Puppet Show
The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater was established in 1947, located in beautiful historic Balboa Park, San Diego California. The Puppet Theater was originally part of the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935. The Exposition was organized to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. The theater still runs weekly live performances for thousands of guests each year.
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Whale Tales
This Friday only!
July 26!
11am, 1 & 3 PM!
Whale Tales is an entertaining collection of stories where ocean animals learn while having lots of fun! First, a shark steals a whale's fish and they learn about the Golden Rule. In the second story, they learn about recycling and how to recycle. Next is an original fable where a fish learns not to make assumptions about others. The show finishes with ocean versions of "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Fishy who Cried Shark", plus dance numbers!
Vals Furry Fun Puppets and Characters
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Puppet Bizarre Variety Show
Saturday, July 26
ONLY!
11am, 1 & 3 pm!
Puppet Bizarre’s Variety Show is a vaudeville style extravaganza showcasing marionettes & hand puppets. Each act features a unique character performing a song and dance number using music and props that bring each puppet to life. The show is hosted by professionally trained clown Laffypants, who provides witty banter and physical comedy between each puppet performance. Stay with us after the performance for Q&A, meet & greet and puppet demo!
Puppet Bizarre is an LA based puppet troupe specializing in marionettes, providing entertainment for children and adults of all ages. Each marionette is one of a kind and hand crafted by lead puppeteer and creator Mirna Lozano. Mirna was trained at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater and has been building and performing since 2001. She is a long time member of Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry and has worked on a variety of projects such as music videos, live theater performances as well as custom builds.
Host & Pupeteer: Aron “Laffypants” Ohan
Laffypants has over 20 years of fun and folly under his belt. Laffy has appeared on shows such as The Late, Late Show, Agent Carter, 100 Humans, Glass House, and Holey Moley, as well as several films, music videos and commercials. Laffy has a solid background in elementary education and performing arts. With skills such as juggling, stilt walking, magic, hat tricks and impeccable comedic timing, LaffyPants is the real deal and can crack a laff outta anyone.
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ADULT SHOW!
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, July 27, 7PM!
SugarB*tch Goulash!
Sugarbitch Goulash is the fiendish story of Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt, the "Black Widow Murderers", an unlikely friendship with a macabre twist. Based on true accounts, Helen and Olga met in the mid 1980s in a woman's fitness center and formed a toxic bond that would carry them through 3 decades of petty crimes and cons, until their arrest on charges of mail fraud and an accidental confession of homicide caught on surveillance camera. Our story hilariously takes us through their nefarious acts and inevitable incarceration based on revelations during their 2007 Los Angeles trial. Join Helen and Olga through the years in this campy, comedic story, told with hand puppets, shadows, and beautifully carved stringed puppets, by Rasputin's Marionettes Matt Scott. Matt served as apprentice and right arm to legendary Los Angeles puppeteer Bob Baker, preserving Bob's historic theater and art of marionettes, and has performed across the country from the DeYoung museum in San Francisco to Basil Twist's Here Gallery in NYC. Proud to partner with the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater in San Diego for the first time, see the show that was the smash hit of the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival in 2022 (act one) & 2024 (act two) and witness the almost true story of murder, greed, and self gout. You might just die laughing!
Suggested for mature audiences.
Running time 1:40, in two acts with intermission
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The Wacky Machine
August 2-4, 9-11
Join two monsters, Dary and Bartha, who are amazed with a machine that does everything! Lights, sounds, and things that go boom! Slapstick comedy that all ages will enjoy!
Herrera Puppetry
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!
$5 General Admission, $4 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 in 2024!
If you are interested, please email us at
balboaparkpuppets@yahoo.com
for more information!
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