Asheville Puppetry Alliance
Puppeteers of Western North Carolina
Here are a few of the Western North Carolina puppeteers that are part of the Asheville Puppetry Alliance.
Click on the company name to go to their web site.
Red Herring Puppets have been designing, building, and performing puppets and
specialty costumes for more than 30 years spanning film, television, theatre,
opera, and special events. Artistic Director, Lisa Sturz is a certified teaching
artist and Emmy award winner. Red Herring's SCHOOL and FAMILY shows feature
curriculum based "edu-tainment."
Mountain Marionettes is a full time, professional puppet company, specializing in the Art of the Marionette. Performed by master puppeteer Susan VandeWeghe, Mountain Marionettes productions feature short strung marionettes with the puppeteer in full view of the audience in a fast-paced variety format that will charm children and adults alike.
Pamella O'Connor has been a professional theatre artist for 28 years. She has produced, directed and performed traditional as well as puppet theatre. Puppetry is both her passion and her mission.
Born in coastal Connecticut, Ford began working in puppetry in 1976. The Golden Rod Puppets were established in 1980 in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Seeing is believing, and seeing Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets make believing a remarkable and enjoyable experience. Click for tour dates.
Robin Stevens trained at the Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre in Birmingham UK, and then began a 25 year career in children’s Television. He worked for six years for the BBC as a puppeteer and puppet maker before joining the highly successful Children’s Television Production Company, Ragdoll Ltd the company that made Tellytubbies. For twenty years he worked as a Writer/Performer/Director for Ragdoll and won two British Academy awards.
Professor Peter Puppet (Pete Koschnick) has worked as a professional theatrical designer, technician, and puppeteer since 1982. He has toured nationally with Wood and Strings Puppet Theater and Red Herring Puppets. Mr. Koschnick taught Puppetry Arts for Oberlin College in Ohio, and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. He is currently creating new works for The Shaky Hand Puppet Band.