Tuesday, October 14, 2025
6:30 PM
The Circus is Coming! Bread and Puppet Theater at the Rothko Chapel
Pay What You Can $15-25 | General admission chair seating on Plaza
Join us for a magical and moving evening as the legendary Bread and Puppet Theater brings its iconic, politically charged, and joyfully irreverent circus performance to the Rothko Chapel grounds. Hailing from Vermont and now in its 62nd year, Bread and Puppet is renowned for its giant papier-mâché puppets, raucous brass band music, and radical theater rooted in social justice, art, and community.
Each summer, the show is reimagined with new themes reflecting the current moment, blending satire, spectacle, and timeless folk wisdom. It’s an experience for all ages – playful, provocative, and deeply human.
After the performance, audiences are invited to share in Bread and Puppet’s tradition of serving homemade sourdough rye bread with aioli, offered in the spirit of communal nourishment and celebration.
The evening will also feature a pop-up of Bread and Puppet’s famed “Cheap Art” stand, with affordable books, posters, pamphlets, postcards, and banners from the Bread and Puppet Press – all handmade and deeply rooted in the belief that art is as essential as bread.