Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival @ Various Locations

WHAT: Discover the world of puppetry over the next two weeks!
SO WHAT: Add a little something different to your weekend plans as the Chicago International Puppet Theater festival makes it’s way to town. Check out a variety of shows, experiences, and workshops throughout town and home letting audiences immerse themselves in a world of puppets. Special events like neighborhood tours and The Plastic Bag Store will be great multiday highlights! Check out this weekend’s lineup below and the rest of the festival’s schedule at their website !

• January 27
  • The Plastic Bag Store: Immersive Puppet Film @ The Wrigley Building, 410 N. Michigan Ave., ground level storefront on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – 4:00pm and 7:00pm – $30
  • Marsian De Lellis @ Links Hall, Studio A, 3111 N. Western Ave – 7:00pm – $30
  • Joshua Holden @ Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St – 8:30pm – $30
• January 28
  • The Plastic Bag Store: Immersive Puppet Film @ The Wrigley Building, 410 N. Michigan Ave., ground level storefront on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – Store is open 11:00am – 3:00pm, Immersive Puppet Film Showings at 4:00pm, 6:00pm, & 8:00pm – $30 (but just visiting the store is FREE)
  • Marsian De Lellis @ Links Hall, Studio A, 3111 N. Western Ave – 7:00pm – $30
  • Bread & Puppet Theater @ Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland Ave. – 7:30pm – $40
  • Margaret Laurena Kemp / Janni Younge @ The DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place – 7:30pm – $30
  • Joshua Holden @ Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St – 8:30pm – $30
  • Nasty, Brutish & Short @ Links Hall, 3111 N. Western Ave. – 10:30pm  – $10
  • Neo-Futurists @ The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland Ave.- 10:30pm – $30
• January 29
  • Online Symposium – Race & Representation in Puppetry @ HOME via HowlRound TV – 10:00am – FREE
  • Online Symposium – How Objects Make Meaning on Stage: New Perspectives @ HOME via HowlRound TV – Noon – FREE
  • The Plastic Bag Store: Immersive Puppet Film @ The Wrigley Building, 410 N. Michigan Ave., ground level storefront on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – Store is open 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Immersive Puppet Film Showings at 11:00am, 4:00pm, 6:00pm, & 8:00pm – $30 (but just visiting the store is FREE)
  • Rootstock Puppet Co. @ Instituto Cervantes Chicago, 31 W. Ohio St. – 11:00am & 2:00pm – $30
  • Ty Defoe @ American Indian Center, 3401 W. Ainslie St. – 5:00pm – FREE (first come, first serve)
  • Marsian De Lellis @ Links Hall, Studio A, 3111 N. Western Ave, 7:00pm – $30
  • Margaret Laurena Kemp / Janni Younge @ The DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place – 7:30pm
  • Joshua Holden @ Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St, 8:30pm – $30
  • Nasty, Brutish & Short @ Links Hall, 3111 N. Western Ave.  – 10:30pm  – $10
  • Neo-Futurists @ The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. – 10:30pm – $30
• January 30
  • The Plastic Bag Store: Immersive Puppet Film @ The Wrigley Building, 410 N. Michigan Ave., ground level storefront on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – Store is open 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Immersive Puppet Film Showings at 11:00am, 4:00pm, &  – $30 (but just visiting the store is FREE)
  • Rootstock Puppet Co. @ Instituto Cervantes Chicago, 31 W. Ohio St. – 2:00pm – $30
  • Margaret Laurena Kemp / Janni Younge @ The DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place – 3:00pm
  • Ty Defoe @ American Indian Center, 3401 W. Ainslie St. – 5:00pm – FREE (first come, first serve)
  • Neo-Futurists @ The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. – 7:00pm – $30

NOW WHAT: You can find full ticket info in the links above or on the festivals website!