Currently:

The future holds some exciting times for ol' puppeteer Bernie McGovern!
The very near projects include collaborations with:
Chicago's Neo Futurists
Brad Smith & the Modern Limes
Sansculottes Theater

Check back soon for some awesome news & maybe finally some imagery from last Spring's very successful show, 13 Dead Husbands.
Shadow Puppetry
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Constructed and performed by
The Lamps of Elegance: Bernie McGovern, Dan Kerr-Hobert.
Written by Tom Horan.
Shadow-puppet preview for the upcoming play by Chicago's Sansculottes Theatre Company, opening February 29(leap day)2008.

Shadow puppets designed and constructed by
The Lamps of Elegance: Bernie McGovern, Dan Kerr-Hobert.
Written by John Cameron Mitchell. Music & lyrics by Stephen Trask. Directed by Sean Daniels.
The Actors' Theatre Company of Louiville KY
September 11 - 30, 2007

Shadow puppets designed and constructed by
The Lamps of Elegance: Bernie McGovern, Dan Kerr-Hobert.
Written by Sean Benjamin. Directed by Sean Daniels.
The Neo Futurists, Chicago IL
April 2007
Manifest Theatre

2006's "Bird Show" was a romp unlike any other featuring the blinding talents of
Dan Kerr-Hobert
Sarah Bendix
Stacy King
Bernie McGovern
Oriana Fowler
Mikalina Rabinsky
Matt Larson
Jacob Covington
Ronnie Kuller
Jess Simon
BJ Soloy
Dan Hey
and Lenny Zieben
We're in the process of building a specially dedicated website for Manifest Theatre!
In the meanwhile, check out some Bird Show videos in the Video Section.
Thank you for your patience!