Yippee Skippy Puppet Theater rings in the Spring with a special Easter-themed telling of “The Little Engine That Could”.

A little chicken wants to get her freshly laid eggs to kids on the other side of the mountain in time for Easter. She has trouble getting anyone to help until a wooly wonder comes to the rescue.

Performed 2-28-16 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni

Papa Squirrel goes out to gather nuts and seeds for his smart, sweet daughter Beauty Mouse. His foraging goes array when he accidentally gulps down a nut of doom from Ninja Monkey’s Bucket O’ Nuts. It’s up to the super-science of Beauty and Monkey to save Papa Squirrel from a howlingly horrible fate.

Performed 3-21-16 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni

Yippee Skippy Puppet Theater hits the streets starting August 8, 2015, to take our spectacular new handmade puppets for a spin.

Check back here for current dates, times and locations.

Saturday August 8:

Bank Street Bookstore, 1:00-2:00

Morningside Park 3:00-6:00 pm

A little wolf cub thinks that he is terribly ugly and goes to the local salon for a total makeover. However, the new and improved look is not what he was expecting.

Performed 5-24-15 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal. Accompanist: Andy Laties.

Little Red Riding Hood happily travels through the delicious chocolate mountains to get to her grandmother’s cottage. On the way, naive Red stops to chat with an inquisitive land shark, unaware that they are just as dangerous as big bad wolves.

Performed 1-24-15 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal and Chelsea Camp. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni.

Mama Squirrel and Papa Beaver decide to take a walk with their little raccoon kid while they wait for their porridge to cool. While away, GoldiDuck stumbles upon the Furr Family’s cottage and finds her way in through an open window. After causing a ruckus in the house, she falls asleep in raccoon’s bed. The family returns to find their home invaded and GoldiDuck slumbering upstairs. When she is confronted, the family are surprised to learn the real reason GoldiDuck broke into their home.

Performed 1-24-15 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal and Chelsea Camp. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni.

A special Valentine’s Day Fractured Fables.

Spider is busy stockpiling his food stores in preparation for winter. Grasshopper isn’t worried with ll the great take-out restaurants nearby. When a big Valentine’s Day blizzard hits, Spider and his roommate Ladybug are safe and comfy, while grasshopper’s shabby, shallow burrow and closed restaurants leave him cold and hungry. Thankfully, Spider and Ladybug show some love and come to his rescue.

Performed 2-14-15 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal and Chelsea Camp. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni.

A Fractured Fables Valentine’s Day Special.

Two pigs and their adopted puppy sister decide to build their houses on Valentine’s Day. Everything goes great until an amorous wolf shows up looking for a special someone to share Valentine’s Day with. Unfortunately when the first two pigs don’t accept his valentine, he blows their houses down in a tantrum. Will their puppy-pig sister be able to thwart the lovelorn wolf?

Performed 2-14-15 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal and Chelsea Camp. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni.

A roaring rendition of the classic sing-a-long Old McDonald Had A Farm.

Shark McDonald LOVES the animals on his farm, especially if they come with a side dish. Unfortunately for the hungry shark, the animals make it very clear they aren’t going to be next on the menu.

Performed 1-25-15 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni.

An ogre wants to bring his lovely troll daughter, Beauty, a gift on his way back from business travels. He come across a fungi nursery and picks a rare mushroom she has always wanted, but is apprehended by the “grotesque” scientist princess who runs it. The princess lets him go on the condition that his firstborn child becomes her assistant, and Beauty agrees. Though she is horrified by the princess’ silky hair and wart-free face, Beauty comes to enjoy their work at the fungi nursery.

Performed 11-30-14 at Bank Street Bookstore. Puppeteer: Rebecca Migdal. Accompanist: Andy Laties. Camera: Nere Kapiteni.