Traumatic Theatre

Traumatic Theatre is an American physiological horror and black comedy animated television series, being created by PinkPlush100. It is produced by Made In PinkPlush100.

Synopsis[]

Penelope Goodwin is a 16 year old high schooler who loves theatres…and puppets! Ever since she was little, she always wanted to star in a puppet show and become known all over the world. Something that she always dreamed of. Her favorite show was “Mr. Patterson and the Puppet Pals”, a show she watched since she was little.

One day, while walking home from school, a car suddenly hits her and she dies. As she lays on the ground dying, she suddenly becomes reincarnated into the body of a puppet…that being “Penny Puppet”!

As she freaks out over what she’s doing inside of a puppet’s body, she suddenly notices other puppets, each with a similar trauma. Such as “Mary Marionette” (Real life counterpart: Marlene Yvette, age 17), “Momoka, the Cute Living Doll” (Real life counterpart: Momoka Hazakura, age 16) and many more.

With her new friends now by her side, they realize that the seemingly nice Mr. Patterson is actually hiding some dark, cruel secrets. Will they be able to free their souls and come back to their real life bodies? Or will they be trapped in Mr. Patterson’s hands forever?

Spin-Offs[]

Penny Puppet’s Playhouse
The Pessimistic Life of Mary Marionette
Pastel Maid
Pastel Butler (Spin-off to Pastel Maid)
Mandy the Monkey’s Banana Bonanza
Circus Hijinks
The Great Squishy
The Sunglass Mafia
Lady Pink, Phantom Thief Extraordinaire

Characters[]

Main characters[]

Penny Puppet (Penny Goodwin) - The main protagonist. Penny’s a 16-year-old optimistic, easygoing, patient, caring and self-aware girl who loves going to puppet theaters and is the leader of The Puppet Pals, starring in her very own show “Penny Puppet’s Playhouse” (Which is a parody of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). She has a pet cat named “Neptune”, the lover of Nelson Nendoroid, and shares the consciousness of her real life self “Penelope Goodwin” from Washington, D.C., USA.
Mary Marionette (Marlene Yvette) - The deuteragonist. Mary’s a 17-year-old pessimistic, cynical, sarcastic, sometimes sane, apathetic and sometimes short-tempered girl who likes to wear goth clothing. She stars in her very own show “The Pessimistic Life of Mary Marionette”. It’s rumored that she secretly has a soft side, but she refuses to show it. She tends to be a bit of a perfectionist and whenever she gets angry or stressed out, she smokes and drinks alcohol as a coping mechanism. She shares the consciousness of her real life self “Marlene Yvette” from Paris, France.
Momoka, the Cute Living Doll (Momoka Hazakura) - The tritagonist. Momoka’s a 16-year-old cute, sunny, trustworthy, bright and encouraging girl who likes to wear cute, pastel clothing and is the leader and stars in her very own show “Pastel Maid”. She’s soft-spoken and has a crush on “Botan” (Who stars in his own show “Pastel Butler”, a spin-off of “Pastel Maid”). She shares the consciousness of her real life self “Momoka Hazakura” from Tokyo, Japan.

Supporting Characters[]

Nelson Nendoroid (Nelson Brown) - Penny’s nendoroid boyfriend who acts as the peacemaker of the group whenever things go wrong. He’s also aware that Mr. Patterson is using him and the rest of the puppets for evil business and tries his best to help his friends and his girlfriend Penny escape the theatre, even if it means sacrificing himself for it. He shares the consciousness of his real life self “Nelson Brown” from London, United Kingdom.
Addison “Addie” Automaton (Addison “Addie” Stevens) - Mary’s annoying, yet friendly best friend who sees the optimism in almost every situation, even at the worst of times. She’s also Mary’s opposite as she loves to dress in cute lolita clothing, while also trying to help Mary look at the bright side of life, even if it means being a bother towards her. She shares the consciousness of her real life self “Addison “Addie” Stevens” from Dublin, Ireland.
Botan (Botan Hanabishi) - Momoka’s handsome, friendly and calm man who serves as her boyfriend who’s also the leader of the Pastel Butlers, who also stars in his very own show of the same name. He acts as an calming influence towards the others, not wanting his friends to panic from traumatic situations, especially coming from Mr. Patterson. He shares the consciousness of his real life self “Botan Hanabishi” from Kyoto, Japan.
Neptune the Cat - Penny’s pet cat named after the Roman god and planet of the same name who helps her and her friends around whenever they’re stuck with a situation or if they need any assistance. Unusually for a cat, she has a high level of intelligence.
Mandy the Monkey (Mandy Barbieri) - A monkey puppet who has a crazy obsession with bananas who also runs their own show called “Mandy the Monkey’s Banana Bonanza”. They’re also the only non-binary puppet in the show and seems to be completely unaware of the theatre’s dark secrets until they discovers the truth. They share the consciousness of their real life self “Mandy Barbieri” from Rome, Italy.
The Jewel Pirates - A group of colorful pirates named after jewels, hence their name. There’s only 7 members, each corresponding to the color of the rainbow, which are:
- The Ruby Pirate - A short-tempered and prone to anger, yet girly girl who is the leader of the Jewel Pirates as she likes very girly stuff like skirts and dolls, but can let her anger get the better of her, often to be soothed and calmed down by The Sapphire Pirate.
- The Sapphire Pirate - A easygoing and placid, yet tomboy girl who acts as the co-leader of The Jewel Pirates as she’s more focused on swashbuckling and other boyish activities. She sometimes acts as The Ruby Pirate’s fire extinguisher due to her being anger at some times. It’s been rumored that she has a crush on her due to their contrast personalities.
- The Amethyst Pirate - A flamboyant member of the Jewel Pirates who resembles the color purple as he quite likes finding gold and booty, while sometimes acting a bit egotistical, claiming to be the best “Gold Hunter” of the pirates, much to their annoyance. Despite this, he shows some generosity towards his members and will not afraid to attack if people mess with him or his friends.
- The Citrine Pirate - A modest, humble, yet shy member of the Jewel Pirates who resembles the color yellow as he much rather prefers to stay inside the ship doing all the work rather than engage in dangerous adventures. He eventually gains the courage to explore thanks to the motivational advice by his pirate friends and The Puppet Gang.
- The Pearl Pirate - An emotionless and careless yet feisty pirate girl who is the white member of the Jewel Pirates, as she is usually emotionless and doesn't usually react, but it is not without her ferocious moves as she is trusted as the most feisty member, especially by The Ruby Pirate.
- The Spinel Pirate - A emotional and attentive yet listless pirate boy who is the pink member of the Jewel Pirates, as he is the most emotional of the 7 and reacts in a dramatic way, which causes him to attack with his sword impulsively whenever he gets a panic attack. The Amethyst Pirate is the only person who’s able to calm him down.
- The Topaz Pirate - A lazy and fat pirate who’s the youngest of the pirates who works for the Jewel Pirates as he usually just wants to relax. However, when problems arise, he won’t be afraid to get out of his seat and save his friends before going back to relaxing as usual.
The Lady in Pink - A flirty phantom thief who stars in her own show called “Lady Pink, Phantom Thief Extraordinaire” as she steals random pieces of jewelry back to where they belong while avoiding capture by the bad cops while using stealth and clever gadgets made by her friend.
Professor Rayton Decard - A goofy and silly scientist who tries to create great inventions that usually backfire in comedic ways. He views the Puppet Gang as assistants and guides them around various scientific researches he has made throughout the years.

Antagonists[]

Mr. Patterson - A seemingly innocent and nice puppet master who runs the show “Mr. Patterson and the Puppet Pals”, until he reveals his true colors by showing an extremely unhinged and deranged side, showing addictions of turning living victims into puppets and toys so he can use for his theatre, showing off his unhealthy addiction for human taxidermy.
Boingo - A depressed and somewhat psychotic clown who is trapped in the puppet world as well as she wants to find a way to break free all for herself before The Puppet Gang do. She runs her own show called “Circus Hijinks”.
The Great Squishy - A seemingly cute and adorable cat who’s actually a power hungry and evilly prideful who gained intellect as he forms a cult worshiping him as he wants to create a world in his cute visage in the most evilest way possible. He runs his own show called “The Great Squishy”.
The Sunglass Mafia - A mafia of enhanced mobsters who all wear sunglasses as they want to become the most dangerous mobsters around, hence their name. Currently, there’s only 6 members which include:
Vinny O'Binny - The egotistical and money-loving leader of the Sunglass Mafia who enjoys money and sends his mafioso to get some money for him.
Connie O'Brien - A selfish and jewel-loving vice leader of the Sunglass Mafia who loves jewelry and would do anything to get it, even if it means working with her beloved leader Vinny for attention.
Rockstone the Pirate - An evil pirate who’s an arch-nemesis to The Jewel Pirates.
Razor Whip - A playful Southern assassin and mercenary who wields a high-tech whip as she quite loves using it as a weapon. She lives in a Wild Western world with a mix of cyberpunk elements, where she’s wanted for murder as the Puppet Gang tries to capture her.

Episodes[]

See List of Traumatic Theatre episodes.

Gallery[]

Traumatic Theatre Promotional Artwork — Promotional Artwork

Traumatic Theatre - Main Cast — The main cast from left to right: Mary Marionette, Momoka and Penny Puppet

Traumatic Theatre - Main Cast (Real Life) — The main cast in their real life selves

Trivia[]

The series is inspired by The Amazing Digital Circus, but with a bit of horror added to it.