{"id":33838,"date":"2026-07-24T10:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=33838"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:40:15","slug":"una-marioneta-de-12-pies-una-casa-pequena-una-obra-educativa-en-el-lado-suroeste-de-chicago-sobre-el-impacto-de-los-arboles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/07\/24\/a-12-foot-puppet-a-small-house-a-play-educating-chicagos-southwest-side-on-the-impact-of-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Un t\u00edtere de 3.6 metros. Una casa peque\u00f1a. Una obra de teatro en el Suroeste sobre el impacto de los \u00e1rboles."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45a7ee2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-2-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a Tuesday evening in July, members of the theater troupe, Free Street, unloaded a U-Haul in Sherman Park for a rehearsal of their play, \u201cTouch Grass.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its contents?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An art piece called the \u201cchisme tree,\u201d or \u201cgossip tree,\u201d a small house and a 12-foot-tall puppet tree.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45a9a1a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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\" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTouch Grass\u201d is an interactive 15-minute production performed across five of Chicago\u2019s South and West side parks to raise awareness about how trees and green spaces can benefit communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat I hope that [the audience] gets is an opportunity to reconnect with the Earth and the parks that do belong to the people, to feel the simplicity of that,\u201d said Katrina Dion, Free Street\u2019s producing artistic director.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45adbea\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-1-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04.jpg\" alt=\"Marcela Ramirez smiles as she writes down a secret for the \u201cgossip tree\u201d art installation after watching Free Street&#039;s debut &quot;Touch Grass&quot; performance at Davis Square Park.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_CF_04-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Marcela Ramirez writes down a secret for the \u201cgossip tree\u201d art installation after watching Free Street&#039;s debut &quot;Touch Grass&quot; performance at Davis Square Park.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45aef1a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-1-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02.jpg\" alt=\"Co-Director Sivan Spector, seated, gives performers a note on how to best move together as tree elder during dress rehearsal at Free Street Theater\u2019s storefront location in Back of The Yards on July 10, 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_Storefront_BackofTheYards_CF_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Co-Director Sivan Spector gives performers a note on how to best move together as tree elder  during dress rehearsal at Free Street Theater\u2019s storefront location in Back of The Yards on July 10, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45afe68\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Founded in 1969, <a href=\"https:\/\/freestreet.org\/\">Free Street<\/a> is focused on uplifting the issues of social justice, racial equality and environmental justice through their performances, Dion said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe intersections of [racial and economic justice in Chicago] with environmental justice were extremely clear to us, along with the real urgency to make environmental changes on the South and West sides,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2024\/09\/25\/chicago-environmental-climate-change-green-space-parks-brighton-park\/\">2024 study<\/a> found that neighborhoods in Chicago with higher proportions of Hispanic residents are associated with smaller and fewer parks, which are essential for recovering from the impacts of climate change. Green spaces can often lower temperature, improve air quality and absorb floodwater, <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2024\/09\/25\/chicago-environmental-climate-change-green-space-parks-brighton-park\/\">Borderless Magazine previously reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of Free Street\u2019s commitment to environmental justice is their involvement with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mortonarb.org\/plant-and-protect\/chicago-region-trees-initiative\/tree-ambassador-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morton Arboretum Tree Ambassador program.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The program focuses its efforts on providing Chicago community groups with training and resources to request trees to be planted in their neighborhoods and educate others of the importance of trees through workshops and events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Street became a part of the Tree Ambassador program in January as part of their newest cohort.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTree Ambassadors are able to engage directly with community members and meet them where they are, as well as help them understand how beneficial trees are not only now but also as an investment in the future,\u201d Hilary Noble, tree ambassador program specialist at the Morton Arboretum said in an email to Borderless.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45b0f90\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"669\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"In the first of three images, Free Street intern Mauro Arevalo crouches as sets up an installation piece in a bucket before rehearsals at Sherman Park in Back of the Yards on July 21, 2026. In the second image, artist Pedro Trueba holds up a large red arrow piece as he sets up an installation at Sherman Park. In the third image, writing by Pedro Trueba is displayed to help start conversations with audience members about environmental justice and advocacy.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-1536x535.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-2048x714.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-18x6.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-900x314.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-1245x434.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24.TouchGrass_Triptych_02-768x268.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">First image: Free Street intern Mauro Arevalo sets up an installation piece illustrating the steps needed for a tree to grow ahead of rehearsals at Sherman Park in Back of the Yards on July 21, 2026. Second image: Artist Pedro Trueba sets up an installation piece illustrating the steps needed for a tree to grow ahead of rehearsals at Sherman Park. Third image: To add to the immersive nature of the play, installation pieces made by artist Pedro Trueba are displayed to help start conversations with audience members about environmental justice and advocacy.\n<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45b1ecf\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a time where everyone is inside on their digital devices, performer Alex Lee Reed says \u201cTouch Grass\u201d is an opportunity for the crew and audience to be outside and unplug.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor me, I think it\u2019s more about release,\u201d Reed said. \u201cLetting ourselves just be with nature, letting our nervous system calm down a little bit. 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performance at Davis Square Park in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on July 22, 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.24_TouchGrass_DavisSquarePark_BackofTheYards_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Actor Dre Meza, playing \u201cAcorn\u201d interacts with an audience member during  Free Street&#039;s debut &quot;Touch Grass&quot; performance at Davis Square Park in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on July 22, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a639b45b5b83\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DagT8_cmcci\/?img_index=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Touch Grass<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d will continue performances throughout parks on Chicago\u2019s South and West sides until the end of July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tara Mobasher is Borderless Magazine\u2019s newsletter writer and reporter. Email Tara at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:tara@borderlessmag.org\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tara@borderlessmag.org<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camilla Forte is a CatchLight fellow and Report for America Corps Member covering immigrant communities for Borderless Magazine. Email Camilla at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:camilla@borderlessmag.org\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">camilla@borderlessmag.org<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Una compa\u00f1\u00eda de teatro presentar\u00e1 un espect\u00e1culo interactivo de t\u00edteres en los parques del sur y oeste de Chicago este mes, animando a la gente a aprender m\u00e1s sobre c\u00f3mo los \u00e1rboles impactan la salud de la comunidad.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":33833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[318,855,324],"tags":[979],"coauthors":[588,795],"class_list":{"0":"post-33838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-visuals","10":"tag-touchgrass"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Free Street is Planting Seeds of Environmental Awareness on Chicago\u2019s South and West Sides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With their recent project, known as \u2018Touch Grass,\u2019 the theater group aims to teach Chicago\u2019s South and West sides about the impact of trees in their neighborhoods and encourage them to rediscover their connection to nature.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/07\/24\/una-marioneta-de-12-pies-una-casa-pequena-una-obra-educativa-en-el-lado-suroeste-de-chicago-sobre-el-impacto-de-los-arboles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A 12-Foot Puppet. 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