This event is in the past.It took place on January 25, 2026 at The Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts.
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PlayPeel back forty layers of history in this puppetry performance where each wallpaper strip reveals an immigrant family's story. Masks, live action, and shadow puppets bring a Lower East Side tenement to life, followed by a hands-on workshop.
Family-friendly
Puppet theater
Immigrant stories
Historical performance
Tips
🎭shadow puppet workshop after the show
🏗️Irish immigrant builds the Brooklyn Bridge
❄️Italian brothers survive the 1888 blizzard
Layer the Walls Part I
PlayPlayPeel back forty layers of history in this puppetry performance where each wallpaper strip reveals an immigrant family's story. Masks, live action, and shadow puppets bring a Lower East Side tenement to life, followed by a hands-on workshop.
Family-friendly
Puppet theater
Immigrant stories
Historical performance
Tips
🎭shadow puppet workshop after the show
🏗️Irish immigrant builds the Brooklyn Bridge
❄️Italian brothers survive the 1888 blizzard
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