Shakespeare's tragedy “King Lear” was written for a cast of more than 20 actors. The Independent Eye's new production has two humans and 20 puppets. “We have an itch to tell big stories,” says Conrad ...

Mar. 6—Open Eye Figure Theatre's Driveway Tour, which brings puppet shows to neighborhoods throughout the Twin Cities, returns this summer. The tour ran for 17 summers, but had to be canceled in 2020 ...

Going to a complete stranger’s house to sit in the grass in their front yard to watch a puppet show really is not the kind of thing a relatively shy person like myself usually does. But, as I sat in ...