Emperor's New Clothes Sneak Peek

We are in the midst of our run of The Emperor's New Clothes this week, and we have several pictures of the show to share! There are still plenty of performances too if you would like to come see the show. Hope you enjoy the pictures!




The Emperor

Showing off the "new clothes"


Working at the loom


and a couple of pictures from backstage


The show runs April 16th- 21st at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA, at 2 pm and 3pm each day. The tickets are $5, and you can order them by calling 413-658-1125.

Have a great vacation week!

Emperor's New Clothes Tickets!

Tickets for our new show, The Emperor's New Clothes, are now on sale! The show runs April 16th- 21st at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA, at 2 pm and 3pm each day. The tickets are $5, and you can order them by calling 413-658-1125.

Hope to see lots of you at the show, and check back here soon for a sneak peak at the puppets for the show.

The Emperor's New Clothes

We had two great sold-out shows of Just So Stories this week! Thank you to everyone who came- we had a lot of fun performing for such great audiences. 2011 has been a good year at CactusHead Puppets, and we are excited to announce our new show for April of 2012 will be The Emperor's New Clothes.

The Emperor's New Clothes.

Fashion is the most important thing to the Emperor, even more than taking care of his own kingdom. When two strangers come to town promising the most beautiful clothes anyone has ever seen, the Emperor learns a lesson in fashion he will never forget.

The show will run April 16th- 21st at the Eric Carle Museum, and be available for touring afterward. Look for posts about the making of The Emperor's New Clothes in the new year, as well as listings of our performances around the region.

Hope you are having a great holiday season, and Happy New Year!

Tickets for Dec.'s Just So Stories now on Sale!

Tickets for our performances of Just So Stories at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA are now available. The shows are Dec. 27th and 28th at 2pm each day. Tickets are $5 each, and you can purchase them by calling 413-658-1126. It is a fun show, and a great idea if you are looking for something to do during the winter vacation!

Here is a little more info and pictures from the show.

Just So Stories

Enjoy these three tales of mischief and magic that tell how some of your favorite animals came to be. Join us for silly adaptations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhino Got His Skin, and The Beginning of the Armadillos.




Hope to see you at one of the shows!

Just So Stories performances in December!

We just added two performances of Just So Stories to our schedule! The shows will be December 27th and 28th at 2pm each day at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA. Save the date, and we will post more info as the shows get closer and tickets go on sale.

Little Red Ridding Hood Show Pictures

Our Little Red Riding Hood performances went very well! It is a very fun show to perform, and our audiences really enjoyed it too. We have a few pictures taken during the show to share, so that if you missed it you can see what the puppets look like in action. We are also adding Little Red Riding Hood to our list of touring shows, so please contact us if you think you would like us to come perform at your location!



Little Red with her basket.


Mom on the phone with Grandma.


Red meets the Wolf for the first time.


Red discovers the Wolf in Grandma's house.


Little Red and Grandma set their trap.


Then they capture their wolf!

Photos by Kristin Angel

Little Red Ridding Hood Sneak Peek!

We are excited for the opening of Little Red Ridding Hood on Monday, and thought we would share a few pictures of the puppets in the workroom to give you a little preview!

Here is the hand puppet version of the wolf:

and here he is as a shadow puppet:


This is the hand puppet Little Red and Grandma:

and here they are as shadows with Red's mom as a shadow too:

The show runs Aug. 8-13 at 1pm each day at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA. Tickets are $5, and you can pre-order them at 413-658-1126. Hope you get a chance to see the show, and check back here later this week for more pictures from the show!