Chicago Puppet Fest presents:
Rough House Puppet Arts:
Nasty, Brutish & Short: Wknd 1
Rough House Puppet Arts: Nasty, Brutish & Short
Hit the Puppet Fest’s fan-favorite late night shows, where raucous, raunchy, dark, sassy, sad and mostly hilarious puppet theater plays to supportive, sold out houses. The best part? Fancy international out-of-town puppet artists join cabaret host Jameson, his somewhat furry friends, and legendary Chicago puppeteers for a wild night of puppet revelry and fellowship followed by friendly unwinding. All four Nasty, Brutish & Short cabarets will also be streamed live—each show has a different lineup, join us for them all!
Artists include:
January 23:
Maisie O’Brien (Philadelphia, PA)
Rubicon Studios (Boise, ID, and Chicago, IL)
Zlata Godunova (New York City, NY)
Karen Hoyer (Chicago, IL)
Oanh Vu (Minneapolis, MN)
January 24:
Heidi Tungseth (Minneapolis, MN)
Felix (Chicago, IL)
Plucky Rosenthal (Chicago, IL)
Maïté Agopian (Fairbanks, AK)
Penny Benson (Seneca, SC)
Event Details
Dates/Times:
Friday January 23 at 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 24 at 10:30 p.m.
Location:
Constellation
3111 N. Western Ave.
Cost:
$20 Regular
$15 Students and Seniors
Ages: 16 and up
Running Time: 60 mins
ADA Accessible? Yes
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About the Artists
About the Venue
About the Artists
Chicago/International
Named “Best Late-Night Adult-Content Puppet Cabaret” by the Chicago Reader, Nasty, Brutish & Short is curated by Rough House Puppet Arts, a Chicago company on a mission to celebrate the weird things that make us unique, and the weirder things that bring us together. Funded in part by the Puppet Slam Network, this popular quarterly late-night cabaret doubles as an evening of contemporary short-form puppet and object-based theater for adult audiences, and a low-risk environment for artists to perform new and experimental work.
About the Venue
Constellation is a performing arts presenter with an emphasis on forward-thinking practices particularly in the areas of jazz, improvised, experimental, and contemporary classical music. Its programming fosters collaborations between disparate musical communities, helping to enrich and enhance a broader understanding of how these traditions have developed and intersected. Since it opened Constellation has been dedicated to elevating and providing support to talented, ground-breaking, and excellent artists from Chicago and the world at large, producing events with the best production and audience experience possible. With expanding resources and a strengthened reputation, the venue seeks to do more to support the artists that perform at the space as well as the local artistic community in general. Learn more at constellation-chicago.com.