Madigan Burke is one of the members of the Chicago Puppet Lab presenting their work at this weekend's showcase. Credit: Courtesy Chicago Puppet Lab The annual Chicago International Puppet Theater ...

I’m proof of the power of puppets. Besides growing up with the Neighborhood of Make-Believe from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and the Muppets of Jim Henson’s magic, paper lunch bag puppet shows were ...

As part of the 2023 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will host The Making of Feel Your Best Self: Puppet Building and Video Production on Wednesday, April 26, ...

The new theater has all the latest features, including a roomy stage with ample space overhead for raising and lowering scenery and space below for trapdoors and creating special effects. Gleaming new ...

It’s quiet, almost reverently so, as I look upon Whitney Lehn Meltz’s work. Deep in the heart of Dramcorp Headquarters, the self-proclaimed “artist of oddities” has created Them, a new exhibit for ...

Tickets are now on sale for the 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, returning January 18-28, 2024, spanning 11 days and dozens of Chicago ...