Hands casting shadow puppets on a lit screen, silhouette of a dragon taking shape

Next Live Storytelling Showcase

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March 15, 2026 · The Grand Trunk Theatre

What Kind of
Storyteller
Are You?

Puppet kits, shadow screens, felt boards, and voice-throwing gadgets — everything you need to turn a bare stage into a living world.

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The Transformation

Every bare stage is a
story waiting to happen.

Drag the slider. See what our kits do to an empty room.

Empty bare felt board on a library table, nothing pinned to it
Bare board. Silent room.
Colorful felt characters and scenes arranged on a felt board during a children's story session
A whole kingdom, built by hand.
🎨 Felt Boards

From blank felt to a world in 90 seconds.

Our Felt Story Starter packs include 120 hand-cut characters, landscapes, and props — sorted by theme so you can build any scene before the kids finish sitting down.

Felt Story Starter — Forest Edition

$38

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An unlit white screen standing empty in a dark room
An unlit screen. Silence.
Dramatic shadow puppet silhouettes projected on a lit screen, hands forming animal shapes
Dragons. Wolves. Whole myths.
🌑 Shadow Screens

One lamp. One screen. Infinite shadows.

The Portable Shadow Theatre folds flat, sets up in under 3 minutes, and runs on two AA batteries. Carry it in a tote bag. Perform anywhere.

Portable Shadow Theatre Kit

$64

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A plain wooden dowel lying on a workbench, unstrung
A wooden dowel. A handful of string.
A colorful marionette puppet dancing mid-performance, strings catching the stage light
A character with a soul.
🪆 Marionettes

A single finger puppet becomes a full cast.

Our Wandering Bard Kit includes a 7-piece articulated marionette, a collapsible stage bar, and a performance guide written by a 20-year street performer.

Wandering Bard Marionette Kit

$89

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5-Minute Quiz

Find Your
Performance Kit

Answer 5 questions. Get a curated kit with a custom name.

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Ready to find your kit?

5 illustrated questions. A curated bundle with a name built just for you — like “The Wandering Bard Kit” or “The Quiet Room Collection.”

The Full Collection

I Know What I Need —
Show Me Everything.

Floor-to-ceiling. Sorted by how you perform.

Shadow puppet silhouettes cast on a white screen by backlit hands

Shadow Kits

🏆Portable Shadow Theatre

Bestseller

Folds flat. Sets up in 3 minutes. Runs on 2 AA batteries.

$64
Colorful felt animals and trees arranged on a green felt board

Felt Boards

Felt Story Starter — Forest

$38
A colorful marionette puppet with strings attached to a wooden control bar

Marionettes

Wandering Bard Marionette

New
$89
A ventriloquist practice dummy with an open mouth, sitting on a wooden surface

Voice Gadgets

Voice Throwing Starter Kit

$29
A soft plush puppet with gentle facial expressions, suitable for sensory therapy

Therapy Kits

🌿Weighted Therapy Puppet

Sensory-safe
$52
Eight wooden story dice with illustrated icons showing characters and scenes

Props

Story Dice Set (8 dice)

$22
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From the Field

Stories about the
people who tell stories.

I run summer reading programs for 200 kids across three branches. The Shadow Theatre kit turns any conference room into a stage. Kids who won't sit still for a picture book will watch a shadow dragon for twenty minutes.
Kit: Summer Reading Bundle
Priya Nambiar, children's librarian with a warm smile

Priya Nambiar

Children's Librarian

Austin Public Library, TX

My nonverbal clients couldn't engage with traditional therapy tools. The Quiet Room Collection changed everything — the weighted puppet gives them something to hold, and the emotion cards give them a way to point instead of speak.
Kit: Quiet Room Collection
Marcus Feld, drama therapist with a thoughtful expression

Marcus Feld

Drama Therapist

Portland, OR

I busk in town squares from Lisbon to Ljubljana. The Wandering Bard Kit fits in my rolling case with room left for lunch. I've funded three months of travel on marionette shows alone.
Kit: Wandering Bard Kit
Sorcha Delaney, street performer with an adventurous look

Sorcha Delaney

Street Performer & Busker

Currently: Kraków, Poland

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4,200+

Kits shipped

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38

Countries reached

97%

Would recommend

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12 yrs

Making storytellers

Open the Trunk

Your stage is
waiting for you.

Every marionette in our shop was once just wire and wood. Every felt board was once blank. What you build from here is your story.