Watch out, Twin Cities actors. Increasingly, theaters are discovering there are things puppets can do that actors cannot. “I’m an actor. I’m always dealing with the goal, which is… ...

Batman faces an army of Scarface-masked followers in Batman: Dark Patterns #5, as a mysterious voice from above turns a tower into a puppet master's playground.

Like traditional street theatre such as Punch and Judy, puppets grab the audience’s attention against the backdrop of ...

Mind control. The thought that somebody else could control everything you do is kind of creepy. Even in a crude form, as you can see in little experiment from four ITP students, called Human ...

White Zombie's 'More Human Than Human' was transformed into 'More Humid Than Humid' in this clever sock puppet parody video.

So with that in mind, I’ve since spoken to four of the Sugar Hole puppeteers about what they have learned about human nature since they began talking to people through puppets.

Amenii anticipates seeing the reactions to “Human” from Black families and kids in Atlanta. She hopes the show will encourage audiences to think puppetry can leave them uplifted and transformed.

The puppets aren’t life-size—most stand about 27 inches tall. But they do have noggins that are in close proportion to adult human heads. That said, you don’t see a lot of close-ups on Felt.

Things to Do: British comedy, Canadian acrobatics and wild human puppets You can also see photos from the Steve and Judy Halpert Collection.