RACHAEL
SHANE
PUPPETEER
ABOUT
ABOUT ME
Rachael Shane is a Manhattan based puppeteer. She has performed with Basil Twist (The Rite of Spring, 2013, Sister’s Follies, 2015, Symphonie Fantastique, 2018), Julie Atlas Muz and Matt Fraser (Jack and The Beanstalk, 2017, 2018), Chris Green (Firebird, 2013, 2015), Lake Simons (Carnival of the Animals 2015-18, The Jewel Casket, 2014), as well as multiple projects with Puppet Kitchen. Shane was part of the interactive theatrical production Pips Island 2016-17. Shane runs an artists residency program called The Freight Project at Hubbard Hall in Upstate New York. She has a BFA in Drama from UNC School of the Arts.
Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique
PORTFOLIO
Rachael Shane performance images.
Puppeteering the feet on this Bunraku style puppet. Produced by The Little Orchestra Society and toured to locations in NYC, Chile, and Wisconsin.
Performed over a 1000 gallon tank of water. In harnesses and standing.
at Greenwood Cemetery
An interactive immersive show for children. This puppet made by the Monkey Boys.
Performed at the Rose at Lincoln Center.
Six people collaborated to perform a battle between these two 15' puppets built by Puppet Kitchen.
At the White House representing Processional Arts Workshop and Basil Twist.
The Processional Arts Workshop provided two Alice and Wonderland backpack puppets for the Obamas last Halloween in the White House.