Azam Ali is one of the most prolific, versatile, and gifted singers/ composers on the international music stage today. Azam’s most notable work is with the cutting-edge world music electro-acoustic project Niyaz. Her distinctive voice can be heard on myriad film and television scores including “Thor- The Dark World”, “Matrix- Revolutions”, “Prince of Persia- The Sands of Time”, “The Fight Club”, “True Blood”, “Alias”, “The Agency, and “Prison Break”. Azam has also collaborated with numerous musicians such as Serj Tankian of System of a Down, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, Dredg, Chris Vrenna formerly of Nine Inch Nails, Kodo, Zakir Hussain, and Mickey Hart

Emily Batsford (they/them) is a theater maker and educator living in Brooklyn, NY. Their artistry prioritizes inclusion and accessibility, and includes immersive and physical theater practices, puppetry, & experimental forms. Emily has an extensive performance history, traveling internationally and across the United States. True to their passion for devising new work, Emily has also participated in countless work-in-progress showings at theatrical incubators across the five boroughs. Their full-length, nonverbal puppet piece, CUMULO, is set to premiere in NYC April 2026. 2025 Emergence Artist Resident at Culture Lab LIC – CUMULO. 2026 NYSCA Support for Artists Grant recipient – CUMULO. 2026 Jim Henson Foundation Production Grant – CUMULO. When not performing, Emily is a Teaching Artist for Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Child’s Play NY, CO_LAB Theater Group, and New York City Children’s Theater. www.cumuloshow.com IG: @efcbatsford

Kirk Bixby is a performer, director, playwright, and lyricist. His original web-series, Oscar And Herman Play Inside!, now has 2 seasons streaming. He is also the Co-Creator of Witch Wartsmith’s Halloween Spooktacular, an original not-so-spooky monster puppet musical. Notable performance credits include:  Mr. Popper’s Penguins (first national tour), Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live! (first national tour), Fiddler On The Roof (broadway national tour), and official voice &  performer for Scooby Doo in Warner Bros. Scooby Doo Live! You might also spot Kirk edu-taining with Up in Arms Puppets, or singing with the Ronald McDonald House Musical Magic band. (KirkBixby.com)

Camille Cooper (he/they) is a New York based puppeteer, multidisciplinary artist, and theatrical technician born and raised in Northern New Mexico. While there, he puppeteered with The Human Beastbox, Meow Wolf, and The New Mexico Museum of Art. In New York, he has puppeteered with entities including Snake in The Boot Collective, Fictionville Studios, Foreshadow Co., and Concrete Temple Theatre. He holds a BA in puppetry and technical theatre from Sarah Lawrence College. @camelcooper // camillecooperworks.com

Ray Dondero is a multidisciplinary designer, artist, and lover of all things puppetry. They are a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut’s Design and Technical Theatre undergraduate program, focusing on scenic and costume design, as well as printmaking, puppetry, and animation. Their scenic and costume design for REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. was recognized and showcased by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Assuming the role of company manager, they are proud to have cultivated a loving and supportive environment in which this incredible team has made magic!

Harrison Greene is a puppeteer, actor, and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. A company member of Chinese Theatre Works, he performs Budaixi and traditional and modern shadow puppetry in NYC and abroad. Recent Puppetry Credits: Triple Zhongkui Pageant (CTW), Chinoiserie (Ping Chong & Co), Nora From Queens (Comedy Central), Manufacturing Mischief (The Tank), Tiger Tales (CTW), Caveman Ballet (Boxcutter Collective), etc. Harrison can also be seen out in the wild busking with his Caja de Teatro Lambe Lambe or guitar. If you see him, small donations are greatly appreciated, but nobody is turned away for lack of funds.

J Hann (they/them) is a puppet artist, puppetry director, and fiber artist. J’s unique textural work draws inspiration from the past and is centered in the weird, wonderful, and whimsical. They have been a resident artist at Governors Island, The Object Movement Festival, and an Emerging Artist at the 2022 Eugene O’Neill Puppetry Conference. Their original full length Queer-centric puppet show, Bequeathed, premieres in June 2026. Bequeathed has received support from The Jim Henson Foundation, The New York State Council for the Arts, Dixon Place, The Jerome Foundation, and Two Chairs Inc. J’s puppetry has been seen on big and small screens, and at BAM, Lincoln Center, St. Ann’s Warehouse, HERE Arts Center, La MaMa, The Tank, Dixon Place, and in venues across the globe. As a maker, they have designed puppets and props for Trusty Sidekick Theater and NYU. They are a resident fabricator with Official Puppet Business and LAB LAB. When not performing or making J teaches puppetry and fiber arts workshops to students of all ages.   IG @jhannham  www.jennyhann.com

Monica Lerch is a multidisciplinary puppet artist, director, performer, and fabricator based in Brooklyn. Recent projects include puppetry direction for Cynthia by Zoe Lohmann; El Niño at the Metropolitan Opera; Lunch with Sonia with Loco 7 Dance Puppet Theatre; Song of the North by Hamid Rahmanian; and serving as team lead and head puppeteer of “Tiptoe,” a 17-foot reindeer with Phantom Limb Company for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Monica has received support from The Jim Henson Foundation to create Endless Forms, an original sci-fi puppet project set to premiere at LaMama ETC in November, 2026. Follow her work on Instagram: @monica_lark_

Esme Roszel is a puppeteer and visual artist living in Brooklyn, NY. His work has been seen at Jalopy Theater, Dixon Place, Puppet Showplace, and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. Recent theatrical projects include “Song of the North” (Fictionville Studios), “Ernie’s Secret Life” (Concrete Temple Theater), “Bequeathed” (Dixon Place), and “The Legend of the Snow Queen” (Puppet Bucket Productions). He holds a BFA in Puppet Arts from University of Connecticut. View his work at esmeroszel.com or @esmeroszel on Instagram.

Sam Rotengold is a theater artist, puppeteer, and writer. As a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Sam trained in traditional forms of puppetry around the world. His work has been supported by The Jim Henson Foundation and featured at St. Ann’s Warehouse, BAM, and Lincoln Center, as well as in festivals around the world. Sam is co-founder of The Brothers Čampur, a Balinese/American shadow puppet company performing Wayang Kulit throughout the US and Indonesia. When not performing, he works as a teaching artist at The Kennedy Center, The New Victory Theater, and the Pasadena Playhouse. www.samjaygold.com

Clay Westman is an actor, musician, and comedian; though his parents are still a little disappointed the whole doctor thing didn’t work out. He has studied masked theatre at the Commedia Dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy; and is a graduate of Muhlenberg College, where he could have studied medicine, but chose to pursue the arts instead. He doesn’t quite know how he got here or where he’s going next, but, gradually, he is learning to be ok with that, and he hopes you are too.

Sarah Westman is a funeral directing resident, puppeteer, and stage combatant. Her wide range of interests and talents earned her the title “The Swiss Army Knife of Humans”. She has a wonderful dog named Joel, who she misses if she’s here. All of her performances are dedicated to her grandparents, who helped nurture her love of theatre.

Named a 2021 choreography fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Christopher Williams is a New York Dance & Performance “Bessie” award-winning choreographer, dancer, and puppeteer working in New York City and abroad. His works have been presented in Europe, South America, and Russia, nationally, and in many local venues including Baryshnikov Arts, The Joyce Theater, New York Live Arts, Lincoln Center, City Center, and Danspace Project. He holds degrees from Sarah Lawrence College and the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris.