Rudolph: A Favorite Atlanta Holiday Tradition

If you’ve never seen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts, you’re missing out on one of my family’s favorite holiday traditions. It just wouldn’t feel like Christmastime if we didn’t kick off December by getting our Rudolph on! I learned something earlier this year when I accompanied my son’s class on …

Ghastly Dreadfuls are Gloriously Grand

My teenagers thought it quite strange when Mom announced she was going to a puppet show for adults. Puppet show — for ADULTS? What? Now, I’ve taken my kids to the Center for Puppetry Arts enough to know that their productions have never disappointed us. Seeing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become an annual family …

The Little Pirate Mermaid

Oh, how I wish The Center for Puppetry Arts had shared some press pics of their stunningly gorgeous sets so I could include one in this blog post! We just got back from seeing The Little Pirate Mermaid and it was one of the most visually stunning shows I’ve ever seen. Not that the marionette …

Rainforest Adventures

Eli’s question scared me a little. He was calling from a friend’s house, to ask what show we were seeing at Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts on Saturday. He’s almost 13, and I thought, “Well, this is it–the time has come that he’d rather be with friends than accompanying his old Ma to a puppet …