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Description

What iF Puppets offers a wide range of touring puppet shows as well as educational programming related to the puppetry arts.​ We strive to create innovative puppet-based experiences, performances, and education programs that support the social, emotional, and aesthetic development of young people.

All of our programming is offered off-site only and would take place at a staging area, specifically arranged with our production requirements ahead of the performance.

Scroll down to Learning Experiences to see our latest touring shows and available educational programming in order to experience the magic of What iF Puppets programming:

Cirque du Wiener Dog
How to Snag a Sea Monster
Ringo’s Sing Along Road Trip
The Little Half Chicken
Little Red Riding Hood
Jingle Jamboree
Premiere Show for Summer 2025 (More Information Coming)


Cancellation Policy

Performances and programming can be canceled only by the agreement of both parties given a reasonable notice of at least two weeks, or in cases of extraordinary circumstance (i.e., riots, epidemics, acts of God, or illness). A fee of $50.00 or 10% of the total fee, whichever is greater, will be incurred at the time of termination.

Info

300 E 39th St
Kansas City, MO 64111

+1 816-756-3500

info@whatifpuppets.org

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Subjects
Engineering, My Community, Theater, Speaking & Listening, Team Building, Art, Social Studies, Arts, Visual Arts, Other
Activities
School Based Program, Performance
Grades
1, 2, K, Preschool, 3, 4, 5
Cost
Accommodations
Autism Program

Learning Experiences

School Based Program

Performance

The Little Half Chicken

Based on traditional folktales, hear the story of the little half chicken born with one leg, one wing, one eye, and half a beak as he makes his way in the world while expertly problem solving his way through various obstacles. Show includes the invitation for the audience to sing along with Little Half Chicken.

Subjects Covered

art, theater

Grades
1, 2, k, preschool
Capacity
200 stu.
Activity

performance

Duration
30 min.
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Little Red Riding Hood

Set among America’s amber waves of grain, this update to the classic story finds Little Red Riding Hood pedaling her bike to deliver muffins to her Grandma’s prairie home. Based on the adaptation by Kansas City-based author and illustrator Lisa Campbell Ernst.

Subjects Covered

art, theater

Grades
1, 2, k, preschool
Capacity
200 stu.
Activity

performance

Duration
30 min.
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Jingle Jamboree

Chipper chipmunk Randall P. Nutbutter is preparing for the biggest Christmas party ever...the Jingle Jamboree! Yet his holiday decorations, cookies and presents keep going missing. With the help of the audience and a cast of wacky characters, Randall solves the mystery just in time for the Jamboree to begin! Featuring favorite sing along songs and audience participation.

Subjects Covered

arts, theater

Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, k, preschool
Capacity
200 stu.
Activity

performance

Duration
30 min.
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How to Snag a Sea Monster

When a seaweed-covered creature washes ashore in the Cape Cod village of Barnacle Bay, the
inhabitants fear the worst. Is it a sea monster in their midst? No, it's a baby as big as a house!
The villagers adopt the giant baby, whom they name Stormalong…or Stormy for short. Growing
over 24 feet tall, Stormy struggles to fit in and chooses a life aboard a merchant ship to find his
place in the world. Meanwhile, a REAL sea monster torments the villagers and only Stormy is
big enough to save them all!

Recipient of a 2022 Family Grant from the Jim Henson Foundation

Subjects Covered

arts, theater

Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, k
Capacity
200 stu.
Activity

performance

Duration
45 min.
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Cirque du Wiener Dog

Come one, come all to the most WIENERFUL show on earth! Join a cast of daring dachshunds
as they attempt to put on a circus variety show, with amazing acrobatics, trapeze swinging and
a rousing tightrope finale! The show, however, is constantly interrupted by Li’l Dumpling, the
Littlest Dachshund in the World, who desperately wants to get in on each act. Will Li’l Dumpling
get to be the HOT DOG, or will everything turn out for the WURST? Find out in Cirque du
Wiener Dog! You never SAUSAGE a ridiculous show!

Subjects Covered

arts, art, theater

Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, k
Capacity
200 stu.
Activity

performance

Duration
45 min.
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Ringo's Sing-along Road Trip

Join travelin’ John Paul George and his singing dog Ringo on
an interactive, musical road trip. Audiences are encouraged to sing, clap, and stomp along as the duo performs such favorites as “B-I-N-G-O,” “Wheels on the Bus,” and “Do Your Ears
Hang Low?” They’re joined by a … dancing chicken! Designed with PreK audiences in mind.

Subjects Covered

arts, theater

Grades
1, 2, k, preschool
Capacity
200 stu.
Activity

performance

Duration
30 min.
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