Alex & Olmsted’s MAROONED! A Space Comedy

Fri 9/20 - Sat 9/21 ·  John Ford Auditorium

An astronaut crashes on an uncharted planet. Will she be able to survive strange creatures, anomalous atmosphere, and isolation in order to find her way home?

All Ages

Cripps Puppets’ A Slice of Crazy Pie *Adult Edition!

Fri 9/13 ·  Mayo Street Arts

Step into the enchantment of “A Slice of Crazy Pie”, a mesmerizing cabaret style marionette puppet show meticulously crafted by Madison J. Cripps.

Restricted to ages 18+

Cripps Puppets’ A Slice of Crazy Pie *Family Style

Sat 9/14 ·  Mayo Street Arts

Step into the enchantment of “A Slice of Crazy Pie”, a mesmerizing cabaret style marionette puppet show meticulously crafted by Madison J. Cripps.

All Ages

Maskhunt Motions’ Road of Useless Splendor

Sat 9/21 - Sun 9/22 ·  Mayo Street Arts

Two traveling alchemists from another time meander on a road leading them to a book whose pages spring to life tell its absurd and tender tale.

Recommended for ages 13+

Modern Times Theater’s The Perils of Mr. Punch

Sat 9/14 ·  Congress Square Park

This is the one and only Punch and Judy *presented live* and updated for the 21st century to swing a verbal slapstick at the powers that be.

All Ages

Night Shade’s Order of Wolf

Thu 9/19 - Fri 9/20 ·  Mayo Street Arts

Featuring spell-binding shadows, “Order of Wolf” is the tale of an animalistic occult ceremony and its chilling repercussions.

Recommended for ages 13+

Puzzle Théâtre’s Bois

Sat 9/21 - Sun 9/22 ·  Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine

Bois (“wood”) takes you to a curious world where a green leaf grows in an unlikely place and pieces of wood come together to form wondrous creatures who will amaze and inspire.

All Ages

Xavier Bobés’ Things Easily Forgotten

Wed 9/18 - Sun 9/22 ·  Location TBA

A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.

Restricted to ages 18+

PiP PiP Parade!

Sun 9/15 ·  Through Kennedy Park to Mayo Street Arts

Puppets in Portland kicks-off with a parade from Portland’s own Shoestring Theater featuring giant puppets and masks, tall stilt-walkers, wild drummers, and huge assemblages of color, costume, and sound!

All Ages