The Squid and The Octopus

The Squid and The Octopus

Jim Julien

Drexel Hill, PA


Cephalopod shadow puppet show with knives!

The Squid and The Octopus is a very intimate cephalopod adventure, a shadow puppet show (with knives!) This show uses a variety of puppetry styles and multimedia to weave a tale of multi-tentacled danger, contemporary restaurant culture and undersea lifestyles.


Category: Puppetry

Tags: Storytelling, Puppet theatre, Audience participation

Rating: PG-13

Venue: The Basement at First Lutheran Church, 1208 Race St
Accessibility note: This venue is a flight of stairs down from street level. There is no elevator access to this level.

Please note there is no late seating for this production.


Artist Bio

Jim Julien is a puppeteer, playwright and performance artist who has participated in many Fringe festivals over the years. His work has focused primarily on shadow puppets, but he has utilized a multiple of puppet genres. He has also used vanilla pudding and fake dog urine to make his work even more special.

Past Fringe Credits

2022 Philly Fringe Festival, The Squid and The Octopus
2023 Richmond Fringe Festival, The Squid and The Octopus
2023 Philly Fringe Festival, My Wicked, Wicked Garden of Desire