Gretchen Maynard-Hahn is a professional visual theatre designer, craftsperson and sustainable artist with expertise in puppet construction and a passion for blending innovation with environmental sustainability. Gretchen has 15 years experience creating large and small scale puppets, sets, installations and costumes. She has also construced and maintained a number of puppets for various theatres including National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Disney Theatrical Productions, Citizens Theatre, Horse and Bamboo, Norwich Puppet Theatre, Polka Theatre, Roald Dahl Story Company and Northern Stage.