Announcements

2024 is Eulenspiegel's 50th Birthday!

2024 is 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, special performances, memorials to our deceased puppeteers Teri Jean and Eli, and readings from Monica's puppet memoir Hand, Shadow, Rod. 

Thank you to everyone who attended our BIRTHDAY BASH on 01/20! 

Our next birthday event will be our HAPPY HOUR  on Thursday March 21st 4:30 PM  

 

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WHAT'S NEW?

WHAT'S NEW?

Be sure to check out the NEW BOOK by our Managing Director and Lead Puppeteer Monica Leo (co-authored by our Chief Executive Officer, Puppet Alfred Shulz) - Hand, Shadow, Rod: The Story of Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre is available from Ice Cube Press and at many great bookstores!

Iowa friends! In addtion to our local work, Eulenspiegel is on the road this Spring with some great family shows at museums and libraries! Don't miss your chance to see us close to you (Mason City, Davenport, Wilton, et al) - see our Tour Schedule section for info

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

Uncle Rabbit's Adventures

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