Freak Nature Presents: Freak Nature

Event details Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Bing Theatre (BIT) - 3500 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Type: Arts, Dance/Theater, Student Life Campus: University Park Campus Department: Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative Audience: Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff About this event ADMISSION: Admission is free and open to everyone. Reservations required. RSVP beginning Tuesday, September 1, at 10 a.m. DESCRIPTION: “Puppetry is booming in L.A. Meet the new generation of performers making it cool again.”—Los Angeles Times “The bad kids of the alt-puppet scene…”—Hollywood Entertainment Los Angeles–based artist collective Freak Nature Puppets presents an imaginative performance that combines giant puppets, live theater, music, comedy, and visual storytelling. More about Freak Nature: Pack your carry-on and board your flight to Freak Nature Park, a most unique and unnatural wonder. You and your fellow tourists will encounter gentle giants, lovelorn copilots, a lonely lavatory, cursed Crankmen, and creatures of all kinds. Just don’t get too close—if you die in Freak Nature Park, you die in real life. Please exit through the gift shop. What to Expect: Described by Currant Jam Magazine as a collective where “event planning meets arts & crafts, sculpture, sketch comedy, clowning, music, and experimental performance art,” Freak Nature’s work offers a fun entry point into the joyful, creative world of contemporary puppetry and performance. This Is One Part of a Series! This performance is a part of Freak Nature at USC, a two-part series featuring the dreamlike and fantastical work of L.A.–based artist collective Freak Nature Puppets. Related Event: Freak March: A DIY Community Parade with Freak Nature Puppets Wednesday, September 16, from 12 to 5:30 p.m. Founders Park Info and RSVP Bio: Freak Nature Puppets is a Los Angeles–based artist collective creating dreamlike worlds through giant puppetry, physical theater, music, and participatory performance. Inspired by the radical puppetry of Bread and Puppet Theater, the visual imagination of Mummenschanz, and the joyful absurdity of Pee-wee Herman, Freak Nature crafts immersive experiences that invite audiences into playful acts of creativity and wonder. Their collaborators have included Dead & Company, Childish Gambino, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, and Poncili Creación, and they developed the collective as the inaugural artists-in-residence at Los Angeles’ Elysian Theater. Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Co-sponsored by Freak Nature Puppets and The Elysian Theater. Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/freak-nature-presents-freak-nature