Best Puppet Theaters Raleigh Near Me

4worldlovers: Using theater to enrich, educate, entertain, and engage for over 75 years

Director of Education Raleigh Little Theatre – Raleigh, NC Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT) exists to create and teach theatre in a way that serves our community, offers a place for all to live their best creative life, and… Read More

Associate Costume Shop Manager Raleigh Little Theatre – Raleigh, NC Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT) exists to create and teach theatre in a way that serves our community, offers a place for all to live their best creative life,… Read More

On Saturday, April 22, we raised an incredible total of $64,605 during our Divas! 2023 fundraiser! Divas! celebrated its 17th anniversary in RLT’s Cantey V. Sutton Theatre and included a pre-show reception leading up to… Read More

Thank you to everyone who gave their time and talents at auditions this week. The following performers have been cast in Hands on a Hardbody: FRANK NUGENT – CJ Pollack NORMA VALVERDE – Mairym Azcona JD DREW – Tim… Read More

Raleigh Little Theatre seeks candidates for several positions within the summer education program, Teens on Stage and Teens Backstage. Please read below for details! Read More

4worldlovers: I want to especially thank everyone who auditioned for Theatre In The Park’s upcoming production of RALEIGH.

The talent was exemplary, and the casting process was challenging, to say the least.

If you didn’t make the cast this time ‘round, I urge you to keep auditioning.

Following RALEIGH, our next production will be NOISES OFF, a hilarious comedy. I hope we’ll see you there.

4worldlovers:
We are a 501 c3 non-profit mobile puppet theater that travels to organizations interested in puppetry arts programs. Click the tabs above to see our in person and virtual offerings.

Thanks to Wegmans Chapel Hill for the Community Grant and the Durham Arts Council's Arts Recovery Grant for funding puppetry arts programming at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough, NC from June 2021- June 2022


Many thanks to the Orange County Arts Council and the NC Arts Council ( a Division of the Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources) for the Grassroots Grant that funded folktale puppet shows at the Orange County Public Library 2020-2021!


Note: We do not perform puppet shows for birthday parties, but Kathi's Klowns http://www.kathisklowns.com or Music Explorium http://www.musicexplorium.com/ does.


Puppet Show Inc. offers a wide variety of puppetry performances geared towards educating as well as entertaining audiences of all ages. The puppetry programs are aligned with the North Carolina K-5 Common Core Standards in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Theatre Arts, Healthful Living and Guidance. All the puppetry productions foster Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) so important to success in school and in life as well as teach the NCDPI Character Education traits.

Puppets are an aspect of our history and everyday lives. From the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to the Muppets we see puppets on television, on videos or in live performances. In their different forms they appeal to both old and young alike, represent different customs and traditions and are valuable educational tools. Puppets are both entertaining and captivating. Children can believe and relate to them; they can enter and explore the fascinating inventive world that puppets create.

Learning through play is fundamental to our children's education, helping them to develop the necessary skills in life. Puppets can stimulate children’s imagination, encourage creative play and discovery and are a wonderful interactive way to introduce narrative to even the most reluctant reader. They can be a powerful way of bringing story time to life; puppets can provide a focus for role play, encouraging the child’s imagination and involvement in activities and can play a fundamental part in the recitation of stories and verse. In addition, hand puppets with workable mouths and tongues are an excellent motivational resource to inspire the teaching of phonics within literacy.

Puppets can assist children with special educational needs. They can motivate and support children with difficulties in communication and interaction. They can help to develop their social and motor skills, and can meet the visual, tactile and emotional needs of the individual child. Large human puppets with glove hands and fingers can be used in conjunction with the different varieties of signing, adding a further dimension in helping children with both hearing difficulties and learning disabilities.

Puppets can share joy or sadness; they can be naughty or good, cheeky or shy; and when a child is engaged

Puppet Show Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. We are dedicated to educating, entertaining and enthralling diverse populations in the magical world of puppetry arts. Your donations help to provide puppet shows at little, or in some cases, no costs to organizations whose community members may not have the opportunity to experience a live theatrical performance. Donations are tax deductible. To Donate, please click on the Donate Tab at the top of the page. Please consider designated Puppet Show as your charity through Amazon Smile. We participate in Employer Matching Gift Programs

We are pleased to be part of the Durham Arts Council CAPPS Program since 2019! Creative Artists in Public & Private Schools.

New! Online Puppetry Programs for Organizations! Watch the video below for more information.

4worldlovers: America’s largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing! Solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional murder mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

4worldlovers: From Downtown Cary, take 40 E to Exit 300. Left onto Rock Quarry Rd and continue onto Raleigh Blvd. Turn right onto New Bern Ave. Theater is located on the right side, in the Longview Shopping Center.

From North Raleigh, take 440 E to Exit 13A to merge on New Bern Ave toward Downtown. Turn left at Lord Berkley Rd, into the Longview Shopping Center.

From Downtown Knightdale, take US-64 BUS W/Knightdale Blvd toward Downtown Raleigh. Continue onto New Bern Ave. Turn left at Lord Berkley Rd, into the Longview Shopping Cent…

Refund your order (minus convenience fees) up to one hour before showtime. You can do this online or in person. For full details, read the Refund FAQ.

All seats are reserved in advance and will be held for you until showtime.

We think our guests deserve the best possible cinematic experience, so we have a no-tolerance talking or texting policy. After one warning, disruptive guests will be kicked out of the theater without a refund. Got kids? Our Sensory Friendly, All Ages, and Kid Friendly screenings feature relaxed noise policies to accommodate babies and kiddos of all ages.

All minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Children 5 and under (including infants) are ONLY admitted during specifically designated "All Ages" and "Family Friendly" screenings.

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