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The Great Arizona Puppet Theatre welcomes you! We are open year round, performing shows at the theater Wednesday through Sunday.

See below for what's coming next or look here for the full schedule of upcoming shows.

Make sure to buy your tickets in advance.

Check out our Imagine This Project. This creative project gets the kids of Kenilworth Elementary School to write stories and craft puppets like professionals.


Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree

Oct 3 - Oct 31, Thurs & Fri at 10am Sat 10am & 2pm; Sun 2pm.
Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree

Come on down to the pumpkin patch for our brand new show! This Halloween variety show of tricks and treats is sure to delight ghouls and goblins of all ages. Reserve here.

The Tricky Treat Puppet Slam

Oct 18 - Oct 19, 8pm.
The Tricky Treat Puppet Slam

Adult Puppet Slams are curated evenings full of short pieces by a variety of professional puppeteers. You may see funny, edgy, or strange performances throughout the night. Our AZ puppet slammers will bring out their best performances to help ring in the spooky season. This is for audience members who are 18+.

Reserve and purchase here or call 602-262-2050 x 0.

Tickets are on sale now.

A Paper Puppetry Primer Workshop with Lyon Hill

Oct 19, 4pm Saturday.
A Paper Puppetry Primer Workshop with Lyon Hill

A Paper Puppetry Primer

Led by Lyon Forrest Hill

The simplest of materials; paper, wire, scissors, and tape, can be used to create expressive puppets. Working primarily with flat paper, the creative use of joints and layering can create complex movement and convincing depth. Lyon will demonstrate various techniques he has developed to create performances for both stage and screen. Participants will also be able to make a puppet from one of many different templates.

Lyon Forrest Hill (b. 1975) is the artistic director of the Columbia Marionette Theatre in SC. He has directed over a dozen productions for CMT and built puppets for many more. His puppetry short film work has earned him a UNIMA-USA citation of excellence, one of the highest honors in the field. A lifelong purveyor of puppetry, comics, animation, and toys; Lyon synthesizes his interests into a unique type of performance that is heavy on atmosphere and detailed imagery. At the heart of his work, though, are hopeful and earnest ideas. Ages 8 and up.

Spots are on sale now for $20. You can reserve here or call 602-262-2050.


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