
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