Puppet theater

Abstract

A portable theater for puppets that can be folded into a compact shape for transport. The theater has a stage and a floor that can both be expanded by side panels. The stage has at least one hole that a puppet can be placed in as the actor on the stage. Props and other characters can be attached to the stage and the floor.

1 . A puppet theater comprising:
 a sheet of material;   a first hinge in the sheet;   a second hinge in the sheet that is parallel to the first hinge;   at least one first hole between the first hinge and the nearest edge of the sheet that is parallel to the first hinge;   at least one second hole in the sheet between the first hinge and the second hinge;   so that at least one puppet can be placed through the second hole and the first hole;   so that when the first hinge is folded the section of the sheet of material with the second hole forms a stage back and the section with the first hole forms a stage front and the section without a hole forms a stage floor.   
   
   
       2 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where the stage floor folds forward. 
   
   
       3 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where the first hinge folds the opposite direction from the second hinge. 
   
   
       4 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where a portion of the sheet of material that comprises the stage floor has at least one area that is connected to the stage floor by at least one third fold that is perpendicular to the first hinge and the second hinge and that can be unfolded from the stage floor to create a stage floor with a larger area. 
   
   
       5 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where a portion of the sheet of material that makes a stage front has at least one area that is connected to the stage front by at least one fourth fold that is perpendicular to the first and second hinge and that can be unfolded from the stage front to create a stage front with a larger area. 
   
   
       6 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where there are two first holes and two second holes. 
   
   
       7 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where objects are attached to the stage front. 
   
   
       8 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where objects are attached to the floor. 
   
   
       9 . The puppet theater of  claim 7  where the objects represent characters. 
   
   
       10 . The puppet theater of  claim 7  where the objects represent props. 
   
   
       11 . The puppet theater of  claim 8  where the objects represent characters. 
   
   
       12 . The puppet theater of  claim 8  where the objects represent props. 
   
   
       13 . The puppet theater of  claim 1  where the stage front has a booklet attached. 
   
   
       19 . A puppet theater comprising:
 a sheet of material;   a first hinge in the sheet;   a second hinge in the sheet that is parallel to the first hinge and the first hinge folds the opposite direction from the second hinge;   at least one first hole between the first hinge and the nearest edge of the sheet that is parallel to the first hinge;   at least one second hole in the sheet between the first hinge and the second hinge;   so that at least one puppet can be placed through the second hole and the first hole;   so that when the first hinge is folded the section of the sheet of material with the second hole forms a stage back and the section with the first hole forms a stage front and the section without a hole forms a stage floor and the stage floor folds forward;   a portion of the sheet of material that comprises the stage floor has at least one area that is connected to the stage floor by at least one third fold that is perpendicular to the first hinge and the second hinge and that can be unfolded from the stage floor to create a stage floor with a larger area;   a portion of the sheet of material that makes a stage front has at least one area that is connected to the stage front by at least one fourth fold that is perpendicular to the first and second hinge and that can be unfolded from the stage front to create a stage front with a larger area.   
   
   
       20 . A puppet theater comprising:
 a sheet of material in a “T” shape with a plurality of central sections and two portions to the side of the central sections that are arms of the “T”;   a first hinge in the sheet;   a second hinge in the sheet that is parallel to the first hinge and the first hinge folds the opposite direction from the second hinge;   at least one first hole between the first hinge and the nearest edge of the sheet that is parallel to the first hinge;   at least one second hole in the sheet between the first hinge and the second hinge;   a section of the sheet of material that does not have a hole in it;   a portion of the sheet of material that comprises part of the arms of the “T” shape has at least one area that is connected to the section of the sheet of material without the first hole or the second hole by at least one third fold that is perpendicular to the first hinge and the second hinge and that can be unfolded to create a larger area;   a portion of the sheet of material that comprises part of the arms of the “T” shape can from a stage front has at least one area that is connected to the section of the sheet of material with the second hole by at least one fourth fold that is perpendicular to the first and second hinge and that can be unfolded to a larger area;   so that at least one puppet can be placed through the second hole and the first hole;   so that when the first hinge is folded the section of the sheet of material with the second hole forms a stage back and the section with the first hole forms a stage front and the section without a hole forms a stage floor and the stage floor folds forward.