Williams drama teacher Jane Martineau continually hones her craft through work not only with local theatrical companies such as Flock Theatre, but through exploration into various aspects of theatre such as puppetry.

She has taken part in the International Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Center each summer for several years. This past season she performed the title role of Kay Thompson, author of the Eloise book series, in an original musical blending puppetry and song to tell the story of this larger-than-life Hollywood personality .

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