Maisie Goodnight’s Three Stories from the Edge of the World
Fri 9/18 - Sat 9/19 · Mayo Street Arts
A solo shadow puppet show by Maisie Goodnight, told through overhead projector, crankie theater, cello, and song.
All Ages
Cripps Puppets’ A Slice of Crazy Pie *Adult Edition!
Fri 9/13 · Mayo Street Arts
Step into the enchantment of “A Slice of Crazy Pie”, a mesmerizing cabaret style marionette puppet show meticulously crafted by Madison J. Cripps.
Restricted to ages 18+
Cripps Puppets’ A Slice of Crazy Pie *Family Style
Sat 9/14 · Mayo Street Arts
Step into the enchantment of “A Slice of Crazy Pie”, a mesmerizing cabaret style marionette puppet show meticulously crafted by Madison J. Cripps.
All Ages
Maskhunt Motions’ Road of Useless Splendor
Sat 9/21 - Sun 9/22 · Mayo Street Arts
Two traveling alchemists from another time meander on a road leading them to a book whose pages spring to life tell its absurd and tender tale.
Recommended for ages 13+
Modern Times Theater’s The Perils of Mr. Punch
Sat 9/14 · Congress Square Park
This is the one and only Punch and Judy *presented live* and updated for the 21st century to swing a verbal slapstick at the powers that be.
All Ages
Night Shade’s Order of Wolf
Thu 9/19 - Fri 9/20 · Mayo Street Arts
Featuring spell-binding shadows, “Order of Wolf” is the tale of an animalistic occult ceremony and its chilling repercussions.
Recommended for ages 13+
Puzzle Théâtre’s Bois
Sat 9/21 - Sun 9/22 · Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine
Bois (“wood”) takes you to a curious world where a green leaf grows in an unlikely place and pieces of wood come together to form wondrous creatures who will amaze and inspire.
All Ages
Xavier Bobés’ Things Easily Forgotten
Wed 9/18 - Sun 9/22 · Location TBA
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Restricted to ages 18+
PiP PiP Parade!
Sat 9/18 · Through Kennedy Park to Mayo Street Arts
Puppets in Portland kicks-off with a parade from Portland’s own Shoestring Theater featuring giant puppets and masks, tall stilt-walkers, wild drummers, and huge assemblages of color, costume, and sound!
All Ages