Adam Swartz

Adam Swartz has a degree in Integrative Arts from Penn State University. He has been traveling the United States since 1999, using his powers of storytelling and puppetry for good. He has a background in performance, multimedia visual art, technical theater, and education. Adam gained much insight and experience training with the Brooklyn Puppet Conspiracy at a series of workshops, as well as Sesame Workshop puppeteers at a week-long invitational workshop. He also traveled from Pennsylvania to the University of North Texas for “Beyond the Sock,” another week of training with skilled muppeteers. For Adam Swartz Puppets, Adam creates and performs original, interactive puppet shows to entertain and educate crowds of all ages. Recent productions include "Billy and the Story Machine" at libraries throughout Pennsylvania, a recurring series of variety shows called Sunday Afternoon Live, and "Beer and Puppets" workshops for adults. Adam most recently created a film version of his adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." Adam directs summer theater camps and presents year-round workshops for children and adults. He is a registered artist with the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts and participates in extended residency programs with Galaxy Arts in Education and Arts Erie in Pennsylvania. This summer he traveled to Guam via Zoom, to train teachers in using puppetry and acting techniques in the classroom. Adam also designs and builds puppets for other artists. Recent commissions include a giant stuffed rabbit and glow-in-the-dark laundry for Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical with Fuse Productions, for which he was also a puppeteer. In addition to puppeteering, acting, and doing technical work for his own theatre company and others, Adam is a storyteller for Middle Earth Studios in Stony Run, Pennsylvania. Learn more about Adam and Adam Swartz Puppets here: adamswartzpuppets.com