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EILISH MORSE-O’ROURKE (she/her)
as Storyteller Seven: Mother in THE SNOW QUEEN
[Nov 6-21 | @thedentheatre]

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲?
I love being a part of new works and getting to see all the creative elements come together! Especially when there is solid source material, it’s so rewarding to see what can be thought up, refreshed, and interpreted.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲?
The portrayal of family and community early on in the play emphasizes the importance of Kay and Gerda’s relationship. We see a tight-knit little community that looks after each other during hardships and blurs the lines between family by blood and chosen family.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿?
It allows us to challenge our creativity and imagination. What looks like just a piece of fabric could now be a raging river, or a cluster of humans can now become a treacherous mountain. When we enter a world that asks us to think outside the box we can find new meaning from stories we might have already heard.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻/𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗺 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 (𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿), 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆?
I would love to meet the Little Mermaid because I am a Pisces, and I want to know what it’s like to live inside the waters!

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵?
Absolutely not. I do not like the cold.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲…
The TV show Grimm! While it’s a little more sinister than The Snow Queen, I remember it being very fantastical and dramatic.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲…
there’s great original music and awesome puppets!
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Puppet Zoo outside on a lovely fall afternoon? Check!✔️ thank you sooooo much @kimzyn and @msnicole_art for keeping the Zoo flow going this month! ONE MORE TO GO IN OCTOBER! Check out our page for the LAST Puppet Zoo of the month!

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Felt Like It Puppets kicked of our Bulletin this October with a visit to Yippiefest!

Roving reporters Grey, Chuck and Clamor interviewed Arryth and Paula from Jars of Masonry right before their guest spot on the Toxic Plasmosis talk show. Stick around for part two and hear some of their heir original tunes.

Many thanks to the team who helped put this together: @primitivedestruction , puppeteers Twan, Sydney, Aaron, Eric and Kim. Direction by @rev.punchfizz and camera assistance by Robbie.

See you all @puppetpaloooza in March!

#ChicagoPuppets #puppetband

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The reviews are streaming in for House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: LULLABIES, presented by @roughpuppets. 🖊️

If you’ve seen the show we want to hear from you too. What brought you to our haunted puppet anthology? What creeped you out the most?

If you haven’t made it in yet, this weekend is the time to do it before the Halloween crowd🎃 gets us all booked up. Ticket link in bio💥🔝💥

#hauntedpuppets #roughhousepuppetarts #spookychicago

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🦌❄️🏔️🐦‍⬛🪞🌹🎣🌲🎶
Ravens, and Reindeer, and Witches, and Robbers—oh my! The Far North is wild with our menagerie of characters.

Witness the timeless tale of THE SNOW QUEEN, reimagined by Mallory Swisher and brought to life by our brilliant storytellers.

Just one more week until we journey from our rehearsal home to our performance home. Winter arrives three weeks from today! Have you prepared yourself?

[November 6-21 | Link in Bio]
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👋Hey friends, we’re baaaaack for week 2 of House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: LULLABIES (tonight through Sunday!) Jack here wants you to know that there are a few spots left open for the backstage tour tonight (book the All Inclusive package-link in bio) *just* in case you want to get in to a room with him. 😬 No pressure. But it does include a drink ticket and a giveaway ticket and lots of insider tidbits about the show.🤩

#btstheatre #hauntedchicago #houseoftheexquisitecorpse2026 #roughhousepuppetarts A large life-size white older gentleman Puppet named Jack Money with a creepy stare faces the camera with a faint smile in his face. He is the antihero of his puppet room.

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HILARY SANZEL (she/her)
as Storyteller One: The Raven in THE SNOW QUEEN [Nov 6-21 | @thedentheatre]

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲?
I have a love of fairytales, especially those with a dark edge. And, of course, the opportunity to work with The Impostors Theatre Co. again.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲?
It has many of the elements that The Impostors are known for— strong ensemble work, music, movement and dance, puppets… and Mallory’s beautiful writing!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿?
They are an accessible way to teach lessons as well as get young people interested in theater. The stories appeal to a wide range of people.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻/𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗺 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 (𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿), 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆?
I tend to favor the villains. But I’d also like to learn to talk to animals, and that seems like a heroine skill.

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵?
Absolutely not.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲…
Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲…
You’ll cry yourself to sleep if you miss it.
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You ever hear the word “angeldon” used in a play before? No? Well, if you get tickets to see THE SNOW QUEEN, you will.

Don’t upset the Robber tribe by waiting too long to secure your seat for the story. After all, dawdling in the Great Far North is a surefire way to seal your fate.

We open in just over three weeks [November 6th!] Venture to the link in our bio to hook your seat.
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🖤Happy opening night! The House of the Exquisite Corpse is officially launching its 6th edition, LULLABIES—where each story explores the creepier side of those soothing and oddly threatening songs!

🎶Come find your inner child with us at Rough House Puppet Arts this October at Chicago’s famous immersive haunted puppet anthology! No jump scares-just pure puppet horror.

🗓️Shows October 8th - November 1 Thursdays-Sundays
🕕Evenings & Sunday matinees
📍The Merle at Steppenwolf
✔️Accessible accommodations
➕All-inclusive tickets with backstage tours available Thursdays and Sundays

#roughhousepuppetarts #chicagopuppets #hauntedchicago

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😷Announcement! We’re excited to say we’ve got some mask-required shows on October 25! Grab those spots while they last.

Join us on October 25th for the 1:50 PM, 2:05 PM & 2:20 PM show times ONLY for an audience mask-required show. Pass it on to your Covid-conscious networks please.🙏😷🙏😷

Ticket link in bio 👆

#maskrequiredshows #roughhousepuppetarts #chicagohauntedhouse #puppetsinchicago

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🐴Cast announcements for House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: LULLABIES are here!
 There are 6 rooms and every room features 2 to 3 puppeteers (and countless puppets), but before that can come to be, we have our room creators!

These are the folks who conceive of the creation, tie it to the theme, make the puppets and write the story.

Meet the creators of “don’t you want to live it? don’t you want to live your dream?”

FELIX is a Chicago-based artist, puppeteer, and game-master. They are an Associate Company Member at Tuta Theatre and a longtime collaborator with Rough House, Chicago Children’s Theatre, and Manual Cinema. Follow Felix @Enero.Gap

Abby Palen is a spectacle puppeteer and storyteller based in Chicago, IL. Abby says “My art belongs in extremes. In tiny quiet basements, in the loudest part of the street, or in the middle of the woods, you can find me with a story and an image to share.”
Tickets are now available to see their work at “House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: LULLABIES.” Link in bio above.

#houseoftheexcquisitecorpse #roughhousepuppetarts #SpookyChicago Two creators bio pictures are framed the old-fashioned golden oval frame. The First creator, Felix is partially obscuring their face behind a glass of water. The second creator, Abbi poses on stage of the Puppet with warm red lighting all around them.

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