Activities for Kids

Give Them a Hand: NYC’s Best Puppet Shows

It's not your imagination: these things are everywhere lately. Here's where to catch the best ones in town!

By Rachel Sokol September 25, 2017

If you haven’t noticed, puppets are kind of a big deal right now. From a permanent exhibit celebrating one of the masters of the form, to tons of new productions, and perennial favorites, NYC is a real puppet town this season. No matter your child’s age or puppet preferences — colorful and fuzzy, classic marionettes, funky and fun — there’s a place to catch a high quality show. Click through to see some of NYC’s top spots for puppets!

For Bilingual Puppets: Teatro SEA

Teatro SEA is a bilingual arts-in-education organization and Latino children’s theatre. Its educational theatre productions and art programs are specifically designed to examine, challenge and create possible solutions for current educational, social and community issues. Many of the theater's shows (which run in repertory) involve puppets speaking both Spanish and English.

In the company's current production of My Superhero, Roberto Clemente, Bobby and his friends discover the super powers that make this legendary baseball player and humanitarian a superhero! As a sports star, civil rights advocate, humanitarian and family man, Clemente defied all odds and triumphed, forging a legacy of motivation and excellence that is still alive today.

Through Oct. 7
Tickets: adults/$20; kids/$10
Teatro SEA
107 Suffolk St.
Lower East Side
212-529-1545
Online: teatrosea.org

photo: via Teatro SEA Facebook page