Monica Leo didn't realize she was about to start a theater company when she began selling handmade puppets and dolls at local art fairs. "I got the idea of making these big [puppets]," she said. “I ...

Join puppeteer, ukulele rockstar, and all around funny guy Harry LaCoste for his family-friendly variety show! Along with his fuzzy puppet pals, Harry will sing songs you know, tell jokes you might ...

Creating a DIY puppet theater at home can be a fun and educational activity for families. With a few simple materials and some creativity, you can set up an engaging puppet show that entertains and ...

Every winter, Chicago becomes the epicenter of the puppet theater world. Here are some titles and companies not to miss.

Althea Clayton, a puppeteer with Paperhand Puppet Intervention, looks out from a river puppet during a rehearsal for the organization’s show, “The Gift,” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the Forest ...

The production, part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, is improvised, but many of the discussions between ...

Puppet Up! – Uncensored is a night of outrageous, off-the-cuff comedy for adults ... featuring the MISKREANT puppets brought to life by a cast of world-class puppeteers from The Jim Henson Company.

J.M. Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K, presented by Baxter Theatre and Handspring Puppet Company at the 2025 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Credit: Fiona McPherson So this year has ...

WELCOME BACK. RIGHT NOW, A GROUP OF PERFORMERS FROM JAPAN ARE IN IOWA SHARING THEIR ART OF PUPPET THEATER. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM EXPLAINS THE UNIQUE STORYTELLING ON STAGE WITH THE LONG HISTORY THAT DATES ...

This puppet show is Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Avenue Q” meets Sigmund Freud. Meet Felty and Velveeta, the two main puppets and therapists in Peak Improv Theater’s monthly puppet improv show ...