In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre’s Queen opened on Saturday at the Avalon Theatre in Minneapolis. Here’s a look at this exploration of grandmothers, loss, wandering, and tragedies in the contemporary African American experience.

All photos by Bruce Silcox. 

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Queen plays through October 2nd at the Avalon Theater in South Minneapolis.

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