Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Manual Cinema brings Dickens’s Christmas ghost story to life with handmade puppets, projected images, and live music. Rated PG for loss, death, and spooky ghosts.
When
December 18–27, 2026
7:30 PM CST
Venue local time · America/Chicago
View all 9 sessions in venue time
- Fri, Dec 18, 7:30 PM CST
- Sat, Dec 19, 1:00 PM CST
- Sat, Dec 19, 5:00 PM CST
- Sun, Dec 20, 2:00 PM CST
- Wed, Dec 23, 7:30 PM CST
- Thu, Dec 24, 2:00 PM CST
- Sat, Dec 26, 1:00 PM CST
- Sat, Dec 26, 5:00 PM CST
- Sun, Dec 27, 2:00 PM CST
Price
Price at organizer
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Location
Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL
United States
Organizer
Fine Arts Building
in person
Why it belongs on Shadow Pals
The venue confirms the engagement and nine session starts; Manual Cinema identifies the production as cinematic shadow puppetry.
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