CT Guild of Puppetry
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 Art 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.
Submission Deadline is October 21, 2025 at 11:59PM, applications will be contacted by October 31st. Any questions can be directed to board@ctpuppetry.org. Keep an eye on the CT Guild of Puppetry Website for information regarding tickets.
Autumn 2025 Connecticut Puppet Happenings
September 27th Walkaround puppets with Robin McCahill throughout the day at White Memorial Nature Center in Litchfield
October 4th Bats of the Night puppet making workshop with Sova Theater at 2:00 pm at Darien Public Library
October 19th “The Fairy Serpent” by Oompapossum Puppets, at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $7, with free workshop to follow.
October 24th “UConn Fall Puppet Slam” at the Nafe Katter at 8:00 pmTheater in Storrs, CT
October 25th Bats of the Night puppet making workshop with Sova Theater at 10:30 am at Bethlehem Public Library
October 25th “Peter and the Wolf” by Mark Blashford Marionettes at 11:00am and 2:00 pm at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry in Storrs. Visit www.bimp.uconn.edu for ticket info.
November 15th CT Guild of Puppetry Slam-a-lot Puppetry Slam at 7:00 pm at Five Points Art Center in Torrington. Ticket information to follow.
November 16th “Alice, or the Red King’s Dream” by Dream Tale Puppets, at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $7. Stick Puppet workshop beforehand at 1:15 for an additional $10 fee.
November 28th Feathered Friends paper mask-making workshop with Sova Theater at 2:00 pm at The Judy Black Memorial Park & Gardens in Washington, CT
November 28th “Marvelous Metamorphoses!” By Sova Theater at 3:00 pm at The Judy Black Memorial Park & Gardens Washington
December 7th “Magnificent Monster Circus” by Cactushead Puppets Puppets, at 2:00pm at East Lyme Community Center in East Lyme, CT. Tickets are $7, with free workshop to follow.
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
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
May 10, 2023
Membership year runs from June 1 – May 31, of the following year.
