Puppetry tales have ‘Heart’ – Chicago Tribune
Here he is literally a one-man band � the inventive small-scale sets (designed by Thomas) for two of the pieces, “The Puppet Show of Don Cristobal” and “St. James Infirmary,” include drum kits and other musical instruments that Thomas plays as he simultaneously manipulates the puppets. (“The Blackbird,” based on Stevens’ modernist “13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,” incorporates Ben Johnston’s gorgeous “String Quartet #4,” recorded by the Aurea Ensemble.)