New Bern Puppets presented 15 performances of “The Evil Queen and the Speckled Pickles” at the N.C. Pickle Festival in Mt. Olive, NC. We had huge crowds and it was a thrill to introduce children and adults to the joy of puppetry.
The puppeteers today were Dennis Listermann-Vierling, Cyndi Papia (in her new costume), and our man in black, Keith Phillips.

Our tent was set up in the center of an intersection across from the children’s carnival.
Obligatory pickle mural photos!


The weather was cloudy and cool in the morning but warmed up and grew sunnier as the day progressed.

Children watching the witch sing her song at the beginning of Act I.


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After each show, Dennis and Cyndi showed eager children how to operate a marionette.
A video of the rehearsal of our show “The Evil Queen and the Speckled Pickles” – unedited, bloopers and all!