An Evening with Vernon Watercress at Puppet Showplace Theater

About the Show

What if a fuzzy hand puppet could make you face your own humanity and reconcile with a tragic and horrific past? Mr. Vernon Watercress cordially invites you — yes, you — to an evening of some old-fashioned sass with class, with a splash of sung standards. It wouldn’t be fun if we just told you exactly who’s coming and what’s going to happen… But, rest assured, nothing — and we mean nothing! — will interrupt our performance, not even fascist religious types! Expect a night of jazz standards, Broadway numbers, and a few existential questions about who we are and where we’re going — all wrapped up in one unforgettable evening.

“Award-winning loudmouth” and “bipolar roller” Nate Puppets uses foam, fur, and hot glue to assemble their deranged yet vividly compelling cast of characters, casting light on the human condition while cruising through experiences with mental health diagnoses, disability, and pure unadulterated creative mayhem.

Hand puppets
Length: 45 minutes
Language: English
From Manchester, New Hampshire

This presentation of An Evening with Vernon Watercress was made possible by support from the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA).

About the Artist

Nate Puppets was born in Cleveland, and raised on a diet of fine art and absolute trash. A certified dirt eater and award-winning loud mouth, Nate works hard to make their fuzzy, funky, and fabulous creations burn deep into the deepest recesses of your mind. With an original combination of foam, fur, hot glue and oil pastel, Nate's puppets are like nothing else you've ever seen, while feeling absolutely familiar in the strangest, most ambiguously uncomfortable, comfortability you have ever experienced. Make no mistake and please be warned, these are not like any puppets you've ever seen