New Bern Puppets News

Arts in April Kid Zone

New Bern Puppets, sponsored by Tryon Palace, gave a dozen performances of “The Easter Bunny Comes to Tryon Palace” today from 10:30 to 4:00. The shows were located in the Kids …

New Bern Puppets at New Bern Mardi Gras

New Bern Puppets had our first show of the year on Saturday, February 18th. We gave seven performances of “A Trip to Wonderland” at the Ghent New Bern Mardi Gras in …

Christmas Candlelight at the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace

New Bern Puppets gave eight performances of “Winter Miracle: An Elf Comes to Colonial North Carolina” at the Christmas Candlelight held at the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace in Fremont, North Carolina. …

Tryon Palace All Hallows

All Hallows was a resounding success! Hundreds of trick-or-treaters came to the grounds of Tryon Palace. Our stages were set up in front of the bay doors of the 1770 stable …

New Bern Puppets at Beaufort Pirate Invasion

New Bern Puppets performed at the 2022 Beaufort Pirate Invasion September 24-25. It was a wonderful pirate-oriented festival and was well attended. We gave 13 shows and it was a delight …

The Spit Boy Meets Governor Tryon

Today New Bern Puppets presented the show “The Spit Boy Meets Governor Tryon” at the North Carolina History Center as part of “Family Days.” Nine performances were given. Children and adults …

Making Scenery for Upcoming Christmas Show

We have been working on scenery for an upcoming Christmas puppet show. The scenery is of an elegant room, which could stand in for a dining or throne room. It took …

Our Website is Launched

We are pleased to announce our first-ever website for New Bern Puppets is up and running. Many thanks to Cyndi Papia of Office To-Go, LLC, for designing our website, banner, logo, …