David Lane (puppet design, Rooted) is a theatre maker and artist based in North Adams, Massachusetts. WAM Theatre: Fragments of Outside. Selected Artistic Credits Elsewhere: David fell into puppetry when he and a friend accidentally joined a circus troupe and built a Punch and Judy show in an effort to avoid being jettisoned from the company for consuming too much lunch. He is a co-creator and lead designer of Iniskim: Return of the Buffalo, an intercultural theatre event under the artistic direction of Amethyst First Rider and produced by the Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry. Dave runs a yearly puppet design laboratory at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), and along with Peter and Nan Balkwill, he co-facilitates the New England Puppet Intensive, a twelve day laboratory in puppetry arts. He is a co-creator of the immersive opera experience, Cave of Dreams, which premiered last September in Rat’s Nest Cave in Southern Alberta. His newest project based on Émile Zola’s The Belly of Paris will premiere this November at the Adams Theater. Contact: www.davidlane-theatre.com