Puppet Showplace
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The Puppet Showplace Theater is a puppet theater located in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. It hosts performances for over 20,000 children annually[1] as well as for adults.[2][3][4] It is also the home of the Boston Area Guild of Puppetry, a guild of the Puppeteers of America.[5]
History
The Puppet Showplace Theater was founded on June 2, 1974 by teacher and puppeteer Mary Putnam Churchill.[6] She originally intended to perform mainly her own puppet shows, but the storefront theater soon attracted other puppeteers from around New England and farther.[7] In 1980 the theater moved next door, into the historic Building at 30-34 Station Street across from the Brookline Village (MBTA station), where it is currently housed.
References
- ^ "Funded Projects 2007-2011". Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Downs, Andreae (26 October 2010). "Puppets for grownups in Brookline". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ Downs, Andreae (17 June 2010). "Her heroes have always been puppets". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ Marie Morris (2006). Frommer's Portable Boston. Frommer's. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-470-00917-8.
- ^ "The Boston Area Guild of Puppetry: dedicated to celebrating and advancing the art of puppetry!". Boston Area Guild of Puppetry. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Long, Tom (November 19, 1997). "Mary Churchill, at 66; founded Puppet Showplace in Brookline". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Doten, Patti (November 26, 1992). "PUPPETS PULLING THE RIGHT STRINGS IN BROOKLINE". The Boston Globe.
- Leone, Loretta (March 23, 1978). "No Strings Attached". The Boston Globe.
- Howard, Marjorie (September 29, 1991). "Puppeteer introduces children to theater". The Boston Herald.
- Wildman, David (July 2, 1995). "Let's give puppets on the Common a hand". The Boston Globe.
- Radsken, Jill (April 18, 2010). "School's out and these fun-filled family activities are in!". The Boston Herald.
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