Tom Lee

Tom Lee is a designer, director, performer and puppet artist originally from Mililani, Hawai’i. He has designed scenery, puppetry & projections for Ellen Stewart, Tom O’Horgan, Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre, Lone Wolf Tribe, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Christopher Williams, Yoshiko Chuma at theaters in New York and internationally. Puppetry performances include Disfarmer (St. Ann’s Warehouse & tour), Madama Butterfly (Metropolitan Opera), Le Grand Macabre (NY Philharmonic) and WarHorse (Lincoln Center Theater). Tom Lee’s original puppet theatre work includes Hoplite Diary, Odysseus & Ajax, Ko’olau and The Secret History of the Swedish Marionette Cottage (with Matt Acheson). His work has been supported by residencies in the US and Bulgaria and by the Jim Henson Foundation, The Japan Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, TCG/ITI. Co-Director St. Ann’s Puppet Lab (2008-2010) www.tomleeprojects.com SLC, 2005–