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Last updated: August 2, 2026
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Sunday, October 18, 2026 · See festival
Drew Colby brings My Shadow and Me to Firobi Festival Titelles, using hand shadows and shadowgraphy to build a comic visual world.
Friday, October 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Wisconsin Union Theater presents Manual Cinema's shadow-puppet retelling of Frankenstein, combining handmade shadow puppetry, live music, cinematic technique, and projected visuals.
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October 28–29, 2026 · Oct 28-29, 7:30 PM
Performing Arts Houston lists Manual Cinema's The 4th Witch on Oct 28-29 as a Macbeth spin-off told through shadow puppetry, live music, and cinematic silhouettes.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Manual Cinema's official calendar lists The 4th Witch at Weber State University, describing the production as a Macbeth-inspired work told through shadow puppetry, actors in silhouette, and live music.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Manual Cinema's official calendar lists The 4th Witch at Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, describing the production as a Macbeth-inspired work told through shadow puppetry, actors in silhouette, and live music.
Friday, November 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM - 7:05 PM
CINARS Biennale lists Manual Cinema's The 4th Witch, a Manual Cinema shadow-puppetry and silhouette-theatre production.
Saturday, November 28, 2026 · Time TBD
Drew Colby's hand-shadow adaptation of The Ugly Duckling at The Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre in Glasgow.
Sunday, November 29, 2026 · Time TBD
Drew Colby's hand-shadow adaptation of The Ugly Duckling at The Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre in Glasgow.
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January 6–17, 2027 · Multiple morning and afternoon performances
Mr. Damon's Shadow Puppets presents an interactive adventure built from shadow and light where audience choices steer each performance through a different story route.
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January 22 – April 25, 2027 · See venue
Drew Colby's official hand-shadow calendar lists a public GOP Munster engagement from January 22 through April 25, 2027.
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August 6 – October 24, 2027 · See venue
Drew Colby's official hand-shadow calendar lists a public GOP Hannover engagement from August 6 through October 24, 2027.
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November 12, 2027 – January 23, 2028 · See venue
Drew Colby's official hand-shadow calendar lists a public GOP Bonn engagement from November 12, 2027 through January 23, 2028.
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Friday, October 16, 2026 · See festival
Drew Colby's official hand-shadow calendar lists a London Month of the Dead appearance at West Norwood Cemetery.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT
Venue local time · America/New_York
Connecticut Guild of Puppetry lists Blues, Blues by Sova Theater, a musical performance combining live music, dance, and shadow puppetry.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM
A night of shadow puppetry featuring Jeighk Koyote's Ocean Kin and two short works by Dawn Brandes, using plexiglass puppets, sculptural props, projected illustration, flashlights, and overhead projection.
Saturday, August 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
Venue local time · America/Los_Angeles
Fremont Arts Council presents Olympia-based String & Shadow Puppet Theater for a free outdoor performance of Night at the Opera.
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August 22–23, 2026 · 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, and midnight GMT+2
Venue local time · Europe/Rome
Drew Colby is listed for three Nottenera appearances in Serra de Conti, using hand shadows and shadowgraphy in an outdoor night-festival setting.
Sunday, August 16, 2026 · 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM
Drew Colby presents Mr. Shadow, a family hand-shadow show built from shadowgraphy, vintage routines, and playful audience participation.
Friday, August 14, 2026 · 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Rhythmix in the Parks presents String & Shadow Puppet Theater in a free outdoor family performance of Night at the Grand Opera.
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August 8–9, 2026 · See festival schedule
Festival of Fantasy lists Drew Colby's Shadows on the Wall as Hand-Schatten-Theater, a hand-shadow theatre performance using two hands, simple props, and light.
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August 5–30, 2026 · 6:30 PM daily except August 19 GMT+1
Venue local time · Europe/London
Underbelly presents Book of Shadows, a dark comedy in which two puppeteers cast giant shadows for an occult mystery at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe.
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August 1–2, 2026 · See festival schedule
Drew Colby appears at Kleines Fest Ludwigslust with Shadowgraphy, a hand-shadow performance built from light, shadow, hands, and simple props.
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July 24–26, 2026 · See festival schedule
Drew Colby is listed for Kleines Fest Bad Pyrmont with Shadowgraphy, using hand shadows, light, and simple props to create animals, people, and stories.
Thursday, July 23, 2026 · 11:00 AM
The museum's Shadow Puppet Theatre series presents Peter Bently's Underpants Wonderpants as a superhero shadow-story program.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Open Eye Theatre presents David Hanzal's Wishes in the Sand, a work-in-progress contemporary fairy tale that explicitly weaves tabletop puppetry and shadow play.
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July 18–24, 2026 · Jul 18-19 at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM; Jul 20-24 at 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM
Paper Monkey Theatre and The Gleam House present an English shadow play for young children that uses light and shadow to explore bedtime fear, comfort, empathy, and listening.
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 11:00 AM
The museum's Shadow Puppet Theatre series presents Frank Asch's Happy Birthday, Moon as a shadow-story program for young children.
Thursday, July 9, 2026 · 11:00 AM
The museum's Shadow Puppet Theatre series presents Eric Carle's The Grouchy Ladybug as a shadow-story program about friendship and manners.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · 11:00 AM
The museum's Shadow Puppet Theatre series presents Bethany Roberts' Fourth of July Mice as a holiday shadow-story program for young children.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Little Wing Puppets performs a family theatre work about belonging and resilience, told through shadow puppetry, live theatre, interaction, and original music.
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June 26–28, 2026 · June 26-28
Ash Winkfield's Water Walker explores the Igbo Landing of 1803 through object movement, tabletop puppetry, shadow puppetry, set design, and original music.
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June 24–28, 2026 · Wed-Sat 7:30 PM; Sun 5:00 PM
Darebin Arts Speakeasy presents a contemporary Southeast Asian ghost story told through shadow puppetry inspired by Malaysian wayang kulit, live music, and dance.
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June 20–21, 2026 · June 20-21
Tom Lee performs and designs a solo adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's EDEN using shadow screens, moving panoramas, stop-motion animation, and miniature worlds.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Venue local time · America/New_York
A one-night Puppet Showplace double feature pairing Puppet Pants with Shadow Girls Cult's UNRAVELING, a performance using overhead projectors, shadow masks, and layered shadow puppets.
Friday, March 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM EDT
Venue local time · America/New_York
US Karagoz Theatre Company presented a modern Turkish shadow play at Puppet Showplace Theater, bringing the classic Karagoz figure into a contemporary Hollywood-inflected story.