and then I feel it / just a few light drops directly overhead / I look up / I smile / Just grateful for the universe interrupting my shitty thought patterns again

and that’s when the sky opens up

makin’ man

A Toy Theatre Piece Written, Built, and Performed by Christopher Michael Richardson

Presented as a part of the Northwestern University Graduate Toy Theatre Festival, December 2024

Puppeteers Mariana Parejo Molinares, Claire Bauman

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