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Specializing in the art of puppetry, Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre produces original, contemporary adaptations of classic children’s literature in the style of the great American musical. Their productions have been seen by millions of children in the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Bits 'N Pieces home studios are located on the east side of Tampa, Florida. The company was founded in 1972 at a small studio in Tampa, Florida by Jerry Bickel, who continues today as Executive Director. Holli Rubin, Artistic Director, and Jerry experimented first with traditional puppets and the initial production featured several puppetry genres. Soon after, they perfected their original body puppets that grew to be the company’s trademark nine-foot-tall giants. Located at PuppetWorld, 10 minutes from downtown Tampa, Florida, Bits ‘N Pieces Theatre now includes multiple studios, business office and the PuppetWorld performance space.

The giant bird puppet from Thimbelina. Our talented troupe of actors and larger-than-life puppets have enjoyed accolades across the United States, Asia and Europe. In 1988 Bits ‘N Pieces initiated an international exchange program taking their performances to Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and Trinidad. During those years they also sponsored visits to the USA by artists from those countries as well as the Soviet Union and China.

Bits ‘N Pieces Theatre returned most recently participated in the International Festival of Puppet Art in Prague (Czech Republic) and toured Japan at the invitation of NyuDouGuMo Theatre. Two 4,000-square-foot exhibitions at the Evansville, Indiana Museum of Arts and Science and at the Munich, Germany Kinder Museum paid tribute to the artistic beauty and craftsmanship of Bits ‘N Pieces Theatre’s giant puppets. Visit our calendar page for our current national tour schedule. 

The programs and services of Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre are sponsored in part by presenters in 25 states, the Arts Council of Hillsborough County, the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners, the Renaissance Center, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs/Department of State, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

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