
The puppets are based on the characters and style of puppetry in each individual production. In the workshop, guests are invited to build, decorate and perform with their own puppet on the Center’s classroom stage. Adapted by Jon Ludwig and directed by Tim Sweeney.Ī Center ticket includes 3 activities: the performance, the Worlds of Puppetry Museum and the Create-A-Puppet Workshop™. Based on the beloved 1964 stop-motion animated special, Rudolph and his friends Hermey the Elf and Yukon Cornelius brave the Abominable Snow Monster and the even more daunting fear of not fitting in before discovering that it’s okay to be just the way they are! With fun holiday music, finely crafted puppets and an important prosocial message, Rudolph is sure to warm hearts even on the most blustery winter day. Rudolph soars back into town for this faithful adaptation that speaks to the misfit in all of us. The Center’s Fall and Winter Season would not be complete without Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™, returning November 10-January 2 in our newly redesigned mainstage theater. Tickets are required for an evening event. This event is an inclusive, all-gender, race, and age costume contest. Then, stay for a special evening event that will include a runway-style costume contest. Festivities continue on November 20 as the Center hosts a Yukon Cornelius Look-Alike Extravaganza! Grab a beanie and a beard and channel your inner arctic prospector energy! Visit during open hours for photo ops in the North Pole and mingling with your fellow Cornelii. On November 13, the Center welcomes you to take a holiday photo with one of the puppets from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ as part of your visit to the Center. Visitors to the museum will learn about the history behind the iconic poem-turned-song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and the classic 1964 Rankin/Bass Productions stop motion television special of the same name. On exhibition for the first time since 2006, these unique figures are on long-term loan to the Center for Puppetry Arts after their recent sale at auction. In addition, the Center is thrilled to welcome to Atlanta the Rudolph and Santa puppets from the original Rankin/Bass production.

The halls will be decked in vintage-style décor.

This year, the Center is digging into the history of the classic holiday tale. The Center for Puppetry Arts has showcased Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ for 10 years. If you're not already a Member, now's a great time to join! Members will also receive an invitation to the preview of this year's holiday exhibition featuring the Rankin/Bass Rudolph & Santa puppets! Become a Member now at: /visit/become-a-member/ĭon’t miss Christmastown 1964, a special holiday exhibition running November 11-January 2.


Members can now purchase tickets for this season's return of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It’s all part of the Fall and Winter season at the Center for Puppetry Arts.Ĭome fall in love with puppetry all over again! This season offers something special for everyone, anywhere – at the Center, online, and at your location. Live in-person performances, customized online programming, new special exhibitions, holiday events, and more.
