Sarah Beth “EssBee” Hester [they/she] is thrilled to make their Alliance Theatre debut! As a puppeteer, actor, musician, and teaching artist, Essbee is an active member of the Atlanta theatrical community, since graduating the apprentice program with the Shakespeare Tavern in 2015. Sarah Beth was a head puppeteer for BBC’s Moon and Me and performs the titular character in The Center for Puppetry Art’s annual production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Some recent credits include: Principle Performer, Sesame Street the Musical (CPA); Shmoopy Lou, Just Another Play About Rainbows (Havoc Movement); Diafoirus/ Puppet Fabrication, Le Malade Imaginaire (Théâtre du Rêve); Benvolio, Romeo & Juliet (ASC); Puppet Captain/ Performer, Tesla vs Edison (CPA, World Premiere); Puppet Fabrication for Havoc Movement; Blood Design, Dracula: The Failings of Men (Havoc & ASC); Musical Composition and puppet fabrication, The Mad Hatterpillar (a new puppet musical); National Puppetry Conference, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. You can find EssBee’s newly released album I’M FINE. anywhere that music streams. Sarah Beth hopes you find a little extra whimsy today and sends thanks to all who have supported their journey.
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