Bart O. Roccoberton Jr.

Bart Roccoberton was Professor of Dramatic Arts in Puppetry at the Frank Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut Storrs, working and teaching in all forms of puppetry: hand puppets, rod puppets, shadow puppets, marionettes, string puppets, masks, etc. Bart studied under famed puppeteer Frank Ballard, whose collection forms the core of this unique UConn organization. In addition to creating puppets, he is a master of puppet theater and formed his own company which toured internationally. He has created and performed characters for television, New York theater productions, and special commissions. He has curated many exhibits of his work and marionettes from around the world. (http://bimp.uconn.edu/).

He taught student Lisa Abbatomarco the process of creating a puppetry performance including design and construction (working with materials/ casting/ molding/ carving/ costuming), then moving onto various performance types (behind the screen/ in front of the screen with light/ table top/ life size, etc).