For those who don’t immediately turn away from the title, “The Sex Lives of Puppets” offers a fun, frank, and fascinating exploration of humanity. Worries, fears, hang-ups, and desires are translated through highly skilled puppetry, as interview scenes cast puppet couples talking about their sex lives. Written by Mark Down of Blind Summit, a cohort of exceptional makers and puppeteers expanding the definition of a puppet, this collaboration with the UK’s National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles pulls from real-life conversations to get puppets talking dirty. Everything from sexting and dating apps to porn and sexual wellbeing is on the literal table. Goes until Feb 21.
Wed, Feb 18, 8pm, $16-$86
The Studio, Stanford

