Nancy Smith
Director |
Nancy is a graduate of Arizona State University and Florida State
University. She is co-founder of the Great Arizona Puppet Theater and writes
and directs most of our shows and music. |
Ken Bonar
Puppet Designer |
Ken came to puppetry as a visual artist. He and Nancy celebrate 25 years
of puppetry in 2001. They co-founded Puppetpower in Florida in 1976 and
Great Arizona Puppets in 1983. |
Gwen Bonar
Puppeteer |
Born into puppetry, Gwen has been performing
since she was six. She has performed at three puppetry festivals and has
toured internationally. As lead puppeteer, Gwen takes pride in overseeing all puppet productions. She is heir to the Puppetry thrown. (call her "Princess Gwen") |
Tracy Thompson
Office Manager |
Tracy Thomson is coming soon |
Matthew Aron
House Manager | Matthew has been with the theater for a year now. He attends the University of Phoenix where he studies Promotional Marketing & Corporate Communications. His
graduation is in April 2012. Matthew performs under P.D.D.T.U Productions and Last Minute Productions at the adult puppet slams and manages the Pupperty Store in house and online. |
Lisa Pirro
Puppeteer | Lisa has helped with the theater for many years! She is an amazing visual artist and helps paint many set and puppet pieces. She has recently began puppeteering and can be seen
in shows like "Monkey and the Pirate" and "Zoner and the Drip." She is an energetic addition to out puppet family and we love her. |
Glen Starrett
Webmaster |
Glen has
been our volunteer webmaster since June 2001. He has 2 young puppet fans
(also known as daughters), ages 7 and 5. |
