A 20th anniversary is a major milestone for a theater troupe; most don’t make it to their fifth or tenth. But 2020 was no celebration year for Paperhand Puppet Intervention, the venerated collective ...

Althea Clayton, a puppeteer with Paperhand Puppet Intervention, looks out from a river puppet during a rehearsal for the organization’s show, “The Gift,” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the Forest ...

The Paperhand Puppet Intervention creates giant puppets out of recycled materials. The Paperhand Puppet Intervention creates giant puppets out of recycled materials. Based in Saxapahaw, this group ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention is getting back on its feet after the destruction of Tropical Storm Chantal. The group is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new show called "The Gift." It tells the ...

If the thought of Wall Street executives enjoying $100 million bonuses while millions struggle to pay the bills sets your blood boiling, the Paperhand Puppet Intervention offers the opportunity to see ...

On a sweltering August evening in Chapel Hill, the sun cascaded through the trees of Battle Park as community members walked down the stone steps of the Forest Theatre. Families shared stories and ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention and Grammy nominees Pierce and Nnenna Freelon are performing a show Wednesday at DPAC called, “Where Our Spirits Reside.” Giant puppets are teaming up with a couple of ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention rehearsals start with a warm-up. The performers stretch or play a game together. This puts them in the right headspace for the show they’re preparing. Sometimes the ...

The acclaimed group is known for its amazing puppets of all kinds - from enormous puppets to masks, stilt puppets, multi-person marionettes and "cardboard trickery." Stories are told through a mix of ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention's fanciful summer stage show is back. The local group known for its puppets of all kinds and sizes will return to both the Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill and then the N.C.

Inside Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s studio in the heart of Saxapahaw, visitors and arts lovers are encouraged and invited to come by and get their hands dirty. Paperhand Puppet Intervention has ...