Lake Simons has received multiple Jim Henson Foundation Grants, was a 2014 Doris Duke Impact Award nominee, served as puppetry associate for War Horse on Broadway, has participated in the Puppet Lab at St Ann’s, Artist Residency Programs at HERE and Mabou Mines, and is 2018 artist-in-resident with Dixon Place.

Matt Acheson is a puppet and theater artist. He is a founder of AchesonWalsh Studios, a kinetic creation studio providing design, fabrication, direction and performance services, whose clients include Amazon Studios, Lincoln Center Theater, Radio City Music Hall & the Yale School of Drama. Currently AchesonWalsh Studios is designing and fabricating the monster for Loch Ness, a new musical which will open at the Adirondack Theatre Festival in July 2018.

Deana Acheson has had the pleasure of performing in dances and puppetry works with some of the most wonderful people imaginable. Since graduating in 2011 with an MFA in Interior Design, her work has shifted from the stage and can be seen in the Manhattan VA, INDEED NYC, AppNexus NYC/Portland OR, and private residences. Currently, Deana is working on a children’s book inspired by her daughter, Esa. She holds a BFA in Dance from Ohio State University.

Esa Acheson enjoys making videos and playing with her friends and family. This is her second performance, the first being a family piece performed in Asheboro, NC. She is devoted mom to her cats Nacho and Mochi.