Based on a short story from Oscar Wilde, The Selfish Giant - the latest production from Chicago Children’s Theatre - features music by Chicago folk legend Michael Smith and production by Blair Thomas& Company.
The show, which runs a short and sweet 50 minutes, tells the story of a grumpy giant who restricts children from playing in his garden. He locks the children out and winter descends on the garden for eternity. Winter continues until a hole is found through a wall around the giant's garden and the kids sneak back in. You can guess the rest.
Speaking of the puppets, the puppeteer, Sam Deutsch, does a masterful job of orchestrating solo through a variety of set and puppet changes.
The performance runs through Feb, 22, 2015 at the Ruth Page Center for Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street.