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Welcome! We have a number of performances to choose from in our 2024-2025 Touring Repertoire. Below, we have listed alphabetically all shows currently available with lots of key information. We would be thrilled to find the perfect fit for your audience.


Can't Catch Me!

RuImage from CAN'T CATCH ME with performing artist and Gingerbread Puppetnning Time: 35 - 45 minutes
Puppet Styles: Rod Puppets and Object Theatre
Audience: Ages 2.5-8; Grades PK-2; family audiences
Recommended audience size:
Small audiences; recommended for up to 60, but able to accommodate larger groups with proper sightlines/audience configuration.

Even the potholders come to life in this mixed-up retelling of “The Gingerbread Boy.” This heart-warming, high-energy story of caretaking, sharing, and cookies is told with rod puppets and object puppets. The audience is able to participate in this interactive show with plenty of animals sounds --  they can even name the cookies!


Galapagos George

Running Time: 50 minutes
Puppet Styles: Hand, Rod, and Shadow
Audience: Grades K-6 and family audiences
Recommended audience size: 
Up to 350 (theatres with fabulous sightlines may accommodate more); a raised stage is required for 100+ persons.

Based on the true story of “Lonesome George,” this show tells the tale of a truly one-on-a-kind tortoise from the Galapagos Islands. Who is George? He is a tortoise, a GIANT GALAPAGOS TORTOISE! Watch George grow up among sea turtles, lizards, hungry goats, sea lions, and dancing birds with blue feet. As you visit his island, you learn the true story of the last tortoise to be found on Pinta Island in the Galapagos. Fall in love with these islands…and this not-so-little tortoise! For more information, click here!

 


The Girl Who Cried, "DRAGON!"

AVAILABLE JULY 2025

Running Time: approx. 45 minutes
Puppet Styles: Hand, Rod, and Shadow
Audience: Grades K-6 and family audiences
Recommended audience size: 
Up to 350 (theatres with fabulous sightlines may accommodate more). A raised stage is required for audiences above 100 persons.

Stay tuned for more details!

 

 

 


Little Red & the Gingerbread Man

Red-wolf-and-cookieRunning Time: 35-45 minutes
Audience: Ages 2-8 and families
Recommended audience size: Up to 225. (A raised stage is helpful for audiences over 75 persons.)

Two tales rolled into one! This show combines two well-loved, classic tales to create an original, fun-filled romp through fairy tales. Join Little Red and she pursues a mischievous Gingerbread cookie through the woods to Grandma’s house. Original music, snowy scenery, and everyone’s favorite Big Bad Wolf make up this seasonal favorite for our youngest audiences. Available November through February. For more information, click here!


New Squid on the Block

Running Time: 45-minutes
Puppet Styles: Rod/Tabletop/Shadow/Hand
Audience: Grades K-5; Ages 4-11; and family audiences
Recommended audience size: Up to 400. A raised stage is required for audiences above 100 persons.

It can be hard to make friends. Especially if you have tentacles. Journey to Antarctica as a curious squid seeks connection in the most unlikely of places.  Penguins, orcas, and jellyfish abound in an icy landscape for this heartwarming tale of friendship. Beautifully handcrafted puppets, an original score by Ned Haskins, and a good dose of silliness, combine to create a comedic, wordless performance that celebrates  our ability to create connections, despite our differences.

For more information, click here! 


The Wriggling Brothers Circus 

Running Time: 20-30 minutes
Audience: Ages 3 and up and families
Recommended audience size: up to 200

This festival-designed show is a take on the old-fashioned flea circus, but features earthworms and other creepy crawlies who walk the tightrope, do a high-dive, and even get shot from a cannon. All puppets, of course! A silly show that delights all ages. For more information, click here!

 

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Barefoot Puppet Theater tours award-winning programs to theatres, schools, libraries, children's museums and more. Though we are based out of Richmond, VA, our self-contained productions tour across the country. No matter your location, Barefoot Puppet Theatre would be thrilled to perform for you! Contact us today!

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