Bob Baker Marionettes - Halloween Spooktacular

The Bob Baker Marionettes have “enchanted children over nearly five decades” – The New York Times
 

Back by popular demand! One of our most sought after family shows.

Complimentary balloon twisting at 2:30 pm and free snacks!

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, founded by Bob Baker and Alton Wood in 1963, is the oldest children’s theater company in Los Angeles, and in June of 2009 the theater was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. With boundless imagination and wonder, The Bob Baker Marionettes have been telling stories and entertaining children and adults for over 70 years. Kids get to move around and interact with the beautifully crafted marionettes. Handled by master puppeteers, the marionettes are always the stars of the show and captivate children in simple yet fascinating ways.

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR HISTORY:

The Bob Baker Marionette design team took to the early 1950’s at a pivotal moment for the spooky season of Halloween that we know today! Keen eyes may recognize costumes from Walt Disney Production’s animated short, ‘Trick or Treat’, featuring Donald Duck and his nephews, Hughey, Dewey and Louie. This short has been accredited for helping re-popularize trick-or-treating in a post WWII America, and deterring the trouble-making “tricks” that were on an unruly incline. We think that’s pretty important, seeing as it has shaped the aesthetic our whole show is based on (plus, we love the theme song!)! And now you know!