The Eulenspiegel (OIL-N-SPEEGEL) Puppets delight audiences with a large repertoire of international folktales and historical fiction, including Sal Fink, Catfish Wrangler, The Amazing Adventures of Willy the Woolly, Stories and Cuentos, Little Red Riding Hood, and many others.
April 3, 2018: Once again, Eulenspiegel has been asked to host the Great Plains Puppet Train, Puppeteers of America's regional festival for the Great Plains Region! Remember 2012, when the town was flooded with 90+ puppeteers from 22 states and Indonesia? Well, this year's festival is shaping up to be every bit as exciting! Join us Sept. 13-16 for shows and workshops galore!
July 5, 2018: Greetings from Iowa is a postcard from America's heartland – personal, firsthand stories of the colorful people, places and experiences that make Iowa great. Eulenspiegel is honored to be the most recent subject of this series. Watch the whole video or various clips here.
Listen to Prokofief's beloved music as you watch Peter outsmart the wolf! Eulenspiegel Puppets use beautifully crafted large tabletop puppets and rod puppets to tell this classic tale of a young boy, his grandfather, his pets, and the creatures that live in the meadow and the forest.
Freedom Star: Gertie's Journey on the Underground Railroad uses near lifesize handheld puppets, rod puppets, shadow puppets, and hand-dyed scenery to tell a dramatic and moving story, based on local history, of a young girl who escapes from a farm in Missouri and makes her way through Iowa on her way to freedom.
Eulenspiegel Puppets performs a delightful tale of the lovable mammoths who roamed the Iowa prairies 10,000 years ago! Follow Willy the young woolly mammoth and his friend Bonny the Bunny as they overcome the dangers of sinkholes and saber tooth tigers. Learn about the Ice Age and the power of friendship.
