Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam

10/14/2026

Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam returns to the Newburgh Fringe Festival this Saturday, October 17th, 8pm at Ritz Stagehouse, 100 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY. Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is short-form puppetry performances for adults-only audiences. Always irreverent and fun.

This program is made possible by a grant from the Puppet Slam Network. Produced by Dov Manley and Safe Harbors of the Hudson.

Get your tickets now at the link in bio or comments.

10/12/2026

Meet Stoph Scheer, an amazing talent whose credits include The Muppets, The Jim Henson Company, Banksy, Doppelskope, The Creatures of YES and puppeteering on national tours with The Avett Brothers and Coldplay. She is the first trans woman to ever puppeteer on Broadway and one of the first trans women to ever puppeteer on American television.

Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is excited to have Stoph emcee and perform in our Newburgh Fringe lineup, Saturday, October 17th, 8pm at Ritz Stagehouse, 100 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY. Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is an adults-only event.

Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is made possible by a grant from the Puppet Slam Network. Get your tickets now at the link in bio or comments.

Produced by Dov Manley and Safe Harbors of the Hudson.

10/08/2026

Meet Esme Roszell, a puppeteer and teaching artist from Brooklyn, NY. Esme touts a varied puppetry background including a BFA in Puppet Arts from UConn and performances with several NYC puppet productions. Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is excited to have Esme grace our stage in our Newburgh Fringe lineup, Saturday, October 17th, 8pm at Ritz Stagehouse, 100 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY. Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is an adults-only event.

Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is made possible by a grant from the Puppet Slam Network. Get your tickets now at the link in bio or comments.

Produced by Dov Manley and Safe Harbors of the Hudson.

10/06/2026

Meet Infinite Arms, a local puppet performance team from New Paltz, NY who has graced our local audiences with their joyful and poignant tales. With nothing more than cardboard, a glue gun and a splash of paint, they transform simple materials into something fun, fantastical and full of life. Infinite Arms returns in our Newburgh Fringe lineup, Saturday, October 17th, 8pm at Ritz Stagehouse, 100 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY. Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is an adults-only event.

Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is made possible by a grant from the Puppet Slam Network. Get your tickets at the link in bio or comments.

Produced by Dov Manley and Safe Harbors of the Hudson.

10/04/2026

Meet Jacob Graham, the NYC auteur behind the delightfully strange and endlessly imaginative Creatures of YES series. Jacob served as the emcee for the inaugural Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam, bringing his unmistakable energy and offbeat charm to the stage. Jacob returns as a performer in our Newburgh Fringe lineup, Saturday, October 17th, 8pm at Ritz Stagehouse, 100 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY.

Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is made possible by a grant from the Puppet Slam Network. Get your tickets at the link in comments.

Produced by Dov Manley and Safe Harbors of the Hudson.

10/01/2026

The puppeteers are coming! In just over 2 weeks, we are back with another Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam!

Join us October 17th at 8 PM during Newburgh Fringe for an all-new program of short-form puppetry performances for adults.

Always irreverent and fun. Get your tickets now at the link in the comments.

09/13/2026

Another quirky, q***r, and splendid evening of puppet alchemy is coming your way!

Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam returns to Newburgh Fringe on Saturday, October 17 at 8 PM! Returning slam alums and new purveyors of adult puppet shorts come together for an entirely new lineup of delightfully strange, irreverent, and unexpected acts.

Get your tickets at the link in the comments. The Fringe lineup includes plenty of other great content, but be sure to scroll down the online box office to find Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam.

Always a fun time. Always a little uncanny.

04/28/2026

Uncanny Valley @ Newburgh Fringe - See you in October!

📣 WE'RE COMING BACK!

We're over the moon to announce Newburgh Fringe Festival will return this year: October 16-18 ✨✨

So excited to be bringing this fabulous community together again with our Fringe team: Ken Martinez, Hit House Creative, Shane Bly Killoran, John Hartzell, Patricia A. Cornwell, Gloria Bonelli, Diamond Grade Media, and Buffey Favata.

Stay tuned and follow Newburgh Fringe Festival for updates 💫