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Lily Gershon shows off one of her puppets, standing in front of her massive closet collection. These puppets have featured in all of her projects across Ithaca over the years, from LilySilly Puppets up until Lilypad Puppet Theatre's productions today.

Puppetry in Ithaca: A traveling theater of dreams

By Liam McDermott, Staff Writer • April 2, 2025

Ithaca has always been known to be a haven for the performing arts, with music and theater performances constantly going on around the city. One such performing art is puppetry, a style getting more recognition...

The Ghostlight Project occurred within theater communities nationally — from Broadway to high school, regional and community theaters. CONNOR LANGE/ THE ITHACAN

Ithaca theater community marches for the Ghostlight Project

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • January 23, 2017
The Ghostlight Project originated as an attempt to combat Donald Trump’s re-occurring hate speech before and throughout his election campaign.
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