Michael Haverty

Michael Haverty (Instructor of Puppetry)

B.A. Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College

As Producing Artistic Director of The Object Group, Associate Artistic Director of 7 Stages Theatre, and a freelance artist, Michael produces, writes and directs original performances/adaptations including Gilgamesh, William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying," Stephen Crane's "Red Badge of Courage," "The Colour of Her Dreams," and the smash hit interactive epic "The Navigator," named Atlanta's best world premiere (2013). At KSU, he has directed "Ubu Roi" and "The Veiling Mists or More Perils of Photography."

From 2002-2012 Michael was Artistic Associate at the Center for Puppetry Arts, performing in over twenty shows, touring internationally, writing and directing puppet theatre for families, adults, teens, and the very young. From 2004-2013 Michael was program director of Xperimental Puppetry Theater. In 2011 Michael founded The Object Group, an ensemble devising interactive performances for museums and public spaces, including the High Museum and Georgia Aquarium. He also curates the Curious Encounters festival of interactive performance at 7 Stages. Michael has received grants from the Jim Henson Foundation, Irish Consulate, Puppeteers of America, and Meet the Composer Foundation, and performed at the 2009 and 2011 National Puppetry Festival. In 2010 Michael received the TCG New Generations Future Leaders grant. In 2012 he was named a Princess Grace Foundation USA fellow. In 2013 Michael received a MacDowell Colony residency, and in 2014, a residency at Yaddo.