Little Did Productions works under the principles of the theater “collective,” meaning that we exist as a rotating ensemble.
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Jessica Marie Lorence Co-Artistic Director/Master Designer is a founding member of the company and has directed and designed every production. She also works as a fabricator and has built puppets for numerous venues and shows including the Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts, Puppet Heap, Great Small Works, Skidmore College, the Puppets on Film Fest Festival (BAM), and Cinderella (The Broadway Theater). Visit http://jessicalorence.com |
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Luke Santy Co-Artistic Director/Musical Director/Composer is a founding member of the company currently pursuing his MFA in Sonic Arts at Brooklyn College. Some other favorite credits include “Lost and Found” (EMPAC), “All Is Calm” (Boise Contemporary Theater), “First Violin” (Mabou Mines), “LA Party” (Dartmouth College), and several productions with Lehman College dating back to 2018. Click the picture for Luke’s digital resume. |
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Katarra Peterson Designer has designed for most of Little Did’s shows since their inception (including Solina, Eli the Luthier, The Lost Children and Super Happy Fun Time Puppet Cabaret). She graduated from Skidmore in 2009, and has studied at RISD. In addition to illustrating for the company, she has designed for Goyard Paris and The Giving Circle Uganda while continuing to show paintings in New York and all over the Northeast. You can see her work at katarrapeterson.com |
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Sara Jane Munford Puppet Captain/Set Designer/Performer is a performance-based artist living in Brooklyn who uses a variety of mediums to create new work including puppetry, dance and installation. With Little Did: The Ramayana (Puppeteer), The Lost Children (Puppeteer), Solina (Performer, Set Designer), Eli the Luthier (Puppeteer), SHFTPC (Puppeteer). Other recent credits: Vine of the Dead at Invisible Dog (Sound Mixer), Radiohole’s Tarzana at the Performing Garage (Cupcake Performer), Puppets on Film Festival at BAM (Puppeteer), and The Hazards of Love (Director/Designer). Sara Jane holds a BS from Skidmore College in theater and philosophy with additional training from the Moscow Art Theater School, SITI Company and Headlong Performance Institute in Philadelphia. She also works as a puppetry teaching artist in public schools with ArtsConnection. |
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Alison Novelli Performer One ‘L’ in the first, two in the last! Alison first worked with Little Did on Eli, The Luthier as a puppeteer/singer. A graduate of Skidmore College, she has also trained at the Moscow Art Theatre, The Barrow Group, UCB, and Shakespeare & Company. When not performing, Alison likes to travel, cook, and is a huge bookworm. With Little Did: Eli, The Luthier. The Lost Children, 2001 A Space Odyssey. Other recent credits include NYMF, Shakespeare & Co., Courthouse Center Stage, TheatreWorksUSA… Follow her on Instagram: @alinovs |
Little Did would also like to recognize and thank everyone who’s ever performed with us or helped us out with anything from puppet building to stage managing, especially our other founding members:
Alex Frost
Rob Hill
Emily Norton
Rory Shea
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Sarah Whalen
We’d also like to thank Alicia Li for our beautiful logo and our website designer, Jane Clausen.