Bob Baker Marionette Theatre The theatre was founded some 44 years ago, and is the oldest, longest running puppet theatre in America. Bob Baker, the proprietor, has been doing puppetry for 72 years, starting when he was 8 in 1932.

What can I expect from a Bob Baker Marionette Theater show? Fantastical delight, childlike joys, and, on average,100 unique handcrafted puppets! Our shows have a run time of approximately one hour and end with (shh! It's a surprise!)

Such a performance is also known as a puppet production. The script for a puppet production is called a puppet play. Puppeteers use movements from hands and arms to control devices such as rods or strings to move the body, head, limbs, and in some cases the mouth and eyes of the puppet.

It is believed the first puppets were developed in India possibly as long ago as 1000 B.C. The first puppets were probably nothing more than simple stick figures made using various materials found on the ground or other places.