“Beauty and the Beast” opens this Saturday, February 27.

This you your last chance to see “Rapunzel” at the Puppet Co. Playhouse. The show is delightful, garnering four stars out of four from Montgomery County Sentinel critic David Cannon. Don’t miss this first in our “Princesses and Princes Series.” Shows are at 11:30 AM & 1:00 PM Sunday, February 21.

After all the snow, we know folks are dying to get out of the house and DO something. You’re in luck! This is the last weekend for “Rapunzel.” And for just the adults? If you liked the original slam, you are going to love the bigger and better second “Playhouse Puppetry Slam!” It features live music, and performances by several television puppeteers and others, with material for grown-ups for a change. Put the children to bed, and join us this Saturday night!

All performances this weekend are GO! Our Tiny Tots presentation, “Dragon Feathers,” starts us out at 10:00 AM, then at 11:30 AM & 1:00 PM two great performances of “Rapunzel.” Sunday, “Rapunzel” is back, again at 11:30 AM & 1:00 PM. The parking lot is great and the paths are clear, so get your tickets online and come on down. Don’t forget only one week until the “Playhouse Puppetry Slam!” for adults.

With the impending storm, and Montgomery County Schools being closed, we have decided to cancel Friday, February 12, performances. We will make every effort to be open for the weekend, but there is no telling whether or not Glen Echo Park will be open. Stay tuned for further announcements. Weather Policy

On school days when schools are in session, if the Montgomery Co. School System or Montgomery County Schools are closed or have delayed openings, there will be no performances at the Puppet Co. Playhouse that day.

On non-school days or weekends, if inclement weather occurs, the park administration may choose to close the park for safety reasons.

To find out if the park is open, call the park hotline at (301) 320-2330 or (301) 634-2222 x 9. Decisions are made each day by 7:00 am.

If the Park is not open, the performances will be cancelled and patrons will be contacted ASAP to reschedule or receive a refund. It is best if we contact you, so as to avoid our being flooded with calls (which will delay the process).
Bear in mind, the Park could re-open in time for the shows to continue. For instance, if the Park re-opens at noon, the 1:00 pm performance would continue as planned.

The Playhouse Puppetry Slam is back! Once again, it’s time to put the kids to bed, and see something a bit more adult in the way of puppetry. Make it a date to see the things puppets can do when they escape the limitations of children’s theater. Puppeteers for such child and adult productions as Sesame Street, Seemore’s Playhouse, Greg The Bunny, and Broadway musicals like Shrek and Avenue Q will be showing off vignettes never before seen on the Puppet Co. stage. Tickets may be purchased online now, or over the phone at 301-634-5380.

Remember, “Rapunzel” opens on Friday, January 15, 2010. And, Tiny Tots @ 10:00 resumes on Saturday, January 16, with “The Magic Toyshop,”and we’ve even added an extra Tiny Tots show, “Panda-monium,” on Saturday, January 23!

We are resting up after an incredible December, and getting ready to open “Rapunzel” on Friday, January 15, 2010. And of course, Tiny Tots @ 10:00 resumes on Saturday, January 16, with “The Magic Toyshop.”