Marzieh Boroumand, actress, puppeteer, screenwriter and director of TV series

At the beginning, your puppet-building and performance skills might not be up to professional standards. But people starting out today are lucky because there are so many puppet-building and puppet performance tutorials available. Absorb as much information as possible, and build your skills by making puppets and performing them anywhere you can. 

When we were first starting out, we made our own puppets and performed shows for free everywhere: our high school drama class, family reunions, friends’ birthday parties and at the local day camp. These free shows gave us the opportunity to develop both our building and performance skills.