The 2024 Driveway Tour

Summer Family Fun for All Ages!

Our award-winning Driveway Tour brings high-quality, original outdoor puppet shows with live music to communities all across the metro!

We are excited to present two shows this season: MOLLY & THE MAGIC BOOT and THE AMAZING COWBOAT. Both shows are fun for kids and adults!

Apply now to host a Driveway Tour show in your neighborhood this summer!

Audition for The Driveway Tour!

Do you like puppets and want to learn more about performing? Come and audition for a creative part-time summer job performing with our DRIVEWAY TOUR!

Summer 2024 Driveway Tour Shows

  • MOLLY & THE MAGIC BOOT

    Touring June 6 - July 14

    Molly is excited to spend a whole week at Grandma’s farm, but events on the journey there leave her without her gadgets. With the help of a Magic Boot and a cast of new farm friends, Molly's time with Grandma becomes a summer to remember.

  • THE AMAZING COWBOAT

    Touring July 18 - August 25

    It's time for Binh to take a bath! Binh's imagination comes alive as he pretends he is the captain of a boat that is part cow, part boat, and totally amazing! Together Binh and his Cow Boat set sail on a high seas adventure to search for the lost crown of Lac Long Quân, the Dragon Lord of Vietnam, making friends as they go, all before sailing home to his bathtub before bed time!

Questions? Reach out to drivewaytour@openeyetheatre.org.

Watch this news clip featuring the Driveway Tour on Fox 9 News!

Driveway Tour Host Feedback

  • “The audience interaction was fantastic. The kids loved yelling back to the puppets and laughing and singing! The energy of the performers was also appreciated by audience members.”

  • “The kids loved meeting the puppets after the show ! We had a great mix of people - neighbors, family, neighbors we didn't know, young adults from a group home on our block, kids, adults, Spanish-speaking, etc... And I have to say how absolutely special it was to have an accordion player on my driveway!”

  • “The cast and crew were great - really talented group of people who enjoyed each other's company.”

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Supported by

  • The Jim Henson Foundation

    This production was funded by The Jim Henson Foundation through a Family Grant.

  • Minnesota State Arts Board

    This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the State’s general fund and its arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.