Puppet Performance
Ride The Cyclone- West Virginia University School of Theatre and Dance-2023
I was the voice and lead manipulator of the Karnak Puppet. I had to coordinate with my co-puppeteer to bring the puppet to life. (Photo Credit: Mary McClung)
(Photo Credit: WVU School of Theatre and dance)
Karnak Talking to Ocean (photo credit: Mary McClung)
(Photo Credit: WVU School of Theatre and Dance)
Cast and Crew of Ride The Cyclone (Photo Credit: WVU School of theatre and dance)
Posing with the Karnak Puppet
Narnia: The Musical- West Virginia Public Theatre- 2023
Worked as part of a three-person team to bring Aslan the lion to life.
holding in tableau after Aslan's death
Aslan's death was a difficult scene because we had to work and choreograph a funeral procession to go with it which the puppeteers doubled as the pallbearers.
Wrangler duties included repairing and maintaining the puppet to ensure it lasted this for the entire run. As well as having to rebuild parts of the puppet that had been poorly constructed.
Final task was striking the puppet for storage.
Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella- West Virginia University School of Theatre and Dance- 2024
Manipulated a Fox Puppet during act 1. Had to get used to puppeteering in a small, compact space. (Photo credit: WVU School of Theatre and Dance)
Had to manipulate the puppet to follow the actor without the use of monitor/
Manipulated the Fox Puppet behind a hedge at the end of Act 2 (Photo credit: WVU School of Theatre and Dance)
Close up of the fox puppet
I was the head puppeteer of Prince Ivan, a bunraku-style puppet working with multiple manipulators for one puppet. Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Jackson Berhow
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Jackson Berhow
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Perry Bennet Photography
Photo credit: Jackson Berhow