Margot Fitzsimmons received her Bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in Theater and Spanish Literature. She has earned two Master’s degrees: an MA in Educational Theater from New York University, and an MFA in Theater for Young Audiences and Puppetry from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Margot is a puppetry artist in NYC.  Her work has been seen in Holland, Israel, Taiwan and Austria.  She has studied with master puppeteers Ralph Lee, Landis Smith (U.S.), Diego Guzman (Spain) and Norbert Goetz (Germany).   She works as a teaching artist for The New Victory Theatre, American Place Theatre, and Acting Manitou Theatre Camp where she serves as a puppet choreographer, teaching artist, producer and builder for their summer shows.  Margot has taught various subjects using active learning methods. Some of her favorite locations have been Virginia working with migrant workers and their families and Uganda where she worked with Invisible Children Teacher Exchange working with youth and teachers.   She is a collaborating artist with A Space Between Theater, Trusty Sidekick and Spellbound Theatre.