Nick Lehane is a Brooklyn based theater maker, actor and puppet artist. Original work: Fly Away, a co-creation with Derek Fordjour (Petzel Gallery, Art Basel 2021, “The 10 Best Theater Moments of 2020,” -New York Magazine); Chimpanzee (HERE Arts Center, The Barbican Centre). With PigPen Theatre Company: puppet design for The Tale of Despereaux (The Old Globe, Berkley Rep) and The Phantom Folktales (Virgin Voyages); performer in The Old Man and The Old Moon. Select performance credits: This is Our Youth (Broadway); Fidelis (The Public Theater); The Cherry Orchard (Quantum Theatre); The Electric Baby (Two River); Robin Frohardt’s The Plastic Bag Store and The Pigeoning (HERE Arts Center, international tour); Petrushka (Giants Are Small, New York Philharmonic, Barbican Centre); Doug Fitch’s El retablo de Maese Pedro (American Symphony Orchestra, Bard SummerScape) and “Lore” (Amazon). Select Puppet Design: Three Sisters (Two River); Hood (Asolo Rep). Lehane was the lead puppeteer and puppet director for Alex Da Corte’s ROY G BIV at Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It’s Kept.

Nick Lehane