Puppet Showplace

The Puppet Showplace Theater is a puppet theater located in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. It hosts performances for over 20,000 children annually[1] as well as for adults.[2][3][4] It is also the home of the Boston Area Guild of Puppetry, a guild of the Puppeteers of America.[5]

History

The Puppet Showplace Theater was founded on June 2, 1974 by teacher and puppeteer Mary Putnam Churchill.[6] She originally intended to perform mainly her own puppet shows, but the storefront theater soon attracted other puppeteers from around New England and farther.[7] In 1980 the theater moved next door, into the historic Building at 30-34 Station Street across from the Brookline Village (MBTA station), where it is currently housed.

References

  1. "Funded Projects 2007-2011". Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Downs, Andreae (26 October 2010). "Puppets for grownups in Brookline". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. Downs, Andreae (17 June 2010). "Her heroes have always been puppets". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. Marie Morris (2006). Frommer's Portable Boston. Frommer's. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-470-00917-8.
  5. "The Boston Area Guild of Puppetry: dedicated to celebrating and advancing the art of puppetry!". Boston Area Guild of Puppetry. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  6. Long, Tom (November 19, 1997). "Mary Churchill, at 66; founded Puppet Showplace in Brookline". The Boston Globe.
  7. Doten, Patti (November 26, 1992). "PUPPETS PULLING THE RIGHT STRINGS IN BROOKLINE". The Boston Globe.

Coordinates: 42°19′58.8″N 71°7′0.7″W / 42.333000°N 71.116861°W / 42.333000; -71.116861


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