Hershel, wearing striped pants, a white shirt, a beige vest, and a cap, sits on the ground, with a menorah behind him. A large goblin creature with a guitar for a face looms over him, draped in a red quilted robe. Three other performers are visible behind them, with two standing behind a makeshift puppet theater stage.

During the holiday season there are traditions all over the world. I hope that Strawdog’s Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins maintains its place as a Chicago seasonal perennial. Now in its fifth year, the show (an adaptation by ensemble member Michael Dailey of the beloved children’s book by Eric Kimmel) centers a ragtag troupe of […]

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