Slam-A-Lot
Puppetry Slam
seeks performers!!
The Connecticut Guild of Puppetry is hosting a Puppet Slam on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Five Points Arts Center in Torrington, CT to celebrate the end of our 50th anniversary year as a Guild.
We are currently seeking a wide variety of puppetry styles, and encourage performers to apply here.
Tickets are free for Guild Members* and $20 for general admission. Doors open at 6:00pm for the membership meeting with performance to follow at 7.
You can join the Guild by signing up here. Or purchase tickets by clicking here.
This event is sponsored by the Green Feather Foundation and Puppet Slam Network.
*One ticket per Guild/Family Membership
Winter 2026 Connecticut Puppet Happenings
January 18th “Poppi’s Planet” at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $8 for children, $10 for adults.
January 24th “Emperor’s New Clothes” by Lionheart Puppet Co., at 10:30am at Washington Montessori School in Litchfield, CT.
January 24th “Walk around puppetry” by Robin McCahill as part of “The Fire and Ice Festival” at the Litchfield Community Center.
February 7th “Magnificent Monster Circus” by Cactushead Puppets Puppets, at 11:00 am at the Burlington Public Library in Burlington, CT.
February 7th “The Snow Queen” by Robin McCahill, at 2:00 pm at the Clark Memorial Library in Bethany, CT
**February 15th “Perseus and Medusa” by Tanglewood Puppets at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $8 for children, $10 for adults** The Connecticut Guild of Puppetry will be conducting a brief membership meeting before the performance at 1:00 pm.
March 15th “Sir George and the Dragon” by Pumpernickel Puppets at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $8, for children and $10 for adults .
March 28th “Little Red Hen” by Lionheart Puppet Co., at 11:00am at East Hampton Library in East Hampton
April 12th “Shadows around the World” by Nappy’s Puppets at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $8 for children, $10 for adults
May 17th “Animal Safari” by Lucky Duck Puppets at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $8 for children, $10 for adults
If you know of any puppetry related events in the state that you would like to have added to our listings please contact board@ctpuppetry.org
If you know of any puppetry related events in the state that you would like to have added to our listings please contact mleonard@ctpuppetry.org
Celebrate the Guild’s 50th Anniversary with this enamel pin. Designed by Christopher Grande, and limited to a run of just 50.
Soft Royal Blue t-shirt with a small white CGP Logo on the front left chest, and on the back a puppet stage version of the state of Connecticut, flanked by two puppeteers — Celebrating the Art of Puppetry.
Design by Guild member Bryan Langdeau
S/H Calculated at Checkout
100% Cotten, Youth Small → 2XL Available.
Puppeteers of America in partnership with UNIMA-USA, announces a new initiative: a Direct Relief Fund for Puppet Artists.
Many in our community have lost work doing what we love — performing, teaching, and sharing the art of puppetry in all its forms.
Newsletter DeadlinE
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Membership year runs from June 1 – May 31, of the following year.
