The Return is a hybrid puppet show and group art exhibition, with eight performances that took place at CPM Gallery (Baltimore, MD) between September 17-25, 2022.
In The Return, a woman relives her near-death experience in an effort to cope with her past and remember what she learned on the other side. This exploration of what it means to live significantly is examined through a multi-artist collaboration of marionette puppetry, sculpture, painting projection, and sound installation, to consider what contemplating death within a culture prone to death-denial can teach us.
Mark Fox – Producer of “The Return”, marionette and set design
Megan Murtha – Writer of “The Return” Script and Director of performance
Zoë Geltman – Lead marionette performer
Emma Wiseman – Marionette performer
Andrew Brehm – Sculpture
Luba Drozd – Sound installation
Florencia Escudero – Hanging sculpture
Meredith James – Ceramic sculptures
Reid Ramirez – Slide paintings and projections