Time: Doors at 7:30, show at 8:00
Tickets: PWYC – suggested $15-$25
Run Time: Approximately 100 minutes with a 15-minute intermission
Rated: M for Monsters (and mature audiences 18+)
Gather your garlic, grab your silver bullets, and hold onto your emotional baggage — because FCPS Vol 27: MONSTER OF THE WEEK is clawing its way to the stage for TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
Prepare yourself for 10 creature-feature puppet acts crafted by ghoulishly gifted puppeteers from around the Northwest. It’s a celebration of the strange and the silly, inspired by the campy, creepy, and oddly charming world of one-off monsters. Expect laughs, a few light scares, and maybe even a tender moment with a tentacled creature who just wants to be understood.
From cryptid crushes to ghostly regrets — we’ve got it all.
Inspired by the iconic “monster of the week” trope, each act dives into the world of short-lived monsters — some scary, some sweet, some deeply confused. Think: cryptids with commitment issues, zombies finding a new lease on life, paranormal investigators who’ve seen too much, and a vampire just trying to get through a port of entry. Monster of the Week brings together ten PNW puppeteers to create cosmic horror on a cable access budget because some mysteries can’t be solved, only lip-synced.
They’re creepy, they’re kooky, they’re emotionally complex.
Hosted by Tootsie Spangles, Monster of the Week celebrates the twisted talent of 10 Pacific Northwest puppeteers, with a terrifying variety of puppets, including hand and rod puppets, shadow puppetry, masks, toy theatre, and cardboard puppets.
1. Shadow Circus Creature Theatre
2. Shadow Girls Cult
3. Frechettist Marionettist
4. Gelatin Factory
5. Zoo Pack Puppets
6. Annie Positions
7. Keziah & Juniper
8. Treasure Trove
9. Alice’s Malices
10. Seatown Proletarian Puppet Uprising
Come for the monsters. Stay for the feelings.
Produced by Zane Exactly & Cass Bray, Fussy Cloud has been bringing puppetry to Seattle’s puppet-curious adults since 2011. Showcasing a mix of hilarious, heartfelt, and haunting performances, Fussy Cloud supports puppeteers of all levels in the PNW through its ongoing performance series.
