All Puppet Players Set Sixth Season

They're baaacccckkk! All Puppet Players are poised to pounce! And for their sixth season, they are bringing the best of prolific puppetry to EVER grace a stage. Okay, maybe not EVER--but it's pretty good stuff!

APP will be kicking off the season (if they had feet, that is) at Playhouse on the Park at The Central Arts Plaza (1850 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 85004) with "The Exorcist Has No Legs"...running from October 9th-30th. Celebrate Halloween a little different this year by seeing the puppet-infused depiction of AFI's #3 most thrilling movie, like, EVER! And what better way to pay homage to this epic horror tale than with a puppet that rotates its headwhile spewing Silly String? Clutch your crucifix and witness the good vs. evil grudge match that ensues--as this irreverent puppet show will surely help you exorcise your demons! Will Regan be saved by the felt-fanatical priests? Will the audience avoid being covered in ectoplasm? Does the power of puppets compel you? It's time to find out, as ALL PUPPET PLAYERS presents one of their funniest shows--based on the scariest movie ever made!

And you can deck your halls with close encounters of the hilarious kind this holiday season, as "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" will be sliding into YOUR chimney from December 4th through the 19th. Santa kidnapped by Martians?! Will the children of Earth have no toys on Christmas? Only Hollywood could cook up such an absurd story and only the All Puppet Players would want to make it into a live puppet show! This season, you could do the same old holiday re-runs, with their ho-hum holly and mundane, moldy mistletoe...or start a new tradition by joining Santa on a madcap adventure in outer space! And now a word from Santa's Helpers: NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 7 (unless you are a dream-dasher and wish to scar them for life).

February is for lovers...and All Puppet Players can't wait to play Cupid with their extremely classy offering of "Nicholas Farts Presents: The Notebook Has No Legs". You too can get "felt up" from February 5th through 20th. With every great love comes a great puppet show--and such is the case with APP's classic retelling of everyone's favorite melodramatic cry-fest. Starring Ryan GOOSEling, this is a tale as old as time: Girl is rich. Goose is poor. Goose meets girl. Girl falls for Goose. Girl GETS Goosed...sappy ending ensues. Come watch the puppets spoof the modern love story that is just begging to be fisted!

Get your gargantuan on with "Jurassic Puppets"; appearing (then disappearing due to a large comet strike) from April 22nd through May 7th. In 1993, a small Dinosaur movie was unleashed on the theater-going masses that defied what could be done in a movie. We are about to take the multi-million dollar creatures that the silver screen so lovingly projected, and recreate them before your very eyes utilizing "tens" of dollars, duct tape, and our own cleverly cunning embellishments. Bring your favorite fossil-or spouse-for this "don't miss" opportunity to witness our underfunded dinos stampede on stage!

WARNING! All Puppet Players shows are for mature audiences with exceedingly immature tastes (although tasting is not recommended due to risk of fur balls). They contain strong adult language and situations. Puppets can be unpredictable-so if you are of a sensitive nature or are easily offended-puppets don't care. Children of any kind are not permitted; with the exclusion of "SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS". NOTICE: For all other performances, unsanctioned children will be confiscated and placed in cages for the duration of the performance. Parents may claim them (with proof of ownership) after the show. Fines may apply.

To convert your money into tickets, call 602-254-2151 or for more information, visit the ALL PUPPET PLAYERS web site at: www.allpuppetplayers.com.

ALL PUPPET PLAYERS are a critically-heralded theatre troupe whose sole purpose is to create quirky and innovative stage shows using puppetry to demolish the "typical" theatre experience and add a bit of anarchy to every stage on which they perform. The company has garnered numerous awards and recognitions for their productions and live events.