand-crafted puppets.

Every show is portable and ready to come to your theater, school, library or living room.

A Couple of Puppets keeps the art of puppetry alive and is happy to share it with you.

Liz Joyce is an accomplished puppeteer who writes, creates and performs a growing repertoire of works for young audiences and their adults.

Subjects include her twists on traditional fairy tales, folktales, educational shows and original creations.

Liz believes that puppetry is the gateway to theater and that this art form breathes beauty and life into storytelling.

Trained as a fine artist, Liz also was certified in Art Education K-12.

In the early stages of her career, Liz worked with and apprenticed with Terry Snyder, a master puppeteer from Richmond, Virginia.

Her artistic approach to puppetry has also been influenced by European puppetry traditions and the eccentric energy of New York's downtown performance artists.

She honed her carving skills working with traditional puppet carvers in Prague, Czech Republic, and often collaborates with other puppeteers in the international puppet community.

Liz's puppet operetta Sing a Song of Sixpence was awarded an UNIMA Citation, the highest award in American puppetry.

Since 2001, Liz has hosted many talented puppeteers at Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY where she is founder and artistic director.

She recently served on the Board of Directors for the Jim Henson Foundation and currently serves on the Puppetry Guild of Greater New York's Board of Directors.

HOURS

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May 10 (Sat) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

May 11 (Sun) 2025: 10:30 am | 1:00 pm

COST

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$16-18 all-ages general admission / $12.50-14.50 members $14-16 Early Bird tickets / $10.50-12.50 members; until 11:59 pm the Monday before the show. Discount will automatically appear in your shopping cart after tickets are added. $3 Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, MassHealth, ConnectorCare)

WEBSITE

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www.puppetshowplace.org/calendar?view=calendar&month=05-2025

LOCATION

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32 Station Street, Brookline, MA, 02445 map
Phone: 617-731-6400