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Summer 2008!

Chicago- A Great Urban Puppet Adventure!

July 16 & July 17
10AM-4PM
Millennium Park

FREE

Don't miss this FREE summer puppet making workshop with the Incurable Theater! Create your very own Chicago Urban Adventure! With help from the Incurable Theater and the Chicago Office of Tourism, design and construct a puppet that is ready to explore the City. Then, take it on an adventure to one of several live puppet stages, representing some of Chicago's most exciting destinations, including a beach, farmer's market, the Garfield Park Conservatory and MORE!

The Incurable Theater on the web!

The Incurable Theater now has a Myspace page and we'd love to have you as a friend! Learn more about upcoming performances! Read our blog about the puppet making process! View our galleries for exciting images from shows past, present and future! Add us as a friend to learn more about upcoming events!

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Check out Incurable Theater's blog on 'Live Journal' for fun behind the scenes looks at upcoming shows!

Follow the journey of 'Count Orlock'!

The Department of Cultural Affairs unveils the new DCA Theater website! Find show-times and tickets for 'In the hold of the Demeter...' , see sneak preview photos from the production, and read about the artistic process!

Save the Date! 'Count Orlock' revealed this fall 08!

In The Curious Hold of the Demeter: Count Orlock at Sea - WORLD PREMIERE!

Written by Jill Summers
Directed by Jennifer Friedrich

October 02, 2008 - October 25, 2008
Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater
$10-$15

The Incurable Theater combines puppetry, masks, live actors, shadowplay, and projections into a unique production inspired by F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film Nosferatu. The darkly comic tale depicts the struggles of Count Orlock as he travels by sea, stowed away on the Russian schooner, "The Demeter." As he travels to a foreign land to begin life anew, his debilitating insomnia brings to life his insecurities and nightmares. This new play was written by Jill Summers, whose short stories are frequently heard on Chicago Public Radio's Third Coast International Audio Festival.