Join us for an exclusive online event as we share the videos that have appeared at the previous Socks on my Hands Puppet Slams in 2023. We will introduce several new artists to the slam and look forward to sharing their work with our audience!

Now Appearing:

-Jack Pullman & Emory Royston (Socks on my Hands Puppet Slam, Puget Sound Puppetry Festival Edition)

-Tania yager (Socks on my Hands Puppet Slam, Puget Sound Puppetry Festival Edition

-Shadow Girls Cult (Socks on my Hands Puppet Slam, Shadows on the Snow)

-Mudlark Puppeteers (Socks on my Hands Puppet Slam, Shadows on the Snow)

-Trivia Puppet Company (Socks on my Hands Puppet Slam, Shadows on the Snow)

• New Special Guest TBA

Tickets Available Now: The-Socks-on-my-Hands-Video-Puppet-Slam-tickets

“Shadows in the Dark”

Join Trivia Puppet Company as they perform a series of shadow theatre vignettes meant to bring mirth, merriment, joy (and Puppets) to the deepest and darkest part of Winter.

Dustin Curtis - puppeteer

Artists At the Center is a multi-year collaboration between Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Center, with support from Uptown Arts & Culture Coalition and the communities adjacent to Seattle Center campus. The project is made possible by a 10-year grant from Climate Pledge Arena and Seattle Kraken.

Join us as we introduce emerging and established artists and celebrate their talent on a newly revitalized Seattle Center campus. Artists are given a performance opportunity, allowing them to connect with new audiences, display their talents and advance their careers. Visitors to campus and the surrounding neighborhood benefit from surprising and delightful pop-up performances throughout the year. Each year, artists are selected with an equity and social justice lens, ensuring equitable representation for underserved and emerging artists. Artistic genres include music, dance, theater, demonstrations, and multi-disciplinary work.

The Socks on my Hands puppet slam returns to entertain us in the deepest and darkest weeks of winter. With the holidays slowly fading behind us, let these puppeteers dazzle you with our theme Shadows on the Snow. A new winter tradition, Shadows on the Snow seeks to present enchanting short-form puppetry produced by local puppeteers and by curious artists of all backgrounds as they seek to experiment with puppetry as a medium. Greet 2024 with a light-hearted and fun-filled evening.

• The Socks on my Hands Puppet Slam presents short puppetry acts intended for an adult audience. This event is recommended for ages 16+.

• This series is supported by the generosity of The Puppet Slam Network and Trivia Puppet Company

Founded in 2023 to serve south King County, Pierce County and other areas of Washington State; SOMHPS seeks to bring performance opportunities to various diverse communities to allow creative experimentation and exposure to the puppetry arts. Our hope is to recruit future storytellers and empower them by exploring their creative force through the universal language of puppetry. Each created piece is the potential start to a new and more diverse generation of artists and puppeteers. We also wish to awaken the passion in each individual who participates while supporting them both in creating a space and by offering support through access to professional puppeteers. 

This Slam is produced by Socks on my Hands Productions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

Postponed to 10/23 due to weather. Join us for an evening of shadow puppets reviewing a brief visual presentation of Fashion Herstory. There will also be performances of large-scale shadow puppet shorts and a crankie!

Don’t miss out on this wonderful way to close out Georgetown Art Attack. Located at the back entrance of Prairie Underground, this event is brought to you by the Georgetown Arts and Culture Association and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.

Join us for our Uptown Artist performance. 8pm-8:30pm. Free and open to all.

https://www.strangertickets.com/events/142547540/2023-puget-sound-puppetry-festival

Friday, September 29th

8:ooPM - ”Calle AllendE” (1hr)

Saturday, September 30th

10:30Am - puppet CrafT (2Hrs)

12:30pm - “Still Life” (1hr)

2:00pm - Handmade Puppet dreams ScreeninG (1hr)

3:30pm - Shadow Puppet Workshop (1hr)

8:00pm - “Socks on my hands puppet slam” (2hr)

March 31st – April 7th

The time of hibernation has officially ended. We’ve made it through a long, dark winter and now we are ready to collectively embrace the coming of spring. These seasonal transitions are especially notable because they signal a turning point. We witness the return of the light, longer days, new growth and a natural reset.

We wish to welcome back in the light with you. The clouds have lifted and so shall we. Emerging from our safe spaces to create new ones both with and within our community.

Join Trivia Puppet Company on Friday, March 31st from 7-9pm for an Opening Night Party in Seneca Plaza. There, you will have a chance to meet the artists and soak in the light from every angle.

Join us as we produce this event as festival director, at the University of Maryland for the Puppeteers of America 2023 National Puppetry Festival and Academic Symposium. Scheduled for July 18-22, 2023, Puppeteers, enthusiasts, educators, and friends will all be gathering to celebrate the puppetry arts and experience our first festival together in four years. The festival will focus on the theme of Generations, honoring those that went before, celebrating those who are with us now, and encouraging those to come. Visit Website

Join the Puget sound puppetry festival as we bring puppet magic to Downtown Renton. We will host a day of performances, outdoor activities, and an evening film screening all while inviting you to explore and support the local shops and restaurants.

Featuring:

12:00p- Milo The Magnificent (Renton Ikea Theatre)
1:30p- The Adventures of Basstronaut (Piazza Park)
2:00p- Paper Puppet Opera Workshop (Piazza Park)
3:00p- Professor Humbug's Flea Circus (Piazza Park)
4:00p- Salamagundi - the puppet Variety Show (Renton Ikea Theatre)
7:00p-Short Films: Kidscapes (Renton Ikea Theatre)
Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams

Tickets Here!

A dark and cold winter's evening. Most likely snuggled under a blanket... You're invited to join Trivia Puppet Company as we brighten your January night with an hour-long viewing of our repertoire of short shadow theatre works. This virtual event is intended to entertain and bring a little joy in this darkest of months. We hope to provide a review of our latest collection in one single place, in the comfort of your home, and in the presence of your puppet family. Appropriate for these chilly nights, we hope for this to be a new tradition where we are able to present our work (both old and new) to those who may not be able to attend our live shows. 

This hour-long event showcases the following Trivia Puppet Company works as well as a little visit from our pal Peppercorn!

*The Stars Tonight*

*Hazelwood*

*Amour de Loup*

*La Grotta*

*Theseus*

*Laurels*

All Ticket Holders will be emailed with the Zoom webinar link (as a reminder) one week before and on the day of the event.

Join us as Peppercorn and Mr. Ruffles celebrate another merry turkey together. This short will be posted on the Peppercorn YouTube Channel on Tuesday, December 21 2021 for all to enjoy. From our puppet family to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!

An afternoon full of Puppet fun! Centered on local puppeteers of Western Washington and a special visiting guest. A recording of this event will be available to ticket holders to view for 48 hours following the festival.

Free Tickets

We are so pleased to be able to join you after a long pause from March 2020. Due to the evolving nature of the pandemic, we have chosen to connect with you virtually for everyone's safety. Please join us as we showcase performers from Western Washington and feature a very special guest all the way from North Carolina.

Puppet Companies joining us: Vox Fabuli, The Zoo Pack, Enormousface

Starring very special guest: Tarish "Jeghetto" Pipkins

Also featuring family-friendly puppet short films by Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams. This event is brought to you in part by: 4Culture, The Puppeteers of Puget Sound, the Awesome Foundation, Kendall's DJ & Event, Half-Pint Puppets, Washington Hall, and Puppeteers of America: Pacific Northwest Region.

We are so pleased to be able to join you after a long pause from March 2020. Due to the evolving nature of the pandemic, we have chosen to connect with you virtually for everyone's safety. Please join us as we showcase performers from Western Washington and feature a very special guest all the way from North Carolina. Puppet Companies joining us: Vox Fabuli The Zoo Pack Starring very special guest: Tarish "Jeghetto" Pipkins Also featuring family-friendly puppet short films by Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams. This event is brought to you in part by: 4Culture, Puppeteers of Puget Sound, the Awesome Foundation, Kendall's DJ & Event, Half-Pint Puppets, Washington Hall, and Puppeteers of America; Pacific Northwest Region. This event will be recorded.

It’s Fussy Cloud’s 10th Birthday Slam and you’re all invited! This show will be a little different, though as usual we’ll present you with a first-rate puppet variety cabaret featuring talented puppeteers from the Pacific Northwest. Some of our beloved slam regulars are creating pieces especially for this slam. Friends from the past are dropping in to say congratulations, and share their favorite Fussy Cloud moments. Thanks to the magic of live streaming, we hope you will be celebrating along with us from wherever you happen to be!

Hosted by Rebecca Mmm Davis

~ Artists Scheduled to Appear ~
Dust in Your Eyes
Gavin Cummins
Puppetlandia
Trivia Puppet Company
Vox Fabuli Puppets
Works of Gina’s
The Zoo Pack

…plus other special guests!

Funding made possible in part by the Puppet Slam Network. Fiscally sponsored by Shunpike.

poster design by Cassie Bray and Zane Exactly

***recommended for adults only***

Join Trivia Puppet Company as we celebrate this brilliant virtual puppet festival. We are pleased to offer both “Amour De Loup” and “It’s a Bit Gruff” for your enjoyment. Streamed live on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Shadows-Across-The-Globe-103213718514611 and tickets for other parts of the festival here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shadows-across-the-globe-shadow-puppetry-festival-tickets-158635542177?fbclid=IwAR1-z6pqBhUFUDD0HoOEbmjSqw6UQD-WtiaaBbQSDp22abJX2PF1L9pD8p0

This Seattle-based Puppet slam is at it again! Join us as we premiere a new shadow piece “Theseus”. This work-in-progress focuses on the Hero’s adventure to Crete and the struggle with the Minotaur. We are very excited to introduce this piece to you! Tickets are pay-what-you-can and issued by Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam. Tickets Here

The days are getting darker and the puppeteers of Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam are here for you. We aim to provide you with an entertaining evening of puppet based distraction. Anchored by a handful of talented puppeteers from the Pacific Northwest, our next show also brings in friends from across the country. Fussy Cloud has been providing first-rate puppet variety cabarets for the fine adults of Seattle since 2011, but thanks to the magic of live streaming, you can enjoy Volume 19 where ever you are.

Tickets: https://click4tix.com/FussyCloudPuppetSlam

Hosted by Rebecca Mmm Davis

~ Artists Scheduled to Appear ~
Collective of Geniuses
Collective Unconscious Performance*
Dust in Your Eyes
Erin Chmela*
Gina Wilhelm
Robin Polfuss*
Sue Truman*
Teatro Calamari
Thistle Theatre
Trivia Puppet Company
Twisted Heart Puppet Works*
U.S Karagoz Theatre Company*
Vox Fabuli Puppets
West of Roan*
The Zoo Pack

*indicates an artist new to Fussy Cloud

Funding made possible in part by the Puppet Slam Network. Fiscally sponsored by Shunpike. Poster Design by SmittyBuckler.com

***recommended for adults only***