I am a performer, writer and maker-of-things.
I've done a lot of things.
I have an anthropology degree, studied herbal medicine, worked as a baker at a bed and breakfast in New England, and have worked as a publicist and a puppeteer.
I love to make things and I've learned a lot about the joys (and horrors) of being a creative person who likes to learn new stuff.
Even though I'm a mere [insert age here] years old, my inspirations are old-timey things like classic films (The Wizard of Oz), comedians (Buster Keaton), musicians (Frank Sinatra,), and dancers (Gene Kelly).
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If you're here because you discovered me through puppetry, here's where you can learn more.
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I also write. You can learn more about me as a writer over here.
And don't forget to gently stalk me on YouTube and Instagram. It's an honor.
Oh hi! I'm Pam Severns.
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AWARDS:
MacDowell Fellowship, 2022
Bunny Love on Amazon Prime, 2020
Jim Henson Foundation Grant, 2019
National Puppetry Festival Best Film Award, 2019
Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Grant, 2018
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Press:
LA Times' "Women in the Variety Arts"
McSweeney's "The Vomiting Puppeteer"
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"She has the physical expressiveness and luminosity of the great Carol Burnett."
- The Puppetry Journal
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"...renowned for her unorthodox take on classic puppetry"
- The LA Times
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