PAPERHAND PUPPET INTERVENTION

CREATING.  INSPIRING.  RESISTING.
NOW IN OUR 21st YEAR!

Announcing our Summer 2019 Pageant of Unlikely Proportions:

Want to be a part of the summer show?  Join us as a performer volunteer or a front of house volunteer — fill out this form to get started!  We need your help!

ABOUT US

Paperhand Puppet Intervention is a puppet theater company based out of Saxapahaw, NC. For over eighteen years we have been creating original large-scale puppet extravaganzas complete with giant puppets, masks, shadow puppets, stilt dancing, painted flats, live new music and so much more to help promote social change, peace and hope for a better world.

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.

A humongous THANK YOU to all of our donors, Patreon supporters, and everyone who has pitched in as part of our Paperhand Family! THANK YOU for keeping Paperhand Puppet Intervention alive and thriving!

SUMMER SHOW

“The Painted Bird” 2014. Photo by Joshua Gira.

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 18,000 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 Paperhand’s 2016 summer show “The Beautiful Beast”. Photo by Lee Capps.

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…

Parades * Puppet Roving * Events * Celebrations * Puppet Rental * Puppet Installations * Performances * Collaborations * Commissions * Workshops * Educational Opportunities * Residencies

Visit our Hire Us page for more details!

IntraHealth International, SwitchPoint Artivism Crawl

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Come along with us on our puppet adventure!

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!

“A Drop in the Bucket”. Photo by Lee Capps

OUR FULL YEAR CALENDAR

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