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Memoir (fiction/non-fiction), Puppetry1 Comment

Do It Anyway

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 susanbassmarcus1

It was show time at PotPourri, an opportunity for anyone with the desire or need to perform. Continue reading Do It Anyway

Memoir, Puppetry2 Comments

Who’s in Control Here?

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 susanbassmarcus1

An essay delivered May 17, 2021 to the Chicago Literary Club, a venerable institution founded in the late 19th century. My Life in Puppetry: ©2021 Susan Bass Marcus Where Did It All Start? Have you ever invented a caption for … Continue reading Who’s in Control Here?

Chicago, Memoir, Puppetry, The Kuklapolitans1 Comment

She Becomes a Puppeteer

August 19, 2019August 25, 2019 susanbassmarcus1

My career in puppetry had its roots in a childhood fascination with puppet shows and their characters, stages, props, and sets.  Long before the 1969 premier of Sesame Street, Chicago-area children like me could watch a bevy of puppets on … Continue reading She Becomes a Puppeteer

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Pleased as Punch

August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 susanbassmarcus1

Passersby gathered near the arguing pair of men. With his sharp chin, one man in a silly, high-pitched voice taunted a roly-poly policeman then hit him with a flat stick, on top of his head and across his belly. As … Continue reading Pleased as Punch

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