PAPERHAND PUPPET INTERVENTION
CREATING. INSPIRING. INSTIGATING.
THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE 2017 SUMMER SEASON WITH THE BEAUTIFUL BEAST!
Thank you to our Patreon Patrons, our Kickstarter Supporters (New record: 187 backers!), our Work/Play Volunteers (New record: 190 strong! We can’t do it without you!), our audiences (~16,000 attendees! New show record: 1,800 attendees at one show!), our beautiful venues: Forest Theatre, NC Museum of Art, The Carolina Theatre of Greensboro, our theatre and performance volunteers (So wonderful to have you as part of our team!), and last, but not least, our immensely talented, courageous, beautiful inside and out, Puppeteers, Musicians, Interns and Crew. Thank you to everyone for creating, supporting and viewing what we bring into the world.
We’re already dreaming of our 18th year (WOW.), our 2017 summer show… but remember, we’re active year round so keep in touch!
“Mommy I need you to check under my bed. Are there any beautiful beast?!” -Henry Holden age 5. From Paperhand’s 2016 summer show “THE BEAUTIFUL BEAST”. Photo by Josh Holden.
Over 1,000 people at the Forest Theatre during Paperhand’s 2015 summer show A Drop in the Bucket.
Puppet Intervention is a puppet theater company based out of Saxapahaw, NC. For over fifteen years we have been creating original large-scale puppet extravaganzas complete with giant puppets, masks, shadow puppets, stilt
dancing, painted flats, live music and so much more!
Our shows tell stories of the human heart, illuminate myths from around the world, and inspire young and old alike through their unique brand of creative expression. We create extraordinary puppets that entertain, bring joy, instigate wonder, and inspire contemplation about the incredible world around us.
“The Painted Bird” 2014. Photo by Joshua Gira.
SUMMER SHOW
Each year we write, create, build and perform a large summer pageant-play-extravaganza. These performances last about an hour, include an ensemble of professional musicians who create an original score of music and involve a cast of puppeteers, which has included as many as twenty-eight performers. Our summer extravaganza is attended by over 16,000 people!
Through our annual summer performance, Paperhand Puppet Intervention helps create a community that shares picnic blankets, ideas, experiences and a love of wonder.
Take a look at our past Summer Shows here.
From “A Drop in the Bucket”. Paperhand’s 2015 Summer Show. Video by Dilip Barman.
Photo from Paperhand’s 2015 summer show A Drop in the Bucket. Photo by Luck Photography.
Puppet from our 2016 summer show “The Beautiful Beast”.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST
The puppets don’t sleep…
So keep in touch with us and join us year round as we bring puppet love to the world: parades, performances, art installations and some years even a winter show!
Email paperhand.org@gmail.com with the subject:
“Add me to the email list!”
“A Drop in the Bucket”. Photo by Lee Capps
INDY WEEK names Paperhand one of the
“Nine Great Local Theater Performances of 2015“
“Paperhand Puppet Intervention: A Drop in the Bucket (Forest Theatre)—One of the strongest shows in Paperhand’s 16 years of puppet pageants reminded us of what the I Ching calls the taming power of the small. Adults revisited the vivid worlds of imagination they knew as children, tiny towns raised their political voices, and a chorus of owls asked gentle, insistent questions about our future. Jennifer Curtis’ soundscape was a bonus.”
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Photo from “A Drop in the Bucket” by bellbottombleu
Thank you, thank you, for making this world a better place by bringing so much joy, inspiration and creative thinking as we watched fabulous productions. All ages share this together, and that’s another bonus!
Robert and Janice
Marveling for ten years with you
WE ARE ACTIVE YEAR ROUND!
Throughout the year we are deeply steeped in our community and take part in public celebrations, parades, weddings, civil support (“interventions”) and general acts of vivacity! We also create learning opportunities, host workshops and spread knowledge of the great world of puppetry!
Centro’s annual Day of the Dead 5k & Street Festival
PAPERHAND IS AVAILABLE FOR…
Visit our Hire Us page for more details!
Parades
Puppet Roving
Events
Celebrations
Puppet Rental
Puppet Installation
Performance
Collaborations
Commissions
Workshops
Educational Opportunities
Residencies
“Love and Robots” 2009 winter
SUSTAIN US
Donate to Paperhand using Paypal!
We believe we add an important component to the fabric of life and we hope you do too! Help us continue bringing incredible low cost “No one turned away because of lack of funds” performances by making a donation.
Among our long list of expenses are: monthly studio rent, utilities, paint, lumber, tools, materials for costumes, theatre rental, sound professional, lighting professional, moving trucks to safely haul the puppets, etc! etc! etc!
We rely on our own practice of frugality, creativity and a huge amount of volunteerism, so no amount is too great or too small.
THANK YOU for keeping Paperhand Puppet Intervention alive and thriving!