Oct 17
Thu
Frankenstein

Madison, WI

Oct 19
Sat
Leonardo!

Houghton, MI

Oct 20
Sun
Frankenstein

Purchase, NY

Oct 25–Oct 27
Frankenstein

Chicago, IL

Nov 02
Sat
Leonardo!

Des Moines, IA

Jul–Dec 2023

2023 / 2024
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Sep 23
Sat

Frankenstein

Dallas, TX
Eisemann Center
8pm–9:05pm

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein. The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.   more info

Sep 26
Tue

Frankenstein

Santa Fe, NM
Lensic Performing Arts Center
7:30pm–8:35pm

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein. The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.   more info

Sep 30—Oct 01

Leonardo!

Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

Manual Cinema Presents: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster  more info

Sep 30
Sat
10:30am–11:30am
Sep 30
Sat
2pm–3pm
Oct 01
Sun
2pm–3pm
Oct 07
Sat

Leonardo!

Ann Arbor, MI
Ypsilanti Freighthouse

Manual Cinema Presents: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster  more info

Oct 07
Sat
11am–12pm
Oct 07
Sat
1pm–2pm
Oct 14
Sat

Leonardo!

Raleigh, NC
Stewart Theatre
1pm–2pm

Manual Cinema Presents: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster  more info

Oct 21—Oct 22

Leonardo!

Cleveland, OH
Playhouse Square

Manual Cinema Presents: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster  more info

Oct 21
Sat
11am–
Oct 21
Sat
2:00pm–
Oct 22
Sun
2:00pm–
Oct 26
Thu

Frankenstein

Tucson, AZ
Arizona Arts Live
7:30pm–8:35pm

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein. The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.   more info

Oct 29
Sun

Frankenstein

Davis, CA
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
2pm–3:05pm

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein. The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.   more info

Nov 04—Nov 05

Frankenstein

Stanford, CA
Stanford Live

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as Manual Cinema presents its thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein. The Chicago-based performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound effects, and live music in haunting shows like nothing else you’ve ever seen.   more info

Nov 04
Sat
7:30pm–8:35pm
Nov 05
Sun
2:30pm–3:35pm
Nov 16—Dec 24

Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol

Glencoe, IL
Writers Theatre

An avowed holiday skeptic, Aunt Trudy has been recruited to channel her late husband Joe’s famous Christmas cheer. From the isolation of her Chicago home, she reconstructs his annual Christmas Carol puppet show – over a Zoom call while the family celebrates Christmas Eve under lockdown. But as Trudy becomes more absorbed in her own version of the story, the puppets take on a life of their own, and the family’s call transforms into a stunning cinematic adaptation of Dickens’s classic ghost story. Featuring hundreds of handmade puppets, immersive sound design and live music, Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol is a holiday show unlike anything you've ever seen.  more info

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