Red Herring Puppet Staff
Lisa Aimee Sturz is the Owner and Artistic Director of Red Herring Puppets. She has an MFA in puppetry fromUCLA and over 40 years of experience building, performing, and directing puppetry for film & television, theatre, museums, educational institutions, and special events.
Click below to download Lisa's résumé. 
Rose Paulson started building puppets in Middle School and took a puppetry class in College. She is now a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the University of Arizona where she studies creative writing and teaches first-year English courses. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she graduated from Kenyon College and taught English as a Fulbright grantee in Riga, Latvia.
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Amelie Allen is finishing up a degree in journalism at the University of Arizona. She performs in several of Red Herring's touring productions and has been part of the Adult Puppetry Slams.
Maria Hays is Red Herring's Spanish language translator and puppeteer. She is skilled at sewing and crafting of all kinds and home-schools her two young puppeteers, Caleb & Gabriel. She has experience as a Hotel Manager and Event-Planner/Coordinator and is a consultant with the educational non-profit, ABC Guidance Counseling.
Niccolo Giambanco is an artist and librarian from Tucson, Arizona. He works to prepare weekly family storytimes at the Murphy-Wilmot Library, and is experienced in performing for young audiences after years as a summer camp counselor. Nico's interests include puppetry, acting, voice acting, and really anything else that helps to put on a good show! He has traveled the globe and spoken to many animals, but is especially fond of his home here in the desert.
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