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.
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Katie Popiel is thrilled to be a troupe member of Red Herring Puppets. When she's not puppeteering, Katie teaches clog dancing for Tucson Clogging Connection and directs the exhibition troupe Saguaro Stompers Clog Dance Company. Katie is also the director of a comedic musical theatre troupe, One Rehearsal Short. She loves collaborating with Tucson artists and organizations on events, shows, and music videos.
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![]() Elysia Hansel joined Red Herring Puppets with 10 years of puppetry experience. She was raised in Minnesota where she was inspired by Heart of the Beast and Bare Bones Puppet Theatre. She enjoys making miniatures, puppets and small props. She worked for several years at the Mini Time Machine Museum, and currently manages a coffee shop/cafe, called Decibel Coffee Works.
Brandon Leatherland is ecstatic to be joining the Red Herring Puppets team. He graduated from Radford University in 2015 with a B.S. in Theatre. Since then, he has performed with acting companies around the country. Recent credits include a two-year tour with Madcap Puppets, $martPath (PBS). His original production, The Election of Miss Rebecca's 3rd Grade Class was produced by the Know Theatre.
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