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Upcoming Shows & Events

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Scroll here to see our listing of all upcoming events and to purchase tickets.

Take a look at the fun and educational offerings that we have lined up for this season.

We look forward to seeing you at the theater.


Jack Rabbit & The Easter Basket

Mar 13 - Mar 31, Wed-Fri 10am
Sat 10am & 2pm, Sun 2pm.
Jack Rabbit & The Easter Basket

Lost Canyon, Arizona is too far away for the Easter Bunny, so he gets his cousin, Jack Rabbit to help deliver Sally Johnson's Easter basket. But it's awful far and kind of dangerous! This charming musical is played with large rod puppets on the big stage! Recommended for ages 3 and up.

Tickets must be purchased in advance: reserve here or call 602-262-2050 x 0.

The Never Rad Miscellany

Mar 18, Evening at 6:30pm Doors at 6pm.
The Never Rad Miscellany

Great Arizona Puppet Theater (GAPT) will be collaborating with the original audio fiction podcast The Never Rad Miscellany, a sci-fi comedy anthology which will be hosting live monthly performances at GAPT. The show features both recurring stories and one-off sketches done in the style of an old-time radio show. It covers many narratives, including comical space playboys, supernatural neo-noir detectives, innovative new galactic products, wacky starship antics, and more. Co-creator Kat Keller said, “The podcast’s unique blend of comedy, drama, horror, and absurdity has something for everyone.” Tickets are on sale now. You can reserve here or call 602-262-2050. Ages 18+

World Puppetry Day Film Festival

Mar 24, Sunday at 6pm.
World Puppetry Day Film Festival

Reserve here. At 6pm we will be hosting a workshop with local filmmaker Nathan Greene. His workshop features a ten minute slideshow on how he crafts his work followed by a screening of his short film “Flesh Eating Ghouls From Outer Space” this event is 18+. Then, at 7pm, we will be screening Heather Henson’s “Handmade Puppet Dreams”. That is an all ages event. Tickets are on sale now!

World Puppetry Day

Mar 24, All Day Sun.
World Puppetry Day

It's puppety's biggest day! Celebrate with shows and activities all day long! Enjoy different puppet shows by sensational performers, make your own puppets, march-along in puppet parades, put on your own puppet show, and more!

Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a minimum of $5 per adult and $3 per child. Prepayment is required Reserve and Pay here. Doors open at 10:30am and the event ends around 4pm.

Big Bug Circus

Apr 3 - Apr 14, Wed-Fri 10am
Sat 10am & 2pm, Sun 2pm.
Big Bug Circus

An amazing circus featuring talented bugs as the performers! This show is performed with table-top marionettes, an exciting soundtrack, and a puppeteer who acts as the Ring Master. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Run time approximately 45 minutes.

Tickets must be purchased in advance: reserve here or call 602-262-2050 x 0

Tickets are on sale now.

Guest Artist: PuppetArt Theater with Tommy's Space Adventure

Apr 17 - Apr 21, Wed-Fri 10am
Sat 10am & 2pm, Sun 2pm.
Guest Artist: PuppetArt Theater with Tommy's Space Adventure

Fun and excitement rule the show as Tommy must protect is alien buddy from the evil Dr. Lost N Space.

Tickets must be purchased in advance: reserve here or call 602-262-2050.

Tickets are on sale right now.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Apr 24 - May 12, Wed-Fri 10am
Sat 10am & 2pm, Sun 2pm.
Jack and the Beanstalk

Our classic show, Jack and the Beanstalk , is back! This wonderful tale is told with hand puppets, beautiful changing scenery, a growing beanstalk, and a very tall Giant. Download the Study and Activity Guide here.

Tickets must be purchased in advance: reserve here or call 602-262-2050.

Tickets are on sale right now.

Le Cabaret de Marionettes

Apr 26 - Apr 27, 8pm.
Le Cabaret de Marionettes

Le Cabaret de Marionettes is an exciting and elegant blend of sideshow, circus, and the art of puppetry. Tickets are on sale now. You can reserve here or call 602-262-2050. Ages 18+

The Three Wishes

May 15 - May 26, Wed-Fri 10am
Sat 10am & 2pm, Sun 2pm.
The Three Wishes

Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it! A kind-hearted woodcutter and his wife are granted three wishes by a wood elf, and use them in increasingly silly ways in this charming European folk tale told with hand puppets. Download the Study and Activity Guide here. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Tickets must be purchased in advance: reserve here or call 602-262-2050 x 0.

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