Tickets
Welcome to the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater!
Most Shows Friday through Sunday
11AM, 1PM and 3PM
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Kitty City
November 7-9

Come to Kitty City, where you get to hear fun stories about cats! There's Country Kitty/City Kitty, plus a story on how kittys' got their Purr! Fun for all ages!
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Story Time with Santa Claus
Saturday and Sunday ONLY
November 15-16
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Zhuri's Pet Project
November 21-23, 28-30

The Magic Jacket Kids are bark - oops, we mean, back! 6-year old Zhuri loves animals, but can she convince her Dad that she's ready for her first pet?
Join Zhuri, Elijah, and Leo for a fun-filled multimedia children's puppet show as they try to find the perfect "fur-ever" friend. This first-run production features original songs, new life-size puppets, and plenty of laughs for animal-loving kids and parents alike.
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December Nights
Friday and Saturday, December 5-6
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Steve Taylor's "Magical Marionettes"
December 26, 2PM ONLY!
December 27-28 11AM & 2PM ONLY!
Marie Hitchcock's apprentice Steve Taylor returns to The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater for a fourth straight year
of holiday hilarity and hijinks. His family-friendly comedy "Magical Marionettes Variety Show" celebrates the holidays from Friday
December 26 through Sunday December 28, 2025 with shows on Friday December 26 at 2pm (only) and at 11am and 2pm on Saturday and
Sunday the 27th and 28th.
Audiences will once again be enchanted by the antics of "Charlie and his precocious puppy Daisy," "Ellie The Water-Squirting
Baby Elephant," "Kiddie Kong & his Rollicking Rock & Roll Guitar," "Bones The Singing Skeleton & his Back-Up Singers The
Craniums," "Skittles The Jovial Juggling and Unicycling Clown," and "Carmello The Cowardly Stunt Camel." Additionally, "Snafu
The Snazzy Snake Charmer, a new marionette creation, will make his world premiere at the performances. Plus, audience favorite
ventriloquist dummy Rudy O'Riley will be back to make a "magical" appearance.
"Experiencing the art of live puppetry should be a treasured and magical part of every child's life," believes Taylor. "But the
opportunities to actually see live marionettes performed are getting fewer and fewer. San Diego is blessed to have a venue
like the Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater, where all ages can still wonderfully be entertained by live puppetry on a
weekly basis." He continued, "Additionally, since live marionette shows are so rare, every parent should ensure their child
experiences the enchantment of stringed puppetry at least once in their lifetime."
Magical Ventriloquist Steve Taylor has been delighting and enchanting audiences for over 55 years nationwide and has been a
featured performer at Disneyland, on Comedy Central, on America's Got Talent, and at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. His
"Magical Marionettes" feature the same clever and comical shenanigans that his audiences have come to love from his comedy
magic and ventriloquism.
Tickets for this captivating comedy cavalcade December 26 to 28 are $10/per person, ($7 for military and seniors, plus discounts
for large groups) and are available at the door or in advance at the theater's website, BalboaParkPuppets.com.
Appropriate for ages 3 to 103. Each performance will last approximately 40 minutes. Box office and doors open 15 minutes prior to each performance.
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Looking for a Gift of Puppetry? Buy a Gift Ticket! Gift Tickets are for our General Admission or Senior/Military Admission! Ticket is good for our regular shows! Special Events and Adult Events are not included!
$7 General Admission, $5 Senior Military
Gift Certificates are also available at our Box Office!
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Workshops!
Want to know the difference between Hand, Marionette, Shadow and Full Body Puppetry?
Want to learn how to write a story?
Want to get away from the crazy world and do something creative?
Bring out the wild and crazy?
Then our workshops are for you!
San Diego’s Balboa Park Puppet Guild
is going to offer beginning workshops in
Puppetry!
If you are interested, please email us at
balboaparkpuppets@yahoo.com
for more information!
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