Experience

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chicago Puppet Lab Co-Director

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Marwen

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Studio Programs

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Chicago Children's Theatre

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Puppet, Props, and Scenic Designer

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  Scenic + Props Designer - Wake Up Brother Bear, 2019. Scenic, props, and puppet design for immersive theater for very young audiences. Puppet Designer - Snowy Day with Beatrix Potter and Friends. Co-create touring toy theater show for young audiences presented annually at the Chicago Children’s Theatre, across the city, and at the 9th International Children’s Theater Festival in Beijing and Jinan, China 2019. Once Upon an Orchestra. Design puppets for annual co-production by CCT and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Puppet Designer - The Boy and the Violin (2019) Puppet Fabricator- The Elves and the Shoemaker (2018) Scenic + Puppet Designer - Bremen Musicians (2017) Red Kite. Design puppets for interactive theater for children with autism. Scenic + Puppet Designer - Red Kite Treasure Adventurers, 2017. Puppet Fabricator - Red Kite Green Mountain, 2018. Show less



Rough House

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Company Member

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Design puppets for experimental theater for adult audiences. The Silence in Harrow House (Oct 2019), The Walls of Harrow House (2018), Ubu the King (2017), Sad Songs for Bad People (2015).

• Artistic Associate

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2018



Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Youth and Family Programs

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2021

• Artist Guide and Co-Lead Artist, Teen Creative Agency

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2016



Links Hall

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-curator, Nasty Brutish and Short

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2019



Corner Projects

• Chicago, IL

• Gallery Director

  • May 2015 - Oct 2016

  Worked closely with founder Lynn Basa to curate and program experimental gallery. Worked closely with founder Lynn Basa to curate and program experimental gallery.