Relentless! Bread and Puppet’s Political Theater, 1963-2022 on display June 23 to July 23, 2022 at the Arts Council for Wyoming County.

The New York State Puppet Festival presents an exhibition of puppets and other works from Peter Schumann’s Bread & Puppet Theater. The exhibit focuses on Bread & Puppet’s response to political issues and participation in social movements during its 59-year history. This anti-war, anti-nuclear, anti-capitalist, pro-humanity, pro-sky, Possibilitarian theater company has left an indelible stamp on the world of theater and the American cultural landscape since its founding in 1963 on New York City’s Lower East Side. Relentless! includes masks, puppets, giant puppets, cantastorias (picture performances), banners, flags, and other objects from such productions as The Whitewashing of the Dirty Sheets of Attica (1971), Budhoo’s Letter of Resignation from the IMF (1995) and The Persians (2022).

The exhibit runs June 23 to July 23 at the Arts Council for Wyoming County. Opening reception includes a short performance by Bread and Puppet Theater, and a talk back with the members of the company followed by B&P’s traditional post-show sharing of bread with the audience.

Tickets not required to attend this event. It is free and open to the public.