{"id":307845,"date":"2026-07-28T18:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/307845\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T18:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:28:15","slug":"after-36-years-in-park-slope-puppetworks-finds-new-stage-at-industry-city-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/307845\/","title":{"rendered":"After 36 years in Park Slope, Puppetworks finds new stage at Industry City \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 36 years of puppet magic in Park Slope, Puppetworks<\/a> is ready to begin a new act.\n<\/p>\n

The beloved puppetry troupe lost its lease after the building it had called home since 1991, on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Fourth Street in Park Slope, was sold to a developer<\/a>. While searching for a new location, the troupe reached out to Industry City, where Jim Somoza, managing director and partner, helped Puppetworks secure a new home at the Sunset Park creative hub, stage manager and puppeteer Julia Moore told Brooklyn Paper.<\/p>\n

The new location at 511 35th St. is a perfect match and comparable to Puppetworks\u2019 former space, Moore said. It will accommodate 75 guests and feature space for birthday parties and workshops for adults, children and families, providing another revenue stream. The venue is also easily accessible to school buses.<\/p>\n

The space will receive a fresh coat of paint and new curtains to create a cozy environment that retains the same sense of nostalgia as the current theater.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get a lot of people saying how they came when they were a kid. Now they\u2019re bringing their kids, or they\u2019re bringing their grandkids, and we really want to hold on to that energy because we absolutely love hearing that,\u201d Moore explained. \u201cWe love making generational memories for Brooklyn families, and we just think Sunset Park is full of Brooklyn families, and we just really want to serve our patrons the best we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Industry City is the right fit, Moore explained, because it already draws families with a variety of activities for children.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like Industry City has a lot of third-space energy, which is something we\u2019re losing. It has a very collaborative energy; people are really excited that we\u2019re moving in,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

Packing up an entire theater with more than 200 puppets won\u2019t be an easy feat. However, what could have been a logistical nightmare turned into another full-circle Brooklyn story.\n<\/p>\n

U. Santini Moving & Storage, a neighborhood staple since 1930, is helping Puppetworks pack up and move 36 years of memories. One of the company\u2019s owners told Moore that he\u2019s a \u201cPuppetworks Kid\u201d and was more than \u201cthrilled\u201d to coordinate the move.<\/p>\n

\"\"After 36 years in Park Slope, Puppetworks found a new home at Industry City.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I met with him, all of that stress just sort of faded away, and I feel like we\u2019re in really good hands, and they are happy to help us move, and I just I\u2019m not even worried about that anymore,\u201d Moore said. \u201cI know it\u2019ll be a lot of work, but they\u2019ve just been really fantastic to collaborate with on this endeavor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final curtain at Puppetworks\u2019 Park Slope theater will fall on Aug. 9. Before then, on July 31, the theater will host a nostalgia show featuring iconic scenes from three of the puppeteers\u2019 favorite classic marionette productions, with live introductions by founder and artistic director Nicolas Coppola.<\/p>\n

Admission is a minimum donation of $36 per person, and guests can reserve tickets by emailing puppetworksinfo@gmail.com<\/a>. After the show, guests are invited to join the troupe for a toast at Park Slope Ale House, located up the block at 356 Sixth Ave. Guests who present the program will receive a discount.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Park Slope Ale House] is another small local business that we respect, so they\u2019ve been kind enough to host that for us,\u201d Moore said.\n<\/p>\n

The new location is slated to open Sept. 12 with \u201cHansel & Gretel.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

While the move is bittersweet and marks the end of an era for the neighborhood institution that has mesmerized generations, Moore said the troupe is grateful for the community support it has received and is looking forward to a new chapter of puppet magic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just feel like we\u2019ve got to keep doing the best job we can because we really owe it to the neighborhood that we\u2019ve been viable for such a long time,\u201d Moore said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to frame it as a positive thing after the devastation of hearing that we had to move. We\u2019re sad about leaving the neighborhood that we kind of grew up in, but we\u2019re excited about a new beginning with this new venue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After 36 years of puppet magic in Park Slope, Puppetworks is ready to begin a new act. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1149,2571,98,100,99,33775,2184,4228,116465,20122,116466,9,24,12,370,116467,63,8005,116468,116469,116470,116471,116472,79648,905],"class_list":["post-307845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-art","tag-arts-and-entertainment","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-developer","tag-development","tag-industry-city","tag-marionettes","tag-new-home","tag-new-stage","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nicolas-coppola","tag-nyc","tag-park-slope","tag-puppet","tag-puppet-show","tag-puppet-theatre","tag-puppeteers","tag-puppets","tag-puppetworks","tag-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}