Modern Times Theater has been making and touring puppet shows, variety acts, and novelty music, and creating public community events since 2007.
Are you hosting a fair or festival? Do you run library or camp programing? Do you program a historic space in Vermont or New Hampshire? We are currently booking two shows: “The Baffo Box Show”, and “We’re not From Here”. Justin is also booking charity auctions too! Click Here to book.
Justin is now offering a school residency in puppetry. Each workshop is unique, and is designed to work best with the needs and desires of the school.
Here’s a testimonial from the Principal of the Wolcott Elementary school:
“Modern Times Theater came to Wolcott Elementary School last year and spent a week in residence with our students. Puppets and performance were the goal and Modern Times Theater nailed it! We are a K-6 school and consequently, the developmental needs of the students were varied. The response was the same from our youngest to our oldest students; this is awesome! Modern Times made a positive difference from the moment they arrived. With skill, humor, patience, and direction Justin began the creation process. Students were engrossed! They couldn’t wait to learn from the true masters of the craft. By the day of the “Big Show,” our entire school was caught up in the magic of this amazing opportunity. I have been a school administrator for over twenty-five years and have seen a lot of great performances. Modern Times Theater’s was the best I have ever seen. Every student in the school was laughing until tears ran down their faces. It was wonderful. The level of student engagement was 100% and every student felt like a puppet master for the day. I can’t begin to explain the level of joy disguised as learning I witnessed. Do not walk…run, and book Modern Times Theater for your school before we book them again! “
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Lately, we are spending more of our time working on a new project… “The Civic Standard”. The Civic is a cultural community center, a theater company, a hub for mutual aid, and a lot more. Here is a link to a recent piece in The New Yorker that sums things up very nicely.