Performance

Presentation: Puppet Show with Carefree Puppetry

Thursday, 4/30/2026
6:00 - 7:00
Richmond Meeting Room
Richmond/Senator Milton Marks

351 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
United States

415-355-5600

Watch a whimsical puppet demonstration, performed by theatre artist Vinh G. Nguyen of Carefree Puppetry. Watch as a colorful menageries of animals made from recycled materials come to life with playful movement and inspiring music. Meet the puppets up close for a post-show interactive experience. 

Vinh G. Nguyen is a theatre maker and puppet artist based in New York City. He was featured in the San Francisco Opera’s “The Monkey King: The Art of Puppetry” Community Day at the Asian Art Museum. Nguyen took part in the Green Feather Foundation’s “Fish Migration Puppet Parade” at the Lincoln Center. His pop-up puppet performances have been seen at puppet slams, open mics, and schools. Nguyen is the playwright of Tales of Ancient Vietnam, a play with folktales, music and puppetry.

Connect: Carefree Puppetry – Instagram

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