Come spend your summer in rural Vermont, performing shows on a working farm with a 60-year-old political puppet theater!!

Location: Glover, Vermont, USA

Duration: 2 weeks, from May 24 – June 4. Apprentices are expected to be able to participate for the full two weeks.

Cost: $150 per week, for a total of $300.

Printers, artists, dreamers, painters, makers of all kinds are invited to make work with us!

Graphic images chiseled into masonite, printed and painted on cloth, and paper have been an integral part of Bread & Puppet Theater’s shows since the very beginning in the early sixties. Peter Schumann, Bread & Puppet’s founder, director and artist, created and continues to create, the contents, both pictures and texts of nearly all our publications and posters. Our emphasis is on utilitarian uses of art, for such vital activities as celebration, decoration, information, argumentation, rumination and puppetry!

We are committed to making Bread & Puppet a space of thriving and belonging for people of all ages, ethnicities, gender identities, nationalities and backgrounds. Not having printing or theater experience and/or not being familiar with the work of Bread and Puppet should not deter you from applying.

ALL applicants will be considered regardless of their ability to pay. We understand that our fees are too high for many people who might want to apply. Therefore, if you are selected for the apprenticeship program, we will work with your financial situation to enable you to attend this program. If you can afford to pay the full price, or have access to outside funding, your support helps us offer fee reductions for those who need it.

Please note that the focus of the apprenticeship program is specific to the work being made and not a particular syllabus: We are not a school and we do not conduct classes in printmaking, but provide a learning experience based on the work that the Bread and Puppet Press produces: relief printing woodcuts, letterpress, painting posters and banners.

The apprenticeship program is an intensive and often intense communal living and working experience. To be a B&P apprentice is to be “thrown into” the ongoing life and productions of the community and to learn by engaging with this often chaotic but also highly structured environment. Apprentices need to be self-motivated and adaptable. There will be opportunities to work on your personal projects outside of the working day. Please bring any of your own materials for this.

For More info on what to expect and how to apply follow the link Below!

Printshop Apprenticeship

Don’t miss a brand new exhibition, “ Bread & Puppet’s Art and Activism,” on October 24th, in the Winfisky Gallery at Salem State University in Salem, Mass. This exhibition features Bread & Puppet masks, puppets, prints, books and banners from across that 59 year history. Tableaux re-creating scenes from classic Bread & Puppet shows, iconic woodcut print banners, as well as less well-known paper-maché relief work and paintings, convey Schumann’s and Bread & Puppet’s deep commitment to the creative and political work which unites artists and communities in celebration and protest.

Opening Celebration October 24th

Curator Talk, 12:30-1:30 pm, MLK Room, Ellison Campus Center

Reception, 1:30-3:30 pm, Commuter Lounge

The exhibition will be on view through November 18th.

What :

B&P Peter Schumann Giant Painted Bedsheet Exhibition & Bread And Puppet Press and Cheap Art Sale Table

Where:

Enchanted Forest ,New Shelter, Hubbard Park ,Montpelier Vermont

When:

Thursday October 13th – Sunday Oct 16th

FREE EXHIBITION! ( 24/7 access -No tickets necessary!)

Contact:

Alexis Smith

[email protected]

Dear Friends,

Friday August 26th at 6:30pm

University of Majd outside the Bread & Puppet Dirt Floor Cathedral.

University of Majd tells the tale of Majd Ziadeh, a young Palestinian man, was detained at age 19 with all the other men in his building, tortured, sentenced to 30 years in an Israeli military prison in 2002. Thanks to the work of lawyers and activists, his sentence was commuted and he was released earlier this year. University highlights the conditions that allowed for Majd’s unjust imprisonment, and celebrates his release.

 The play draws its title from the fact that many Palestinians refer to time spent in Israeli prisons, with dark irony, as “University,” a grim rite of passage for a significant percentage of young Palestinians.

 University of Majd will play Friday evenings this August at 6:30 p.m. outside The Paper Maché Cathedral at Bread & Puppet Theater. 

You can purchase tickets in our Ticketing tab or put money in the hat! $10-$25 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Sunday August 28th at 3pm

Saturday September 3rd at 3pm

The Apocalypse Defiance Circus in the Bread & Puppet Circus Field.

Sideshows at 2pm Throughout the Parking Lot and in front of the Pine Forest

Circus at 3pm in the Circus Ring

Pageant at 4:10pm  in the Pageant Field. **This year’s Pageant is a collaboration with Steve Paxton**

Guest Performances on 8/28 at 5:30pm  by former Poet Laureate of Belfast, Maine Toussaint St. Negritude

You can purchase tickets in our Ticketing tab or put money in the hat! $10-$25 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

*COVID PROTOCOLS*

Masks are required in all indoor spaces (Museum and Dirt-Floor Cathedral).

Masks are also highly recommended when walking around through crowded paths and spaces.

We ask that all audience members be vaccinated or test Negative for Covid within 48 hrs of the performance. For Covid testing resources in Vermont click here.

All Covid Protocols are subject to change based on recommendations by the CDC and the State of Vermont. Thank you for your understanding!

There’s just 10 more days left to see the “Ecstatic Decrepitude” exhibit at Artyard in Frenchtown, New Jersey!!

This installation is a massive, once-in-a-lifetime collection of masks, puppets, books, paper maché relief work, and paintings that convey Peter Schumann’s deep commitment to the creative and political work which unites artists and communities in celebration and protest. Ecstatic Decrepitude occupies two floors of Artyard’s gallery space: the downstairs featuring historic never-before displayed woodcuts, brand new giant books, and paintings in black and white; the upstairs overflowing with giant paper maché sculpture, sweeping multi-chrome paintings, masks and objects. A variety of Banners & Booklets by Bread & Puppet Press are for sale on site!

the Exhibition Closes July 31st! Don’t miss it!

BREAD & PUPPET THEATER PRINT SHOP SEEKS VOLUNTEERS!
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Learn from Bread & Puppet’s Master Printers, have fun, meet
new people, and take part in an immersive introduction to
poster & banner production!

Bread & Puppet Theater is now seeking volunteers for our Spring/Summer
production season. Ideally we are seeking folks who can commute to us here
in Glover VT one day a week, to assist in the creation of Bread & Puppet’s
signature hand-painted posters and banners. The primary tasks involve
painting posters and banners, cutting, trimming and sewing fabric, and
preparing materials for letterpress and relief cut printing. To volunteer or with questions,
write [email protected] You must be vaccinated against Covid-19 and wear masks while sharing indoor space.

Stop by at the Bread & Puppet farm every Friday from 1-2pm for free fresh-baked sourdough bread and handmade puppets by the puppeteers.   The farm is located at 753 Heights Rd. Glover, Vermont.

Bread is pulled from Peter’s clay oven just before we open to ensure a steaming fresh loaf for every visitor (while supplies last.) This bread has the nick-name “Schumann Light” as it’s a combination of fresh ground rye berry flour with artisan white flour and Peter’s century old sourdough culture.  We have setup a drive-thru scenario where you can stay in your car and follow signage to pull into our parking loop.  After getting your bread and puppet feel free to find parking in our regular lot and peruse the Museum.

Please practice covid-safety with masks and social distance at all times on the premises.  We hope to see you soon!