New Bern Puppets’ New Portable Stages Are Parade Ready
New Bern Puppets have been working on small, parade puppet stages for our Pelham- and Czech-sized marionettes. We are pleased with the final results! The plans. With the shoulder strap holding …
New Custom Pelham-Style Puppets Join New Bern Puppets
Some beautiful and charming additions to our New Bern Puppet repertoire of marionettes. All custom made by David Leech in the Pelham Puppet style in England. So fabulous – we are …
Haunted Puppets Take the Stage!
Had such a delightful (and frightful) time at Tryon Palace’s North Carolina History Center. Despite the inclement weather outside, we presented seven performances of “Johann and the Haunted House.” Adults and …
New Bern Puppets’ Dragon Show Delight
Summer is ending. Dennis and Keith gave our last summer show, “Wrath of the Three-Headed Dragon,” in Carrboro, North Carolina, as part of the Lollipop Series at the Drake Complex. Next …
Crafting Wizzleton for Tryon’s Candlelight Puppet Show
Worked on a tiny prop for our Christmas Candlelight show in December at Tryon Palace (free admission to our show). In the story, a wizard creates a magical miniature world tucked …
New Bern Puppets Perform in Selma and Kenly Libraries
Today, Wednesday, July 30th, New Bern Puppets had a double-header. We presented the show “The Wrath of the Three-Headed Dragon” at libraries in Selma and Kenly, North Carolina. A long day, …
Say Hello to Our New Marionette Friends!
This summer New Bern Puppets has been acquiring additional marionettes for our future shows. Here are some of the puppets we have added to our growing repertoire of marionette characters. A …
New Bern Puppets Performs at Vacation Bible School
New Bern Puppets performed five shows of “The Governor’s Lesson in Mercy” at Vacation Bible School (VBS) sponsored by Christ Church, New Bern. It is a tale set in Colonial North …
Havelock Library Hosts Dragon Puppet Show for Kids
Today we gave a performance of “The Wrath of the Three-Headed Dragon” at the Havelock Public Library. What a wonderful time we had sharing the joys of puppetry to both children …
Puppetry Delights at Bridgeton Blueberry Festival
We had such a blast at the Bridgeton BlueberryFest! Such a wonderful crowd with lots of vendors. We gave six performances of “Alice in Wonderland: The Case of the Bruised Blueberry.” …
New Bern Puppets Debuts Colorful Brochures
New Bern Puppets has created colorful brochures! Many thanks to assistant puppeteer Cyndi Papia dba OfficeTo-Go for putting this together. She did an awesome job. These trifold brochures have photos and …
Kids Loved Puppet Shows at The Great Trent River Raft Race
The Great Trent River Raft Race 2025 is history and what a fun and exciting day it was! There were lots of vendors, great music and many boats on the Neuse …
Ahoy! Swansboro Pirate Fest 2025 was Amazing
What an awesome time we had at the 2025 Swansboro Pirate Fest! We had great crowds and gave 12 performances of “A Merboy’s Journey: A Swansboro Pirate Invasion Tale.” The weather …
Puppet Show Delights NC Pickle Festival Visitors in Mt. Olive
We presented 15 performances of “The Wonderland Trial: The Case of the Crushed Cucumber” at the NC Pickle Festival in Mount Olive. There were huge crowds in attendance. It was a …
