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Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Returns

A Chicago puppet festival returns for a fresh look at the power of puppetry.

Aired 01/20/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Returns

Clip: 1/20/2022 | 3m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

A Chicago puppet festival returns for a fresh look at the power of puppetry.

local theaters are soon to be populated by puppets. The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival returns for 10 days, and Thursday is opening night. Producer Marc Vitali spoke with Blair Thomas, the behind-the-scenes puppet master who pulled a lot of strings to keep this festival on the calendar.

Aired 01/20/2022 | Rating NR

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