The Puget Sound Puppetry Festival presents The Adventures of Basstronaut
by Paper Puppet Opera

The Adventures of Basstronaut

An alien fish astronaut, or “basstronaut,” has a spaceship malfunction on her trip to Earth. Landing in the Caribbean Sea, she completes her mission of studying Earth’s sea life, and makes a friend who helps her search for her ship. These puppets are paper doll style against a moving backdrop, or “vertical crankie,” all decorated with colorful pattern collage. The music is a piece by Mozart called Exsultate Jubilate and is sung live in Latin, but no one needs to know Latin to understand the story, in fact it might make more sense if you don’t.

Performance is "busking style" with seating reserved for those unable to stand. Tickets are offered only to control capacity for safety.

Puppet Opera Workshop will follow the event. The workshop is "drop-in" and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

 Come make collage-style paper puppets to sing your favorite song! This activity is well suited for young kids and for anyone who just wants to spend a few minutes making a simple paper puppet. Perform for your friends and family if you feel brave.

This project was funded in part by a grant from the Renton Municipal Arts Commission.

The Puget Sound Puppetry Festival is dedicated to protecting the health and safety of our attendees. We have adopted the following policies to ensure everyone's safety: Masks are required inside the venue (and encouraged outside in the crowd) at all times by all event attendees and staff, except when actively eating or drinking where permissible. Any event ticket holder who does not comply with any COVID-related health protocol may be asked to leave the event. We appreciate your cooperation.