The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival returns, spanning 10 days and multiple venues

The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival returns, spanning 10 days and multiple venues
From the adaptation of The Bluest Eye that is part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Luke Younge / The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival returns, spanning 10 days and multiple venues
From the adaptation of The Bluest Eye that is part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Luke Younge / The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival returns, spanning 10 days and multiple venues

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Puppets run the gamut from tiny sock puppets to larger-than-life puppets made from multiple materials that require several people to operate them. Many of them tickle the imagination and delve into the otherworldly.

Reset checks in with an artist from, and founder of, the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, to hear more about puppetry and the festival.

GUEST: Blair Thomas, Founder and Artistic Director, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

Margaret Laurena Kemp, Co-creator and director, The Bluest Eye