Announcements

West Liberty Children's Festival!

West Liberty Children's Festival!

The West Liberty Children's Festival, sponsored by Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre, is just around the corner!

The twenty-sixth annual festival will take place Saturday, September 16, from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. in downtown West Liberty on Third St. and Calhoun St, with a schedule chock full of performances, crafts, and activities! Following the Children’s Festival, Latinos Unidos takes over Third Street with Fiesta Latina, featuring lively music from 3:00-10:00 PM!

This year’s festival will include a puppetry mini-festival, featuring performances by Corcoran Puppets from Wisconsin (see photo!); Blaqueberry Puppets from St. Louis; Matthew Owens from Chicago; Fever River Puppets from Wisconsin; and of course Eulenspiegel Puppets.

This year’s street performers include Absolute Science with Big Bang Bubbles; giant puppets by Brant Bollman from Oskaloosa; Kalimbaman and the Yahoo Drummers, musicians; face painter, Linda Kelty; and Living Creations, balloon twisters.

Facebook users may remember Chicago puppeteer Matthew Owens for the shows he did out of his second-story window in Chicago during the pandemic.

The festival also offers food, beverages, a Mexican market, a tiny train, a performance by a local mariachi band, and a host of children's games and activities. Performances will take place in our lovely downtown park, Ron-de-Voo Park.

 

Learn more →

Get Ready for Eulenspiegel's 50th Birthday!

Get Ready for Eulenspiegel's 50th Birthday!

Eulenspiegel turns 50 in 2024! Help us celebrate all year long with a birthday party, happy hours featuring vintage Eulenspiegel videos, memorials to our deceased puppeteers Teri Jean and Eli, and readings from Monica's puppet memoir Hand, Shadow, Rod. Watch this space for a schedule!

Learn more →

Our Shows

Shenanigans: Animals in Charge!

Eulenspiegel Puppets performs a brand new show featuring the fun adventures animals had while humans limited their community contacts. Based on true stories of animal antics during the pandemic, with a lot of imagination thrown in.

More information & video →


Curriculum Connections:
  • Current Events
  • History
  • Folklore
  • Art 
  • Music
  • Drama

Shenanigans: Animals in Charge!

Bremen Town Musicians

Eulenspiegel Puppets presents a new adaptation of The Bremen Town Musicians, a beloved Grimm’s fairy tale! In this version, Till Eulenspiegel’s donkey retires and makes common cause with a bluesy hound, a rockin’ rooster, and a jazzy cat.

More information & video →


Age group: 3-93
Curriculum Connections:
  • Art
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Folk Literature
  • Aging
  • Teamwork
  • Danger from scammers

Bremen Town Musicians

The Big Election

Who will win the big election for Leader of the Beasts? Will it be Benny P. (for Progress) Beaver or Terry E.

More information & video →


Age group: 5-95
Curriculum Connections:
  • Civics
  • Folklore
  • Art
  • Music
  • Drama

 

The Big Election

Uncle Rabbit's Adventures

 

Bring our bilingual show, Uncle Rabbit's Adventures, to your community! 

Uncle Rabbit's Adventures uses large, beautifully crafted hand puppets and lots of fun props to tell the story of a wealthy land-owning goat who doesnʼt want to share with his neighbors.

More information & video →


Age group: 4-94
Curriculum Connections:
  • Art
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Nutrition
  • Plant science
  • Character Counts
  • Bilingual education
  • World Folklore

Uncle Rabbit's Adventures

See all shows →