--ARTIST BIO--
EXPERIENCE:
Playdoh Kolo is an interdisciplinary puppeteer, educator, and performance artist based in New Orleans. They have performed locally with the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival (2023–2025), Mudlark Public Theatre, Music Box Village, and Allways Lounge. They have nationally toured The Cave of Despacito: A Puppet Variety Show and Namaslay: A Puppet Musical. Their appearances have included Bread & Puppet Theater, Detroit Puppet Company, Puppet Showplace Theatre, In the Heart of the Beast Theatre, and Open Eye Figure Theatre.
​CURRENT PRODUCTIONS:
Playdoh is currently on tour with We Wiggle Dolls: a DIY Puppet Cabaret. They are premiering the "Mother Mary" music video for Sally Baby's Silver Dollars at a Halloween Night Haunted House. Playdoh is currently in production of 2 other shows: "The Pesdoh Variety Hour," premiering at Engulf Burn 2025, and "Piano Creatures: Found-Object Puppetry from the Riperian Zone," premiering at New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival 2026.
CREDENTIALS (Performer):
Playdoh holds a BFA in Interarts Performance from the University of Michigan and trained with master puppeteers Tom Lee (bonraku-style), Linda Wingerter (shadows), Roberto Rossi (toy theatre), Jim Kroupa (muppets), Lindsay McCaw (cantastoria), Nappy Napolitano (shadow), Kurt Hunter (marionettes), and Antonio Fava (Commedia dell'arte).
CREDENTIALS (Educator):
Playdoh currently facilitates monthly Work-in-Progress feedback events for local artists to exchange ideas. With over a decade of youth arts education experience, Playdoh has taught puppetry classes with Community Works, led workshops for children and adults, built giant cardboard castles for Adventures in Cardboard summer camps, and worked as adjunct faculty at the College for Creative Studies.
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CREDENTIALS (Producer)
Playdoh is a festival coordinator for the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival (NOGPF) 2026. They created Louisa Springs, a DIY venue that hosted NOGPF 2024 artists from over 10 cities. Playdoh has produced puppet slams, a 3-day DIY skillshare conference, a week-long performance art happening, and much more.
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To book Playdoh as a performer, director, fabricator, writer, or producer, contact puppets_by_playdoh@proton.me or @nosepickah on IG