Eulenpiegel Puppet Theatre will host the Great Plains Regional Puppetry Festival (a.k.a. Great Plains Puppet Train) for Puppeteers of America in West Liberty, Iowa, September 10-13. The festival starts Thursday afternoon with registration at Owl Glass Puppetry Center, 319 N. Calhoun; puppet films at the New Strand Theatre; and a puppet flea market, dinner, and performance at the United Methodist Church, 113 E. 5th Street.
This year, the annual Great Plains Regional Puppetry Festival will feature performances by puppet troupes from nine states, including Cripps Creations and Pinned and Sewtured from Connecticut, Puppet Art Theatre from California, Calliope Puppets from Louisiana, Sandbank Shadow Factory from North Carolina, and eight troupes from Iowa and Midwest. Workshops in various aspects of puppetry will be taught by puppeteers from eight states!
Tickets to individual performances will be available for those who wish to attend only
selected shows. Participants may also register for the entire festival for access to all performances, workshops, special events, and meals. Register and find the full schedule online at GreatPlainsPuppetTrain.com.
You can also call (319) 627-2487 or email Monica Leo at monica@puppetspuppets.com for
further information, ticket prices, and reservations.
About Eulenspiegel Puppets
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre was founded in 1974 as a touring puppet troupe. Founding member Monica Leo was joined by Teri Jean Breitbach early in 1975, and the two performed exclusively as a duo until the 1990s, when they began to incorporate musicians and other puppeteers. Eulenspiegel has been active in the Iowa Arts Council’s Artist in the Schools and Communities Program since 1977. During the 1980s and early ’90s the company was also active in Wyoming’s Artist in Education Program. From 1981 through ’91, the puppeteers toured on the Iowa Arts Council’s Summer Touring Arts Team. In 1989, Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Co. was incorporated as a non-profit organization for the purpose of providing high-quality performances and workshops, educating the public about the art of puppetry, and establishing a regional puppetry center that serves as a hub for the exchange of ideas and enhances the quality of community life.