The Center for Puppetry Arts has announced it will reduce ticket prices for children beginning this June. The nonprofit organization said the price cut is meant to keep the arts affordable for families during a time of rising costs.
The new pricing will coincide with the launch of the Center’s 2025–2026 season, which runs from summer 2025 through spring 2026. This season offers a wide variety of shows for audiences of all ages.
The Family Series will open with the return of Harold and the Purple Crayon, an award-winning adaptation of the classic children’s book by Crockett Johnson. Other highlights include Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and T-Rex Took My Toothbrush, which received a grant from the Jim Henson Foundation.
New productions will also premiere, such as Spookhouse Annie, described as a “spooky-silly romp perfect for all ages,” and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, a playful retelling of classic folktales.
For adult audiences, the Center will offer several puppet shows including Unraveling by Seattle’s Shadow Girls Cult, The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (winner of a Suzi Bass Award for costume design), and the popular Halloween show The Ghastly Dreadfuls.
The Center’s museum will also host special exhibitions during the season. These include Affectionate Anarchy: Creating with Jim Henson, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the partnerships that shaped the Muppets; Festive Features, celebrating puppetry’s iconic seasonal characters; and Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Puppetry.
Tickets to both Family Series and adult performances include admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum, access to special exhibitions, and free parking onsite.
