Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

  • 9/27 "Punschi" by Sandglass Theater

    Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host its first-ever Fall Puppet Performance Series on four Saturdays from September to December 2014, featuring outstanding works for puppet theater by professional puppeteers from the Northeast. There will be two showings of each production, at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Ballard Institute Theater located at 1 Royce Circle in Storrs Center.

    On September 27, Ballard Institute presents "Punschi," an enchanting performance for the whole family featuring hand puppets and a miniature circus, by Sandglass Theater in collaboration with Jana Zeller and Shoshana Bass.

    Ticket prices: Adults: $10 Students: $7 Kids: $5

    Tickets will be sold in advance through the Connecticut Repertory Theatre Box Office located in the lobby of the Nafe Katter Theatre at 820 Bolton Rd, Storrs CT 06269. Tickets may be purchased in person at the box office, by calling (860) 486-2113, or online at: https://itkt.choicecrm.net/templates/UCRT/index.php?prod=bimp. There will be a limited number of seats. Visit bimp.uconn.edu for more information about these shows. 

    For more information, contact: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at (860)486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu