Puppet Homecoming

02/19/2025

PIET Event!

This month’s PIET talk is going to be all about Puppets in STEAM and Education, and I think that it is going to be great! We got some great speakers for the event as well! As always you must register but it is free to do so!

FREE for anyone who registers in advance here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HqTW9mSbRrW38GqADqbieg

11/16/2024

11/12/2024

A new video of the puppet parade at the Puppet Homecoming festival. So many puppets, folks from Austin, Boston, Asheville, Vermont, New Jersey and more!
Video by our lovely pal Shira of Uplifted Ithaca!

10/30/2024

There are still tickets left for this amazing, hilarious, live shadow puppet show. Sat, Nov 2 8:30pm at Cinemapolis. Still Life and Other Stories
https://youtu.be/o0VwokZIsiY
What do we do when the world refuses to behave as we expect? Still Life poses several answers to this question through a collection of nonverbal shadow theater vignettes. Filled with dazzling puppets and absurdly-comic surprises, this virtuosic performance has delighted audiences across the country. Ages 10+. 45min long.

Come see Matt Sandbank's hilarious shadow puppet show, Still Life and Other Stories at Puppet Homecoming on Nov 2, 2024 @ 8:30pm Cinemapolis in Ithaca NY. TI...

10/29/2024

A website with all the info for the festival goers here: https://neregionalfest.wixstudio.io/ithaca2024
Thanks to our very helpful volunteer, William Pickford! Thank you William. :)

The festival runs from Nov 1 - 3. The first event will be on Friday Nov 1 at 4pm and the final event will end by 5pm on Sunday Nov 3. In addition, there will be a professional day for Puppetry in Education and Therapy on Monday Nov 4th. This is an optional extra day of presentations. All events will...

10/18/2024

Hey look! Another fabulous ZOOM discussion is coming and we'd love to see you! Presenters include Puppetry educators Cheryl Capezzuti, Chad Parsons, Carol Sterling, and me, Johanna Smith. REGISTER for this FREE Zoom event on Nov 10 by following this link:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1jp1eG6GQL231JbWManVgA

09/27/2024

Full festival registrations are full, but tickets for individual shows are rolling out. Check out the events those or go to lilypadpuppettheatre.org/tickets

09/09/2024

For TEACHERS, THERAPISTS and TEACHING ARTISTS:

Puppetry in Education and Therapy Day
at Puppet Homecoming, the Northeast Regional Festival for Puppeteers of America
Monday, November 4th
At the Community School of Music and Arts, Ithaca
8:00 am - 4:00 PM

Join puppeteers, teachers, therapists and teaching artists from around the region for an educational day learning and celebrating the many ways puppets can be used in education and therapy. This day of professional development is offered through Puppeteers of America and will feature four hands-on workshops and a series of short presentations sharing all kinds of puppetry ideas happening in the field. Educators will receive a certificate for 6 hours of CPE credits.

Puppetry Mechanisms for the Classroom with Honey Goodenough

Promoting Your Puppetry Program: Creating Your Own One Minute Self-Promotion Pitch to Share with Decision-makers with Carol Sterling

Resilience and Emotional Intelligence: Super Powers for Coping with Post-Pandemic Pain with Dr. Joanne Vizzini

Constellation Characters: Working Together to Create a Performance with Darlene Thompson

The day will also be peppered with short presentations from puppeteers on their work in school and community settings, including presentation from Adelka P***k, Jen Pearcy-Edwards, Cheryl Capezzuti and more.

Here's the link to register:
https://puppethomecoming2024.regfox.com/puppet-homecoming

05/02/2024

Hello all,
The Northeast & Mid-Atlantic regions' regional festival "Puppet Homecoming 2024: Puppets are Gorges". The festival will be November 1-3, with a PIET (Puppetry in Education and Therapy) Professional Day on November 4th, in Ithaca, NY. We are currently looking for folks who would like to teach & present at our festival. If you are interested then please visit our website: https://www.puppeteers.org/puppet-homecoming
and fill out the google form. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me and I will do my best to answer your questions. Thank you! ~Homeslice