Dream Delivery Service by Manual Cinema

May 14-16, 2026 | 7:30pm | Logan Center, Theater East May 16-17, 2026 | 2:00pm | Logan Center, Theater East $6 online & $8 at the door Come step into a surreal world where a team of dream-makers crafts visions each night using vintage tech—overhead projectors, Xerox copies, fax machines, and more. But when the Dreamer begins to lose their ability to dream, everything is at risk... This is your chance to experience a brand-new work by Manual Cinema, an Emmy Award-winning collective founded by UChicago alumni, known for blending puppetry, projection, live music, and cinematic storytelling into unforgettable performances. Whether you’re into acting, design, tech, or experimental theater, this is a rare opportunity to see a show that is truly original. Manual Cinema is an Emmy Award-winning performance collective, design studio, and film/video production company who combines handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, and innovative sound and music to create immersive stories for stage and screen. Using vintage overhead projectors, multiple screens, puppets, actors, live feed cameras, multi-channel sound design, and live music, Manual Cinema transforms the experience of attending the cinema and imbues it with liveness, ingenuity, and theatricality.

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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3586963-0

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