Benjamin David is a former actor, puppeteer and puppet builder from Massachusetts. Currently he works his "day job" as a high school Math and Thatre teacher. Ben has performed at Hershey's Chocolate World as a Digital Puppeteer for their permanent 4D attraction. This unique blend of live digital puppetry with a story driven animated film is the first show of its kind. During his time in West Virginia, Ben served as co-owner and chief puppeteer for Sassafrass Junction Puppet Theater, and it's later YouTube series spin-off, Starship Sassafrass.  Ben has worked as a touring puppeteer for three professional puppet companies over the last ten years, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Puppetry and Theatre for Youth from West Virginia University and a master's in teaching from the Sposato Graduate School of Education.  

K. William Smith is a former puppeteer and puppet builder, currently working as a barber in Nebraska. He received his Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Puppetry at West Virginia University and his Masters of Fine Arts in Puppetry at the University of Connecticut. Will served in the United States Navy Seabees, as a Construction Mechanic Third Class. It was there that he served in Afghanistan on a convoy security team. After serving, Will returned to WVU, where he wrote, directed, and starred in his own puppet productions such as Dr. Stein: a Puppets Prometheus and The Three Little Pigs. He later reorganized the University's touring puppet program (puppetmobile) and was the instructor for an introduction to puppetry class.