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He returns to the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry after his family-friendly performances of Canteen Tales: Quest for the Golden Spork and Victoria’s Not So Bedtime Stories, which debuted in last year’s Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, and his performance of Canteen Tales: The Curse of Bread Beard earlier this summer.Īdmission is $6 for children (12 years and under), $8 for adults. Tag: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.

He has worked as a puppeteer with a wide range of artists and organizations including the Silk City Chorus, Hartford-based artist Anne Cubberly, Connecticut Repertory Theatre and the Boston Pops. Shane McNeal, MFA candidate in the UConn Puppet Arts Program, has been creating, designing, and performing for puppet theater and film since 2008. We are thrilled that approximately half of our expanded museum space is dedicated to the Jim Henson Collection. Bring a touch of the witching hour to your summer season with this terror-ific puppet show! This show is recommended for all ages. 1404 Spring Street NW at 18th Atlanta, GA 40 In 2007, Jim Henson’s family announced a momentous gift of puppets and props to the Center for Puppetry Arts. Join us for an afternoon of merry monsters, whimsical werewolves, and groovy ghouls, as our batty host, Uncle Vlad, uses hand and shadow puppetry to regale audiences with not-so-spooky stories he’s discovered while on his annual summer road trip! Audiences will laugh along as they witness the softer side of the creatures of the night. at the Ballard Institute Theater located at 1 Royce Circle, Storrs Center.

BALLARD PUPPETRY MUSEUM SERIES

As part of its popular Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series of new works by UConn Puppet Arts students and alumni for family audiences, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present “Uncle Vlad’s Summer Spook-tacular” by Puppet Arts MFA student and Connecticut native Shane McNeal on Saturday, July 22 at 11 a.m.

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