You find yourself surrounded by wall after wall of shelves stocked with faded fabrics, old costumes, curtains, and strange creatures. A faint whiff of dust tickles your nose, but the catalogues are clean and well organized. Clearly someone— or something— has taken great care to keep it tidy. You feel a gentle presence in the space near you and turn around to find—

Welcome to my website!

Everything will look better on desktop in a wider window, but this site is still functional on mobile. I'm going through another round of major updates right now, so don't be surprised if some pages have slightly different layouts than others! This site is PG13, I may curse a little but there won't be any mature art without a warning, and there won't be any eyestrain or heavily blinking images. It's also image heavy so if your internet is slow, expect longer loading times, sorry! I use javascript in many tab systems, so if you have it disabled you won't see everything.

I'm a theater artist with an interest in ghostly activities, such as haunting old buildings at night (I tend to stay late to clean up after shows), rattling my chains (the 12 odd key-chains on my carabiner, at least) and good old-fashioned poltergeistery (what is a puppeteer if not an unseen being waving objects around?).

Based in Portland, OR, and interested in costuming, set design, and most of all: puppets! Get comfortable, enjoy the scenery, and feel free to hang out in the lobby, where you can:

See my recent favorite work and read about my larger projects over on the featured board
Use the index if you’re ever lost or looking for something specific
Read my resume to learn what I’ve been up to
Keep tabs on this site’s constant updates via my dev log
Peek at my desk to read my ramblings and hear about theater I’ve been seeing recently
See what’s for sale in the storefront
Head down to the bulletin board to find a show to see
Continue on your web surfing via my friends & webrings
Or head right to the library to check out a page or two about my creative endeavors! ☜☜☜

This site acts as my portfolio, but it's also just a personal blog to keep track of my projects, an extended behind the scenes to help you with your own projects, and an archive of my past work. Please feel free to shoot me an email! I love mail! (Or let me know if you come across any broken pages).

Pronouns: it/its
Contact: SixLetterNotion@purelymail.com

Bio:

Notion (it/it's) is a theater artist and puppetmaker who grew up in the Pacific Northwest. In its work it likes to explore mortality, identity, & otherness through the paranormal and mythological. As a stagehand, it has worked for Speculative Drama, Imago Theatre, and many backyard puppet shows. It is most proud of their self-produced work for Stage Fright festival (Deadname, 2024)(Join Your Local Rat King, 2025), designing with Genderbomb, and puppeteering on the pilot for the local series Fogtown. Puppet-curious? They also host a 'Trash to Life' Puppet Night every other month for all levels of entry!

When not onstage, you’ll find it coding its personal website, hoarding fabric, and trying to revive a critically panned Broadway flop as the Co-Artistic Director and Co-Manager for RARE Theatricals. RARE has been active since 2021 with the sole goal of reviving the 1986 dark fantasy Rag Dolly: The Raggedy Ann Musical, and have permission to revise and workshop the piece (Ohio University, 2025)(Offsite Connecticut Theatre, 2026) to prepare it for licensing.

'Notion' art by my friend November Gorrell!

Bulletin Board

‘Trash to Life’ Puppet Night

"You don't need to be an artist. You just need to reach out your hand and bring something to life." - puppet perverts(@avantgossip)

Prepare your performances - new and old - and your puppets - be they made of trash or treasure - we open this space to see and be seen, and support each other as a community of artists. We'll be starting with an entry-level workshop where together we’ll experiment with the building blocks of puppetry - bringing emotion, motivation, and life to everyday trash. In between will be some time to chat and learn with our puppeteers, and we'll end the evening with an open-mic style sharing! Works in progress are welcome and encouraged.

3pm - Object puppetry workshop
3:30pm - Show n Tell
4pm - 5:00pm - Open Mic

This event is all ages, but is NOT a children's puppet show! There will be adult material. This is a radical puppet event for artsy freaks.

Please RSVP if you can, but as long as we have room all are welcome! Follow this link to RSVP.

Squeakin' By

Through acrobatics, aerial arts, puppetry, and storytelling, Echo’s ensemble of "actor-bats" bring to life a story of humor, wonder, and empathy that will entertain and delight audiences of all ages.

When a woman returns to her childhood home to help her mother move out, she discovers the descendants of a mouse family she befriended long ago. As the mice share stories of their ancestors' lives, they reveal the resilience and resourcefulness they will need to manage their own impending displacement.

My partner is puppeteering!

Tickets are sliding scale, $10 to $25.

Anonymous

By Bets Swadis with CallSign Productions

In a Philadelphia meeting room, a group of superheroes gathers anonymously to connect and support one another. As the year progresses, they celebrate birthdays, share stories, and face the reality of their own mortality.

'Anonymous.' explores themes of friendship, loss, and the bittersweet nature of time within the context of a superhero narrative. Sharing moments of joy and grief, the heroes confront the fragility of life and the enduring power of human connection. In the face of inevitable loss, what does it truly mean to be brave? And what does a hero do when they can't save themself?

April 12th & 19th at The Boiler Room, PSU downtown campus. Presented as part of the 2025 Fertile Ground Fesitval for New Works.

I'm Stage Manager!

Outta Hand Puppet Slam

March 20 and 21 @ 7:30pm

The Outta Hand Puppet Slam is back for two unhinged evenings of short-form puppetry, packed with comedy, surprises, moments of beauty, and some things you won’t be able to unsee. A wide variety of puppetry styles will be showcased- from tabletop to cranky to the wonderfully unclassifiable. Hosting the mayhem are Portland’s favorite little red dog, Randy Knickers, along with guest host Annie Weeks.

Wildland Roots

Wildland Roots is a puppet group in St. Johns, they have all sorts of events coming up! There's lots of classes, workshops, and volunteer hours this spring, so go check them out if you want to learn how to make big puppets.

Everything Under the Sun Parade

This yearly puppet parade in Sellwood is preparing for the parade on Junw 13th!

Starting in February, join us every FIRST MONDAY of the month at the Reed Theatre Annex for our free, open studio, puppet builds. Do you have an idea for a puppet, but don’t have the materials? Do you have an idea but don’t know where to start? Or, do you want to work on one of this year’s new parade puppets already in progress? All levels are welcome, and you don’t need any prior experience to participate. Come learn new skills and build community rooted in creativity and joy.

Please email info@everythingunderthesun.org to RSVP so we know how many people will be attending. You are invited (but in no way required) to bring food to share with others! Monday, February 2, 6-9p (and every following first monday), at the Reed Theatre Annex at 5415 SE 28th Ave.

Puppetry Guild of Portland

The Puppetry Guild of Portland is active again! Email pupgopdx@gmail.com to be on the email list for events, as well as hear about upcoming puppet performances.