CONNOR ASHER

Connor Asher is a freelance puppeteer, puppet builder, and voice over artist with more than 10 years of experience with a passion to bring characters and stories to life.

Connor, trained by the Jim Henson Company, has worked on sets, shops and theaters across the country.

He discovered his passion for the arts at a young age and was primarily self-taught through trial and error, networking and taking classes.

From his studio in Kalamazoo, MI, he designs and builds puppets for all types of clients. Connor brings a wide range of skills and approaches to his work, and especially loves projects that combine multiple disciplines and require unique design solutions.

In 2014, Connor founded Creventive Puppet Company. Through Creventive, he has created and self-produced four of his own live touring theatrical puppetry productions performing for family audiences throughout the USA. In addition to shows, Connor instructs educational puppet performance and building workshops for children and adults, along with providing one-of-a-kind custom puppet building services - helping clients bring their visions to life, worldwide.

Notable clients include Jane Lynch, The Insurance King, Ed Bassmaster, InsureSmart Agency Inc., STORY CO, Magic Wheelchair, and The Marc Dunworth Foundation.

He is a proud member of Puppeteers of America, PofA Great Lakes Region, UNIMA-USA, and the Chicagoland Puppetry Guild.

Brandon Kirkham is a freelance designer, builder, and artisan with more than a decade of professional experience in theatres and shops across the country.  From his studio in the historic art colony of Nashville, Indiana, he designs costumes, sets, and puppets for theatre, and builds custom puppets, props, and crafts for all types of clients.  Brandon brings a wide range of skills and approaches to his work, and especially loves projects that combine multiple disciplines and require unique design solutions.

From 2010 to 2019 Brandon worked at First Stage, a theatre organization for young people and families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He served as Design Supervisor, Costume Crafts Artisan, and Properties Artisan, and designed more than fifty productions for that company.  Brandon has also designed for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Florentine Opera Company, and others.  As a builder of puppets, crafts, and props Brandon's work has been seen at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Enchantment Theatre Company, Kohl's Wild Theatre at the Milwaukee County Zoo, Utah Museum of Natural History, and many more.  Brandon spends his summers in New Mexico as Costume Crafts Head for the Santa Fe Opera.

​

Brandon received his MFA in Theater Design from Ohio University, a BS in Theatre Design & Technology from the University of Evansville and holds a graduate certificate in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut.  He is a proud member of Puppeteers of America, PofA Great Lakes Region, UNIMA-USA, Brown County Arts Alliance, and the Indiana Puppetry Guild.

Want to help our mission?? Consider DONATING.

Your patronage will help our mission to create  new puppet shows, video content for kids/adults.

Let us begin by saying that you do not need to feel obligated to give us any money. But if you do enjoy our work and would like to donate out of kindness, we assure you that the money will go to good use (software, hardware, electricity expenses, etc.) 

We give you our promise though that we will continue to make the best work we can. Click the donation link below to donate!