As part of its 2025 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut is pleased to present An Hour of Clown by BreakFAST Puppets on July 12 at 11 a.m. outdoors in Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs.
In this fun-filled production created and performed by UConn Puppet Arts alum Anthony Sellitto-Budney, join Hour the Clown, who carries their life on their back but keeps encountering hilarious problems and mishaps. Enjoy a variety of stunts, tricks, juggling, and puppetry in this funny, nonverbal, and interactive clown show. Recommended for all ages.
Founder and Co-Artistic Director of BreakFAST Puppets Anthony Sellitto-Budney (they/them) is a graduate of the UConn Puppet Arts BFA Program, and a prolific puppeteer currently touring across the United States to great acclaim. Their approach to art and life often overlaps artistically and scientifically, using concepts from both fields of study. Sellitto-Budney is constantly creating, performing, and devising new work for both children and adults.
Reservations are not required. Chairs will not be provided, and audience members are encouraged to bring their own blankets and seating. Seating space will be first come, first served. In case of rain, the shows will take place in the Ballard Institute Theater at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs.
The Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series is co-sponsored by the Mansfield Downtown Partnership and supported by a generous gift from Phillip Mairorana in memory of his wife Theresa Mairorana and donations by Ballard Institute supporters to UConn Gives.
For more information, or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860.486.8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.