Backstage, Old Mike hangs lifeless from a string. His leathery face – furrowed with wrinkles of a hard life – stares straight ahead, as he waits for his cue. Once the light hits the dark stage, Old ...

Northwest Puppet Center, 9123 15th N.E., 523-2579, $15-$20 8 p.m. Fri., May 17-Sat. May 18; 2 p.m. Sat., May 18-Sun., May 19 OPERA WAS BORN in the courts of renaissance Italy and has rarely been able ...

There’s a pantsless clown with an erection running wild onstage. The prankster’s mad skills have patrons doubled over in laughter, an unexpected response, maybe, for a marionette show in the 21st ...

Twirling the world on a string? A marionette seems to be able to do just that, with ease, humor, and joy. But just because you have strings doesn't mean you're always going to be attached to a single ...

Old became new for children at a South Elgin school with a recent traveling production of “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” Children more accustomed to fast-moving television and video entertainment ...

Chicago theater offers youngsters numerous opportunities to experience live dramatic art, especially puppetry. And three puppet theaters–the National Marionette Company, the Zapato Puppet Theatre and ...