UMass Fine Arts Center
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Mar 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
UMass Bromery Center for the Arts, Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall
For a decade, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been enchanting audiences worldwide, bringing Eric Carle’s beloved classics to life. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller and based on the works of renowned illustrator and author Eric Carle, who made a home in Northampton for more than thirty years, this acclaimed production features a menagerie of over 75 magical puppets, including the star of the show – The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Along with The Very Hungry Caterpillar, audiences will enjoy three other stories: search the night with The Very Lonely Firefly, travel the world with 10 Little Rubber Ducks, and explore and share with Brown Bear, Brown Bear. These cherished tales brought to life by a captivating cast of storytellers, enchanting original music, and breathtaking puppetry, educate and celebrate the power of creativity. This performance delights generations of Eric Carle readers — children, parents, and grandparents — who get to create lasting memories together experiencing what is often a child’s first theatrical experience. It’s truly one VERY magical hour.
Join us in our big glass lobby before the performance to visit the Pop-Up Bookshop from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art!
Presented by the UMass Fine Arts Center with sponsor support from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, El Sol Latino and Florence Bank.
Tickets and More Info.
Tickets for school and homeschool groups are still available to the Fine Arts Center’s Global Arts Performances for Schools showing of this performance on Monday, March 17 at 10am! (Concessions and the bookshop will not be available at the Monday performance.) Please visit this link to register your education group: tinyurl.com/GlobalArtsRegistrationForm
