If First Order presence on a planet makes no sense with also having a puppet show… then just say that the one patrol trooper in that densely populated village had a lot of ground to cover.
I’m sure you could write a wookieepedia article about the guy who runs this puppet show. I bet he has a rich backstory and history of trying to teach kids the real truth about the universe as the evil dictatorship breathes down his neck, unaware of his secret antics. Whatever, lol.