Modern Times Theater goes big for our 15th festival. The husband-and-wife, Bread and Puppet alums have been adapting and updating Punch and Judy puppet shows, creating vaudeville acts and writing original novelty songs for over a decade. They pursue a radically divergent model of art-making, creating venues in unlikely locations and interacting with historic places. They’ll be all over the festival with Punch and Judy, The Baffo Box Show, Safety Officer Jim, and at the Neptune Lounge.
Performer Events
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School of Foolery Showcase
Ben & Jerry’s Pitch![](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LAP-20210730-29656-600x600.jpg)
Hendrick’s Twilight Lounge
City Hall Park![](/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LAP_9815-600x600.jpg)
Kickoff Parade
Church Street Marketplace![Two men playing saxophones](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AndrewKepinski_PhotoShoot_2022untitled-84-600x600.jpeg)
Twilight Series: Moon Hooch
City Hall Park![](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jupiter_et_Okwess_©FlorentDeLaTullaye_2-600x600.jpg)
Twilight Series: Fools Edition
City Hall Park![lake monster puppets hang out on the beach](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LakeMonsters_PK_1-600x600.jpg)
Lake Monster Puppet Creation, by PuppetKabob
Ben & Jerry’s Pitch![](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LAP-20210730-29656-600x600.jpg)
Hendrick’s Twilight Lounge
City Hall Park![](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jupiter_et_Okwess_©FlorentDeLaTullaye_2-600x600.jpg)
Twilight Series: Jupiter & Okwess
City Hall Park![](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jupiter_et_Okwess_©FlorentDeLaTullaye_2-600x600.jpg)
Twilight Series: Fools Edition
City Hall Park![a person holds a puppet on a stage](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Creemee_PK_2-scaled-e1721072869241-600x600.jpg)
Creemee Dreemee Puppet Slam, hosted by PuppetKabob
Light Club Lamp Shop![A smiling acrobat holds tight to a rope against a black background.](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ElizabethWohlAerialCarmen-WCGT-MAYS-01-600x600.jpeg)
Sunday Classical: Zauber Magic Flute Enchantee
City Hall Park![Two light skinned men wear tutus and throw their arms open as they kneel on a black stage with a crowd standing on grass cheering them on](/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/LAP_8591-600x600.jpg)