Recap: May Puppets-in-Progress (PiPs)
What is PiPs?
PIPs is an informal gathering for testing out new puppet and object-based performances. Bring whatever you’re working on and get encouragement and feedback from other puppet-folks!
May PiPs Recap
Information complied by Kevin Michael Wesson and Samuel Lewis
We met at Comfort Station in Logan Square on a beautiful summer day to talk shop. Everyone had fun tidbits of puppetry happenings all over the city that they wanted to share.
Scroll all the way down to see all the performance opportunities, events, and photos captured during the fun. Next PiPs is scheduled for July 27th. More details to come!
Random things mentioned! Look through these links to see what’s inspiring today’s local puppetry artists.
McMaster-Carr
The Distance of the Moon by Italo Calvino
Caine's Arcade
Paul Zaloom
Opportunities mentioned
(Currently seeking submissions)
Stop Motion Plant Salon
(Always seeking submissions, Dm on ig!)
Rabbitfoot Cabaret
(Always open to guest artist proposals, Dm on ig!)
Agitator Artist in Residency
(Currently seeking submissions!)
Events/Classes!
Worm Teeth
Happening: 5/23 & 5/28-30, 7:30pm
Various locations
Pay what you can all dates except $15 on 5/28 (with concert to follow)
For tickets DM Fletcher Pierson (except 5/28 click here)
Mothering the Movement
by Free Street Theater
Happening: 5/23 @7pm (last show)
Location: Pulaski park
Pay what you can
Chicago Puppet Lab Showcase
Happening: 5/30-6/2, various times
Location: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
$20
"The Sugar Hole" Puppet ice cream pop-up
Happening: This weekend till end of summer, Sat-Sun 3-8pm
Location: Color Club
Build a Puppet Picture Book, Your Very Own Crankie! Crankie class taught by local legend Myra Su through Rough House
Happening: 6/15, 12-3PM
Location: Hyde Park Arts Center
$75-$200, sliding scale enrollment, scholarships available!
Stop Motion Plant Salon
Happening: Monthly (next salon 6/24)
Location: Various locations across Chicago (Next salon outdoor beach location TBD)
Always Free
Follow Stop Motion Plant on IG for updates
or join their email list.
Puppet Demolition Derby
by Rabbitfoot Puppetry
Happening: 7/20 (a part of a monthly puppet cabaret series)
Location: Agitator Gallery
Pay what you can
First come first served tickets, for TBA details follow Rabbitfoot Puppetry on IG
Chicago Intl. Puppet Theater Fest Summer 2024 Workshops
Various workshops/intensives on shadow, toy theatre, & hand/glove puppetry
Happening: various times June-August
Location: online
$250-300, scholarships available!
