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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Overnight flooding submerged Saxapahaw’s downtown and historic bridge area. Residents evacuated or endured rising waters; no casualties were reported. Volunteers rescued water-damaged puppets; damage ...

The Paperhand Puppet Project debuted its show, The Gift, just over a month after its studio in Saxapahaw flooded during Tropical Storm Chantal. Executive Director Donovan Zimmerman said the theatre is ...

'A good practice in life is to let go," execuitive director of the Paperhand Puppet Project said. It comes as the theater debuted its show, The Gift, just over a month after its studio in Saxapahaw ...

On Friday evening, a large sign propped on the sidewalk of South Boundary Street pointed beyond the tree line, down a small hill and toward a clearing. Laughter broke through the chirps of the ...

For more than two decades, the artists Donovan Zimmerman and Jan Burger have used fantastical puppetry to captivate audiences and promote environmentalism across North Carolina. Why it matters: The ...