A Conversation about artistic direction, legacy and tradition featuring two of the world’s most important voices in puppetry, Pam Arciero (USA) and Roberta Colombo (Italy). 

Date & Time: November 1, 2022 at 2PM est

Run Time: 1 hour

Cost: $18 suggested

Bios: 

Pam Arciero: Pam Arciero is the Artistic Director of the National Puppetry Conference at the O’Neill Theater Center.  Pam performs for film, television and theater, most notably as a puppeteer with Sesame Street  (Grundgetta Grouch, Oscar’s girlfriend, and assorted characters) and for the Muppets for over 30  years. She is the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Jim Henson Foundation. Pam is a director  for live theater, television, and film. She choreographs and directs live walk-around (the big versions of  the puppets) shows for Sesame Workshop in such far flung places as Jamaica, Turks and Caicos,  Barcelona, and Saudi Arabia, as well as Sesame Place and Sea World, USA. Pam has taught  puppetry all over the world, from New York to Hong Kong, Hawaii to South Africa and her love and joy  of Puppetry is contagious. Pam holds a Master’s Degree in Puppetry and Drama from the University of  Connecticut and a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance and Dramatic Arts from the University of Hawaii. 

Roberta Colombo: Roberta Colombo is an Italian actress and author. Since 2005 she has served as the Artistic of  the Teatro del Drago. Since 2005 she has been creating traveling shows.