Chicago Puppet Fest presents:
An eager-to-please Deborah tries – and fails – to meet the high standards of an exceptionally strict playmate. Barbara, ever fixated on her personal development, attends a self help seminar to become her best self. And when June falls in love in a hopeless meet cute, audiences watch her dream life unfold in mere moments, a manifestation of a hope June never knew she had. A work-in-development told in three vignettes with these three women at it’s heart. Created and performed by clown, nerd cheerleader, and Chicago favorite Vanessa Valliere with support from longtime collaborator Lindsey Noel Whiting. It’s a must-see celebration of the gross and beautiful, the sweet and creepy, the euphemistic and earnest and, most importantly, the weirdos.
Dates/Times:
Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 pm
Friday, January 24 at 5:30 pm + 8 pm
Saturday, January 25 at 6 pm
Location: Fine Arts Building, Little Studio, 7th Floor, 410 S. Michigan Ave.
Cost: $20/$15 students & seniors
Ages: 12 and up
Running Time: 60 mins
ADA Accessible? Yes
The Fine Arts Building has been a haven for Chicago artists since 1898. The ten-story building was formerly known as the Studebaker Building and is now home to the Studebaker Theater as well as the headquarters for The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and home of the Festival’s Chicago Puppet Studio, Chicago Puppet Lab, and workshop activities. At the Fine Arts Building there is a home for art in all forms: Including painters, musicians, sculptors, yoga studios, puppeteers, therapists, coaches, craftspeople, and more. The building is also home to the Studebaker Theater, a jewel of Chicago theater. Full of historic gems such as original manually-operated elevators and Art Nouveau murals from the late 19th century, the Fine Arts Building is a spirited hub of creative inspiration and diverse artistic expression.
