I have performed at the Puppetry Arts Center of the Palm Beaches at each of its all too many locations. I've averaged three different visits a year with a variety of shows that incorporated hand, hand & rod,and shadow puppets as well as marionettes. In the earlier years, we were able to present a full week of performances ending with 2 performances on Saturday. Through the years, the various moves made it difficult to maintain the audience levels, Each relocation required a great deal of work to transform the newest site into a viable theatre space. Each move also required considerable monetary outlays - several moves required costs for construction and relocating plumbing for public restrooms, etc. Jan and Bill Timmis have consistantly strived to provide a home for economically priced family entertainment that also sought to teach basic human values through the variety of performances they presented at the Puppetry Arts Center. Their dedication to the Center is all-encompassing.
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- Mail: PO Box 19124, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 94 NE 2nd Ave Delray Beach FL 33444 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, Performing Arts, Theater
Mission: To use the art of puppetry to educate, inspire creativity and imagination, and to enchant, for all diverse populations.
Target demographics: children, teachers, parents, families, etc
Direct beneficiaries per year: 6659 that benefited from the educational performances.
Geographic areas served: Delray Beach, FL
Programs: performance & museum. The Center uses the puppetry arts to educate, inspire creativity and imagination, and to enchant the diverse populations. The Center has professional performances by puppeteers, national, international, and local that use a variety of puppet styles and presentations. The Center's puppetry museum has a variety of puppet styles both modern and traditional.