Blair Thomas & Company is a Chicago-based touring company founded in 2002 to support the artistic vision of puppet artist Blair Thomas. We create Chamber Puppet Theater, a distinctive visual theater that, like chamber music, emphasizes intimacy, nuance, and the highest level of craftmanship.
Our artistic goal is to mix traditional and contemporary practices to created groundbreaking productions that advance the form of puppetry for the audience. We have an interest in combining of puppetry with various styles of live music.
Fast Fish Puppet Theater is a new division of Blair Thomas & Co. devoted to work for young audiences.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Greg Barrett
Illinois Institute of Technology
Angel Ysaguirre (President)
Director of Global Community Investing, The Boeing Company
Elizabeth Alexander
Marketing Manager, Chicago Public Schools
David Egeland (Treasurer)
Vice President, Marketing, General Growth Properties
Justine Jentes
Director, Mies van der Rohe Society
Gabrielle Lyon
Executive Director, Project Exploration
Lionel Rabb
CEO, Omicron Technologies
Eva Silverman (Secretary)
Director of Collaborative Programs, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs
Blair Thomas
Artistic Director, Blair Thomas & Company
Adjunct Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
STAFF
Blair Thomas, Artistic Director Bio
Dan Kerr-Hobert, Puppeteer/Performer
Meredith Miller, Resident Mask and Puppet Designer
Jesse Mooney-Bullock, Puppet Designer
Erica Mott, Puppeteer/Performer and Movement Coach
Dax Tran-Caffee, Apprentice Puppeteer and Shop Foreman
Chris Wooten, Light Designer and Technical Director
Mary Murphy, Grants Writer
David Emanuel, Bookkeeper
Kristin Burrello, Consultant
Sara Thompson, Web Design/Development www.saratonin.com