Tickets on sale :: Valentine's Day Slam!

Tickets are already selling like hotcakes (heart-shaped ones of course) for the next puppet slam on Feb 13th and Feb 14th @ 8pm.  Don't miss out!  Get your tickets ASAP!

Tickets are now available for the next puppet slam! 

Friday Feb 13 show @ 8pm

Saturday Feb 14 show @ 8pm

Beady Little Eyes and Tears of Joy Theatre presents a very Cupid-y, Valentine’s Day weekend edition of PUPPET SHOWS! This puppet slam will feature artists from the West Coast as well as a special guest artists, Joshua and Nicholas of The Joshua Show, all the way from NYC! Due to strong language and the possibility of other lewd things that only felted beings can get away with on stage, the recommended age is 14 and up. Tickets are $10 in advance / $12 at the door. The show will take place two evenings, Friday Feb 13 and Saturday Feb 14 @ 8pm. The shows will be different due to mixing of acts and off-the-cuff comments. Attending both shows is highly recommended if you want to experience full-on puppetness. Bring a first date to the Saturday night show and get $2 off your ticket(s).

Scholarships Available for the National Puppetry Conference!

If you want to attend the National Puppetry Conference in Connecticut this year and don’t have the extra moolah to do so, please apply for the scholarships!  There are lots of spots available for the talented and eager puppet nerds out there!

This little jewel is a new release from The Joshua Show!  We are excited to have him right here in Portland, OR performing in the next puppet slam on Feb 13th and 14th, 2015!  Be joyful and have amazing holidays, all you puppet lovers.

Hey PDX Puppet People!  Want to check out something a little naughty this week?

Matt Hopkins of Nightmerriment and Samala Coffey of The Shenanigans Alliance join forces to present a very adult puppet show starring everyone’s favorite holiday hero and villain — Santa and Krampus! Find out (in rhyme) what happens when two lonely fellas try out online dating for the first time. Catch them at Action/Adventure Theater’s annual Holiday Ball on December 19. Doors open at 7:30, $10 suggested donation at the door. 

FACEBOOK HAS MORE INFO HERE!

Ho Ho Ho, y’all!

Exciting Volunteer Opportunities with the Puppeteers of America!

If you’re interested in getting more involved in puppetry on a national level, consider volunteering for the upcoming National Festival!  

Submissions are open for the FEBRUARY PUPPET SLAM

The next Puppet Slam will be another fantastic conjunction with our great friends at Tears of Joy Theatre.  

Friday February 13th + Saturday February 14th @ 8pm.  

TWO SHOWS, TWO SHOWS!  

All taking place at the Imago Theatre.

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR LIVE SHOWS AND SHORT FILMS!

FOR LIVE ACT SUBMISSIONS: Please email your proposed puppet show in a short 2-3 sentence synopsis, approximate length of the show and number of performers you plan to work with.  It can be a show you’ve already done or a new piece that you have yet to work on.  If we are not already familiar with your work, please send pictures of your past work or a website link.  All shows must be 2 - 8 minutes in length. You may commit to just one night of the two, please specify when you submit.

FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS:  Please send a youtube/vimeo link to katie@beadylittleeyes.com.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: January 9th, 2015

Send all submissions to: Katie@beadylittleeyes.com

Photo by: Kendall Stewart

Pictured: Gavin Cummins, Katie Marks, Zane Exactly, and Paul Velasquez

Research begins tomorrow in SE Asia for BLE travel and research correspondent, Katie McClenahan.  Follow her travels on instagram (@Katiegoes) for a colorful look at all the fun or stay tuned here for updates!

Melvin the Birder will be screened at the Puppets on Film Festival in NYC on Sunday October 26th!  Check it out if you’re in the Big Apple!

Hobey Ford, inventor of the Peepers Puppet, will be performing an all ages PUPPET SHOW in Portland, Or at Mississippi Studios on October 12, 2014 @ 2pm.  Get tickets early and go see the magic of the man who brought us all Peepers. $10, worth every penny.

Looking back at the first ever Tiny Puppet Theater Festival in Portland, OR.  August 8 - August 23, 2014.

A whole month has passed since our Tiny Puppet Theater Festival Parade.  We here at BLE HQ just want to extend an extra special THANKS to everyone who came out and brought their puppets to parade the streets of Portland with us! Let’s double the size next year, deal?

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the first EVER Tiny Puppet Theater Festival here in Portland.  Special thanks to all the artists who shared their tiny worlds and stories with us!

Photo: Laura Heit with “The Matchbox Shows”

This Saturday! 9 shows by 3 different artists! Be sure to catch them all!

Tickets available on Merctickets.com

If you missed this weekend of shows - you still have two Saturdays to see the Tiny Puppet Shows we have to offer.  Come check it out!

TICKETS HERE!

My, What a Busy Week! Pop + Puppetry show @ Holocene gets a shout out!

Thanks to Portland Mercury, we made the top pick list this week for things to see/do in Portland.  Bring it on, puppets!

PRESS : Tiny Puppet Theater Festival: A tiny parade kicks off a big month of puppet shows in Portland

The Oregonian thinks you should come and enjoy some tiny puppet shows in August! Listen to those guys!

Brand Spankin’ Cool poster art for the upcoming POP + PUPPETRY show at Holocene on THURSDAY AUGUST 7th!  TICKETS HERE!

POP + PUPPETRY - FACEBOOK INVITE

Click here for the official Facebook invite for the upcoming puppet music rock out extravaganza at Holocene on August 7th!

POP + PUPPETRY!

On Thursday, August 7th @ 8:30pm, Holocene and Beady Little Eyes present POP + PUPPETRY, an interdisciplinary extravaganza for the eyes and ears! Skilled puppeteers of diverse styles will be paired with 3 inventive Portland-based pop groups to present original puppet shows created especially for this event! The results should be dazzling. We hope to elevate the experience of both artistic mediums when combined, and curate a visual atmosphere unlike any you’ve ever seen. We’ll also be screening puppet films between acts, directed and crafted by puppet artists from around the world. You and your friends can even put on your own shadow puppet show, using our interactive overhead projector station with paper figures! We hope you’ll join us!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!