Bequeathed
Creator, Puppetry Designer, Director, Puppeteer
Bequeathed is a surreal comedic semi-autobiographical puppet show about gender roles and the journey to transcend beyond the binary - all told through a fantastical fiber arts world.
Awards/Recognition:
2024 Workshop Grant from The Jim Henson Foundation
2024 NYSCA Support for Artists Grant (Sponsor: Two Chairs Inc.)
PERFORMANCES/DEVELOPMENT:
Bequeathed was first conceived at the 2021 Spring Object Movement Digital Festival (performed with Rob Pedini)
2022 - Emerging Artist at The Eugene O'Neill Puppetry Conference (performed with Beau Brown and Heidi Tungseth)
2022 - Puppet BloK at Dixon Place. Curated by Jean Marie Keevins. (performed with Victor Ayala, Ray Dondero, and Esme Roszel)
2023 - Governor's Island Residency (August)
2024 - Thirty Minute Workshop Presentation part of Concrete Boom Volume 3 at Dixon Place (performed with Victor Ayala, Dorothy James, and Esme Roszel).
Photos by Dillon Heape
