The First-ever Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Comes to Life
by Gwendolyn Purdom The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival takes puppets beyond their ‘creepy’ stereotypes When people think of puppets, the crass, stringed characters from “Team America: World Police” may […]
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
by Tony Adler Little-known fact: Modern American puppetry was born in Chicago, along with the very word “puppeteer.” According to several sources (including a learned 2010 piece for Huffington Post […]
Chicago International Puppet Theater Fest: The G-rated events
by Web Behrens Chicago International Puppet Theater Fest has something for all ages, but not every show is rated G. Blair Thomas has ambitious plans for the inaugural Chicago International […]
A puppet mocks being human
by Neil Steinberg Were I to live my life again, I’d be a puppeteer. My puppet theater would be called Punch & Judy’s. It would be semi-legendary in Wicker Park, […]
The homemade beauty of “Mariposa Nocturna” marks start of Puppet Theater Festival
by Hedy Weiss The inaugural edition of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival began Wednesday evening with “Mariposa Nocturne: A Puppet Triptych,” a beguiling work by Chicago’s Stephanie Diaz and […]
Modern puppets take spotlight at Chicago global festival
By Mark Guarino (Reuters) – Puppets aren’t just about Muppets, kids and circuses. Indeed, an international puppetry festival in Chicago aims to redefine the art form and promises theatergoers an […]
Puppets get new life in Chicago thanks to international festival
By WGN News We remember what puppets meant during our childhood, but Wednesday in Chicago, puppetry took on a whole new life. It took master puppeteer Blair Thomas two years to […]
Say hello to Chicago’s newest cultural festival
by Glossed and Found Say hello to Chicago’s newest cultural festival—Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. The 10-day fest will showcase a captivating and eclectic lineup of puppet styles from around […]
Puppets invade Chicago for 10-day festival
by Elizabeth Diffin Don’t be alarmed. But Chicago is having an invasion this month. An invasion … of puppets. The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is a brand-new event celebrating the […]
Almost human: The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival ready for its close-up
by Hedy Weiss Blair Thomas, one of the earliest forces in Chicago’s impressive community of contemporary puppetry masters, recalls where his fascination with the art form began. “I grew up […]
Weekly Puppetry News Round-Up: Chicago Edition
“The Selfish Giant” is part of a great line-up of shows at the Chicago International Festival of Puppet Theatre, which begins this week in Chicago, Illinois (photo: Joe Mazza). […]
Glen Ellyn company among shows for debut puppet fest
by Scott C. Morgan Strings attached, or a hands-on, tabletop approach? That’s a provocative question when it comes to how best to manipulate a mermaid marionette named Miss Sandy Bottoms. […]
