Puppets Take Atlanta & Beyond is being held in Atlanta at the same time as the National Puppetry Festival. It is co-presented by UNIMA-USA, the Center for Puppetry Arts, and the Puppeteers of America.

Puppets Take Atlanta & Beyond is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

The engagements of Bob Theatre and Compangnie La Pendue are supported in part by Etant donnés: The French-American Fund for the Performing Arts, a program of FACE (French American Cultural Exchange)

Please note: Each of these shows will have a performance at the National Puppetry Festival

Here is a listing of shows open to the public:

The Box? A Show of Feelings

Performed by Luman Coad from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Running Dates: July 6-11
Roswell Cultural Arts Center

Nosferatu - "Dracula"

Performed by Bob Theatre from Rennes, France
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Running Dates: July 10-12
Center for Puppetry Arts
Supported in part by Etant donnés: The French-American Fund for the Performing Arts, a program of FACE (French American Cultural Exchange)

Poli Degaine - "Punchy Draw"

Performed by La Pendue from France
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Running Dates: July 24-26
Center for Puppetry Arts
Supported in part by Etant donnés: The French-American Fund for the Performing Arts, a program of FACE (French American Cultural Exchange)

Mallory Lewis & Lamb Chop

Performed by Mallory Lewis from Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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Running Date: July 12th at 1 PM
Gainesville Arts Council
And
Running Date: July 11th
Woodruff Arts Center

El Hombre Ciguena - "The Stork Man"

Performed by Los Titiriteros de Binefar from Binefar, Spain
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Running Date: July 17th
Southwest Arts Center