Heather has a passion for puppets.  She combines her background of Fine Artist, Illustrator, and Designer to create puppets and sets for the stories she brings to life in her own shows and other productions.  Heather received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Texas and has studied at the O’Neill Puppetry Conference.  She currently works as a puppeteer in Austin Texas.

made his Stage West scenic design debut with Major Barbara, in addition to serving as resident Technical Director. He had worked on several sets as a stage carpenter during the 1980s. He has been working in technical theatre since 1977 when he began as an apprentice at Casa Manana while in high

Jason will be best remembered by Stage West audiences from his portrayal of Pinocchio in Puppet Boy. He received his Associate of Arts degree in Theatre from McLennan College, and a BFA in Modern Dance from TCU. Throughout a diverse career, he has had the opportunity to perform in, direct, and choreograph everything from plays to musicals, dance works, and post-modern and experimental dance-theatre. During a year spent in North Carolina dancing for Caroline Calouche

Born in Texas, Jen moved to New York in 1995, and then to Montréal in 2001. She is a graphic designer and visual artist, with a Masters degree in Fine Arts from Rutgers University. Currently, she is creating a series of bird sculptures from recycled paper and found objects. She has exhibited in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Montréal and Austin. Visit her at http://www.ting-ting.com.

has a professional career encompassing more than a hundred stage roles and an equal number of directing credits over the past 25 years.  As founder and producing director of Stage West, much of his work has been here, but he has also performed with Casa Manana, Dallas Repertory Theater,

joined Stage West in its first season. He has directed The Pillowman, The Immigrant, As Bees in Honey Drown, Puppet Boy, Private Lives, The Coming World, [sic], Cherry Docs, Alfred Stieglitz Loves O'Keeffe, A Skull in Connemara, Sueno, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Angels in America I & II, among many others. He has designed costumes and sets for such productions as

Has been associated with Stage West since 1989, working originally in development and box office. She has provided props and set decoration for such memorable sets as Noises Off, Major Barbara, Private Lives, [sic], Comic Potential, Broadway Bound, Visiting Mr. Green, and Collected Stories, and is an antiques aficionado. She has a BA in English and an MA in Urban Affairs from UTA.

Has been the theatre's resident lighting designer for the past twenty-eight seasons.  Mr. O'Brien has held positions with Irving Arts Center, Lyric Stage, Eagle Audio & Lighting, Shakespeare in the Park, Fort Worth Theatre, Bill Fegan's National Tours,

joined Stage West as Stage Manager, and has since added Company Manager to her title. She has stage managed most of the shows since her arrival at Stage West, and has assisted with costume design for several shows, including Good Things, A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, Dead Man's Cell Phone, The