Team
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Matt Acheson
Matt has been a puppet and theater artist for over 25 years. He has had the pleasure of working with many exceptional artists including Basil Twist, Dan Hurlin, Mabou Mines, Lee Breuer, Paula Vogel, Chris Green, Metropolitan Opera, MTV, Lake Simons and Nami Yamamoto. Matt designed, built, and directed the marionettes for Rinna Groff’s *Compulsion*, directed by Oscar Eustis and was the Puppetry Director for *Warhorse*, during its run at Lincoln Center Theater and for the North American tour. Matt was the co-director and co-curator of the annual *St.Ann’s Warehouse Puppet Lab* with Krissy Smith.
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Fergus J Walsh
Fergus is a puppet and theater artist from Ireland. He has an MFA in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut and has won awards from the Henson Foundation and the Irish Arts Council. He has been an Artist in Residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. He was the props master and a puppeteer with Wakka Wakka Productions on the show *Saga*, winner of a Drama Desk award for Innovation and was the lead puppeteer on the world premiere of *The Wind Up Bird Chronicle*. Fergus is an Associate Professor of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut.
We make a point to collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. Working with everyone from traditional artists and craftspeople to designers and creative technologists, collaboration keeps our work fresh and dynamic.
