66th National Puppetry Festival

July 18-22, 2023

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Puppetry Workshops:

• Business in Puppetry

• Puppet Building

• Working Internationally with Puppetry (UNIMA)

• Character Voices

• Hand Puppet Techniques

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Volunteer Work:

• Stage Hand for National Puppet Slam (July 19, 2023)

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Puppet Productions Witnessed:

• Aanika's Elephants Written and Produced by Annie Evans, Directed by Pam Arciero, Puppet Design and Built by Marin P. Robinson

• How to Snag a Sea Monster by What if Puppets (Sack Puppets)

• The Three Little Pigs by Puppet Art Theater Co. (One Man Hand Rod Puppets Show)

• Lupita's Revenge by Lupita's Revenge (Shadow Puppets)

• National Puppet Slam (Variety of Puppet Styles)

• Oma by Sandglass Theater (Glove Puppets, Hand Puppets, Mechanical Puppet)

• Migraciones/Migrations by Paradox Teatro (Hybrid Puppets, Sand Drawings, Shadow Puppets)

• 5P1N0K10 (Spinokio) by Tarnish' Jeghetto' Pipkins

• Packrat by Concrete Temple Theatre

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Not only did I learn about a lot of different styles of puppetry, but I also got to meet puppet legends, influencers, designers and creators. I received inspiration and confidence for my puppet career journey from attending this festival.

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Walt Disney World

​May 23, 2013 - Present

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Shows:

• Festival of the Lion King (Full Body Puppet)

• Celebration of Festival of the Lion King (Full Body Puppet)

• The Muppets Present Great Moments in American History! (Arm Rod Hand Puppet)

• Voyage of the Little Mermaid (Rod Puppets)

• Celebrate the Season (Full Body Puppets)

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Experience: 

• Selected to Audition for a Puppet Specialist Position (May 31, 2018)

• Meet Star-Lord and Groot (Mechanical Puppet)

• Puppetry Workshops Participant (Hand Puppetry, Arm Rod Hand Puppets and Full Body Puppets)

• Character Performer

 

Films:

• SAG Films (The View and Wheel of Fortune, Full Body Puppets)

• Special Events (ABC, Good Morning America, Disney Channel, Superbowl Parades, Saturday Night Takeaway, etc., Full Body Puppets)

 

These roles have allowed me to express my abilities in improvisation, technique, animation, and more.

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Carved: A Pumpkin's Musical Adventure

September 2015 - November 2015

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Roles:

• Shadow Puppeteer for Pumpkinville Villagers (Shadow Puppets)

• Puppet Assist for Edna (Live Hand Puppet)

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This production allowed me to work with multiple puppets, including puppets that need two people to fully operate. I also sang and performed a ribbon dance in the musical.

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