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ISLA

Hit The Lights! Company

WP Theater
2162 Broadway at 76th Street, New York, NY 10024

ISLA, a new full-length work from the acclaimed theater company Hit The Lights!, is a Latin American coming-of-age story, featuring a full original songbook and a live Latin jazz-influenced score. Cinematic projections, recorded interviews and an extended cast of handmade shadow puppets illustrate the exquisite craft of HTL’s technical team. ISLA’s immersive set is a kinetic picture book in a state of continuous transformation that reveals the magic possibilities of one immigrant family's journey.

August 8 - 29, 2026
Monday at 7pm, Wednesday at 2pm and 7pm, Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 7pm

$15-$85

Little Red's Hood

Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre

Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Central Park, 81st Street & Central Park West entrance
New York, NY
https://cityparksfoundation.org/swedish-cottage-marionette-theatre/

City Parks Foundation is thrilled to announce that the family-friendly original marionette production of Little Red’s Hood is opening at the City Parks Foundation Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park, this Saturday, February 14. Little Red’s Hood, presented in 2023 as part of our travelling CityParks Puppetmobile, is a fresh retelling of the celebrated "Little Red Riding Hood" tale updated with a modern sensibility that will appeal to children growing up in New York City. Performances will be held on weekends at 11AM and 1PM, with select additional special performances on February 19 and 20 during the spring break week.
Little Red’s Hood features a dozen hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. The story spotlights Little Red, a smart, young city dweller who is obsessed with her smartphone. Wulfric, a misunderstood wolf with a sweet tooth, crosses paths with Little Red on her travels to deliver her Grandma cupcakes and the trouble begins. This story offers a comical lesson on the importance to disconnect from our digital lives and enjoy real life moments with friends and family. The show is fun for all ages, but may be best suited for children ages 3 - 8.

February 14 - December 31, 2026
11AM & 1PM, Thursdays - Sundays*
*check CPF website for any changes to show times

$10 kids / $15 adult

Estuary Tales

Arm-of-the-Sea Theater

Photo by Michael NelsonPhoto by:

Randall's Island Waterfront Festival
20 Randall's Island
New York, NY
www.armofthesea.org

"This performance spectacle fuses live music, movement and large-scale puppetry in a deep dive into the checkered history of “America’s River”. Giant sturgeon, eels and river otters ply the stage, alongside steamboats, fishermen, immigrants, and citizen scientists. With whimsy and ingenuity, the show reveals the Hudson River’s complex inner life and chronicles the long struggle to clean up the river.
Free public performance sponsored by the Randall’s Island Waterfront Alliance."

July 18, 2026
2:00 PM

Free