Welcome to
Shadow Puppet Theatre

We design, build and create shows with
all kinds of puppets!

Shadow Puppet Theatre is a professional shadow puppet troupe located in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

We produce puppet shows, design and build our own puppets and lead workshops in making and manipulating puppets for people of all ages — we are interested in the history of puppetry and in learning old techniques as well as developing new ones.

The company has been a labour of love from the beginning. Our company began in 2006 and we are still growing. Learn more about us, how we got started and where we plan to go next. Then, take a look around our site and see what we're up to.

Our Productions

We produce shows based on classic themes and stories-but with a modern twist. The "twist" can be anything:

Many of our productions are available "for hire" which means that we will bring them to you. You can learn about the Shows we've created for touring. For the most recent news on new productions and projects in development, media articles and updates on what's happening in our studio, visit News.

Our Puppets

The main body of our work is with shadow puppets but we also create and perform with hand and rod puppets and marionettes. We also build puppets for haunted Halloween rides, orchards, galleries, museums and theatres.

If you would like us to build a puppet for you or for your organization, please look in our Puppet section to find out what we have available and what sort of work we can do for you.

Workshops are also available for children 8 years old and up. For more information please visit our Workshops.

Befriend a Puppet

After you have looked around, please Contact Us or Follow Us on Twitter — we would love to get to know you.

East meets West

Shadow Puppet Theatre is proud to announce an international experience in partnership with Dr. Fadi Skeiker from the University of Jordan and the IMPACT 11 theatre festival

Join Dr. Skeiker and Shadow Puppet Theatre for a workshop on building and performing shadow puppets. Explore the art of building and performing a shadow puppet play. Learn new storytelling and puppeteering techniques.

Details

September 22, 23, & 24, 2011 | 3pm-6pm | The MT Space

Description

You will have the opportunity to work on a new piece about current events in Syria by Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar. You will build puppets and work on performance techniques to bring the play to life.

The workshop is free but limited to 12 participants.

If you are interested in participating, please e-mail info@shadowpuppettheatre.com or phone Arlene Thomas at 519-498-2458 .

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Out of the
Shadows

Shadow Puppet Theatre will be casting shadows on the walls of Kitchener during IMPACT 11

Join Shadow Puppet Theatre at IMPACT 11 for three short Shadow Puppet plays. Be punctual...or the shadows will vanish before you can see them. (These fall between the festival's mainstage productions at 7pm and 9pm the evenings of September 21st — 25th.)

Details

September 22, 23, & 25, 2011 | 8:30pm | Rum Runner Alcove

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Announcing
Beyond the Vent!

A Classic Adventure
featuring sock puppets

Follow us on an adventure as we create our first sock puppet film. We will be filming at several locations in the community and offering puppet workshops and children's events along the way.

Read our news or Follow Us on Twitter to find out where we'll be next!

Our First Stop

The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery January 29, 30 2011

Description

Beyond the Vent is a quest film featuring two beloved sock puppets. Jack sock's right sock Jill is kidnapped by evil gremlins and carried off to the land beyond the dryer vent. Jack goes on a quest to rescue her and along the way he encounters the Oracle, the evil gremlins, a very unusual mentor and many many more. In the meantime Jill is hard at work on an escape plan of her own...

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